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Mauer near-unanimous pick as AL MVP

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST

NEW YORK – Joe Mauer sat behind a table on a podium in a conference room at the Metrodome when Justin Morneau shouted out the last question of the day. “Are you finally going to buy dinner now?” Morneau said to his teammate from the audience, one MVP to another. Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote Monday.

MLB Journal

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:32 EST

BOSTON (AP) — Catcher Jason Varitek exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, choosing to remain with the team as a backup to Victor Martinez rather than become a free agent. Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price. The 37-year-old Varitek was Boston’s starting catcher for nine of 10 seasons through 2008, except in 2001 when he was limited to 51 games because of injury. He was the regular last season until Boston obtained Martinez from the Cleveland Indians in a trade on July 31.

General managers pass on expanding instant replay

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:55:01 EST

CHICAGO – Upon further review . . . baseball general managers like instant replay the way it is.

GMs come to Chicago for brief meeting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:13:00 EST

CHICAGO – Instead of swaying palm trees, the roar of 747s greeted baseball’s general managers Monday as they began gathering for their annual meeting. They came to a hotel near O’Hare International Airport to swap stories and perhaps players, and to start discussions with agents. Increasing the use of video replay among umpires could be a topic when the formal meetings start Tuesday, especially after a series of missed calls in the postseason. Video reviews, which began in 2008, currently are limited to determining whether potential home runs are fair or foul or whether the ball cleared a fence.