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"And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come. " - Terrence Mann character in Field of Dreams

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December 2007
- Luxury Tax Levied on Yanks, BoSox
  
  Associated Press | Dec 26, 07 6:12 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Yankees owe Major League Baseball $24 million of competitive-balance "luxury" tax on contracts that pushed the team's payroll over the $148 million limit, AP reports. The might seem like a lot to shell out for the privilege of paying Roger Clemens to go 6-6, but it's actually less than last year. More »
- Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'
  
  New York Times | Dec 23, 07 9:29 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Roger Clemens shot back against steroid allegations today, posting a video online in which he says, "I did not use steroids, or human growth hormone and I've never done so." In the less than two minute video, the Rocket refutes information provided in George Mitchell's report by former trainer Brian McNamee, saying it "is simply not true," reports the Times . More »
- Players Won't Testify at Congressional Hearings
  
  ESPN | Dec 21, 07 12:13 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A newly released report suggests that the only MLB personnel expected at the Jan.15th congressional hearings will be Bud Selig and Donald Fehr, ESPN reported last night. The 86 players named in Senator Mitchell's investigation are likely to be under no obligation to speak before the committee, and Rep. Tom Davis warned that to do so might risk accusations of perjury. More »
- Closer's Canine Eats Historic Baseball
  
  ESPN | Dec 20, 07 9:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The mystery location of the ball that served the final out of the 2007 World Series has been solved—it's all over Jonathan Papelbon's house, ESPN reports. "My dog ate it," said the Red Sox closer of the ball used to strike out Colorado's Seth Smith . "He jumped up one day on the counter and snatched it. He tore that thing to pieces." More »
- Schilling: Take Back Clemens' Cy Youngs
  
  Boston Globe | Dec 20, 07 8:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - If Roger Clemens doesn’t fight to clear his name, then he’s guilty in Curt Schilling’s book, and his post-1997 stats should be cleared from the record books. “There aren’t many options as a fan other than to believe his career 192 wins and 3 Cy Youngs he won prior to 1997 were the end,” Schilling wrote on his blog. More »
- Clemens Denies Taking Steroids
  
  Newsday | Dec 18, 07 7:34 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Responding to accusations in the Mitchell report, Roger Clemens today denied using steroids, Newsday reports. “I want to state clearly and without qualification: I did not take steroids, human growth hormone or any other banned substances at any time in my baseball career or, in fact, my entire life," the Yankees pitcher said in a statement. "Those substances represent a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take.” More »
- 'Roids Cloud May Cancel Clemens Speech
  
  Houston Chronicle | Dec 17, 07 7:58 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Steroid accusations may cost Roger Clemens the chance to speak at a Texas convention next month, the Houston Chronicle reports. "I don't want to rush to judgment," but the report "casts a dark cloud above him," said the head of a state coaches group that had invited him. Execs will talk to Clemens before making a decision tomorrow, Bloomberg reports. More »
- Pettitte Admits Using HGH
  
  Associated Press | Dec 15, 07 5:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, one of the bigger names cited in the Mitchell report on doping in baseball, admitted today that he used human growth hormone, the AP reports. Pettitte says he used HGH twice in 2002 to speed his recovery from an elbow injury. "I accept responsibility for those two days," he said. More »
- A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 14, 07 10:47 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Athletics GM Billy Beane, never one to shy away from an aggressive deal, today traded his team's top pitcher, Dan Haren, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a slew of prospects, reports the Chronicle. Beane made the move with an eye on long-term building - apparently not convinced about his club's chances in 2008. The A's also traded minor league pitcher Connor Robertson. More »
- Active Player Proved He Was Clean, Escaped Mitchell Report
  
  New York Times | Dec 14, 07 5:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An unnamed player who was found to have purchased anabolic steroids managed to keep his name out of George Mitchell's scathing 400-page report on drug abuse in baseball, the New York Times reports after interviewing the former senator. Contacted by Mitchell's investigative team, the player and his lawyer provided evidence that, though he'd purchased the drugs, he never used them. More »
- Bush: Drugs 'Sullied' Baseball
  
  Associated Press | Dec 14, 07 12:34 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Major League Baseball must take the Mitchell report seriously and put the era of steroids behind it, President Bush said today. The president, a former part-owner of the Texas Rangers, cautioned against a rush to judgment of the 85 players accused of doping in the report. “We can jump to this conclusion,” he said: “That steroids have sullied the game.” More »
- Clemens Says It Ain't So
  
  Houston Chronicle | Dec 14, 07 2:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The attorney for Roger Clemens says the Hall-of-Famer is outraged that he was named in yesterday's report on steroid use in baseball, the Houston Chronicle reports. "There has never been one shred of tangible evidence that he ever used these substances, and yet he is being slandered today," said the lawyer. More »
- Baseball Commish: ‘I Will Act’
  
  MLB.com | Dec 13, 07 5:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Baseball commissioner Bu