<DIV> There seemed to be a lot of back and forth on that deal. Haven't seen anything new on it today, but benmaller.com reported the following yesterday:</DIV>
<P>"The ongoing saga of the Baltimore Orioles' dalliance with free agent first baseman Richie Sexson -- in which the Orioles appeared to have been jilted once, then asked to make up -- took one more wild plot twist yesterday, <A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64834-2004Dec14.html">with the revelation that Sexson has already secretly taken a physical examination for the Seattle Mariners. That information, which made its way to the Orioles' offices yesterday, explains the reports of a deal being struck between Sexson and the Mariners that began to circulate two days earlier.</A> However, Sexson's agent was still negotiating with the Orioles last night, leading the Orioles to believe that Sexson's tentative deal with the Mariners is on hold -- perhaps because the Mariners saw something they did not like. Sexson's 2004 season ended on June 4 with surgery for a torn labrum in his left shoulder, which he injured on a checked swing in April. "</P>
<DIV class=postbyline>Posted December 15, by Ben Maller</DIV>
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<DIV class=postbyline>Just hope the M's are careful, that's an awful lot of cash for a bum shouldered slugger.</DIV>
<DIV class=postbyline> I still wish they'd save up and make an all out run for Carlos Beltran. He'd the guy that would make the biggest long-term impact IMHO.</DIV>
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<DIV class=postbyline>And what about another starter? They've already missed out on Pavano.</DIV>
<DIV class=postbyline>At least they've got Dan Wilson on board to call the games for another year.</DIV>
<DIV class=postbyline> TL</DIV>
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<DIV> <BR><BR><B><I>Carl Westberg <carlwestberg846@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The Baltimore Sun reports that the Mariners are just about to sign 6 foot 8 <BR>inch power hitting first baseman Richie Sexson to a 4 year, 48 million <BR>dollar deal. Just thought I'd pass that on to the Mariner fans among us. <BR>Now the deal will fall apart. <BR><BR><BR><BR>Carl Westberg Jr.<BR><BR><BR>_____________________________________________________<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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