from Gordon Edes's ML notebook

Our lips are sealed
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter wanted no part of any talk that Nomar Garciaparra might wind up with the Yankees next season -- as a second baseman. "They already hate me in Boston," said Jeter. "I am not saying anything."

Hello walls
Rodney McCray, the Reds minor league instructor most famous for running through a wooden outfield wall in Vancouver (a staple of highlight reels): "I just wish I had run through something like a Coca-Cola sign so I could have gotten endorsements. Instead, I ran through a local sign, `Flavor-Pak meats.' "

Right here, right now
Greg Maddux, who has 289 wins entering the season, on winning No. 300: "I'm not thinking about Christmas, and I like Christmas. Nobody's thinking about Christmas right now, are they? Come December, I might."

Rags to riches
Tigers outfielder Bobby Higginson, after hearing former Tiger Shane Halter's comment that it felt like a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card to go from the Tigers to the Anaheim Angels: "He made a lot of money in jail."

Thank you for being a friend
Marlins manager Jack McKeon, reflecting on winning the World Series: "I went to New Orleans for the winter meetings. I slipped into the casino at Harrah's, minding my own business. Who the hell do I know in Louisiana? Eight or 12 people came up. `I'm a Red Sox fan. Nice going.' I've never seen so many Red Sox fans that recognized me, and they all wanted to congratulate me because we beat the Yankees."

Well at least Jeter is smart. Or Jeter is freaking out that he will have another ss on his team competing for his job. But if Jeter isn't going to move over for Arod then there is no way he will move over for Nomar. I don't think Nomar is a threat to go to the Yankees at all, but I'd bet my life on it that Steinbrenner would take Pedro.

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