Welcome to 'Duk's Dozen, a streamlined selection of 12 morning-fresh links and items to start your baseball day. It welcomes your email submissions and tips here or via Twitter. 

1. Tim Wakefield's(notes) new two-year deal remind Red of Charlton Heston. Surviving Grady
2. Jack Zduriencik currently says King Felix's throne will stay at Safeco Field. Seattle P-I
3. Brian Cashman won't be letting big World Series efforts affect his offseason spending. NYT
4. Let the Roy Halladay(notes) speculation begin anew. Toronto Star
5. The cash-strapped White Sox are again crying poor in the Chone sweepstakes. Sun-Times
6. Kenny Williams is also crying poor when it comes to the topic of Hideki Matsui(notes). LoHud
7. Is it possible for Florida's tiny payroll to somehow shrink further? FishStripes
8. Four teams spent over $1 billion in contracts in the '00s. Who are they? Twinkie Town
9. A Carlos Delgado(notes) farewell set to my all-time favorite scene from The Wire. Amazin' Avenue
10. Mini Fashion Ump: Johnny Damon(notes) + loud paisley shirt = FTW! TMZ
11. Did burying that Ortiz jersey in the Bronx start a new curse for the Red Sox? Pinstripe Alley
12. More Sammy Sosa(notes) Vegas pics have surfaced. It wasn't just the lighting. Busted Coverage

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