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Phil Rogers / ESPN:
MVP voters prefer run producers — Deductive reasoning will get you only so far with baseball writers. I know. I am one. — I have voted for baseball's top awards since 1984. I can't say I've always seen the winners coming. — Juan Gonzalez over Alex Rodriguez for the American League MVP in 1996?
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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Jeter won't return Papi blast — Ortiz: I'm MVP, Derek unworthy — BALTIMORE - Derek Jeter didn't seem particularly moved by David Ortiz's argument that the Yankee shortstop's season isn't MVP-worthy because he's got so many talented hitters around him. A day after Ortiz said that Jeter should …
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George King / New York Post:PAPI DISSES DEREK
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Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Notes: McPherson faces surgery options — Angels third baseman has been limited by several injuries — ANAHEIM — Dallas McPherson was supposed to help fill the power void, but the problem has been getting him on the field. — A bone spur in his left hip that required surgery a year ago took a sizable chunk out of last season.
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Greg Wagner / MLB.com:
Angels top White Sox on Figgins' single — Halos move within 4 1/2 games of Oakland in AL West — ANAHEIM — Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Angels a 4-3 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday. — Figgins' second walk-off hit …
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Notes: Kendrick's kryptonite is curve — But Angels still want infielder to maintain his aggressiveness — ANAHEIM — Howie Kendrick already had his welcome-to-the-big-leagues moment and now he's getting the refresher. — If his skills take him as far as many predict …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Mailbag: What's next year's plan? — Beat reporter Ian Browne answers fans' questions — I think the Red Sox have lost a crucial part of the ball club: fun. Manny Ramirez doesn't seem to be Manny as of late, and everyone looks like they are more depressed with the game than having fun.
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Associated Press:
Crisp, Youkilis help BoSox snap six-game road skid — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — BALTIMORE — Even when they're struggling, the Boston Red Sox can count on beating the Baltimore Orioles. — Coco Crisp drove in three runs, Kevin Youkilis had two RBI in the pivotal sixth inning …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Notes: Big Papi unhappy over comments — Slugger Ortiz says he has nothing but respect for Yanks' Jeter — BALTIMORE — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz made it known to Derek Jeter — perhaps through intermediaries — that he has nothing but respect for him as a player, and was not singling …
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Coins flipped in case of ties — Home-field advantage decided for one-game playoffs — Twenty-two coin flips later, the only ones flipping for joy were the Los Angeles Dodgers. — According to results of a series of coin flips conducted by conference call Tuesday to determine sites …
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Notes: Radke plays catch without pain — Twins reflect on Mauer beaning; club loses coin flips — MINNEAPOLIS — Pain had become such a part of throwing for Brad Radke that he almost didn't remember what it felt like to throw without it. — But on Tuesday, Radke played catch …
StatsGuru / Baseball Musings:
Sharing the Wealth — The Dodgers took a 7-0 lead on the Cubs after three innings. Seven different Los Angeles players scored. A nice socialist game. — Update: The Cubs are convinced to the validity of the socialist system as they score five in the bottom of the fifth.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Cost of business in Latin America soars — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Early this month, the San Francisco Giants paid a $2.1 million signing bonus for a 16-year-old Dominican third baseman, Angel Villalona. — And that came not long …
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Baseball America:
Gordon Wins Minor League Player Of The Year — WICHITA, Kan.—Kansas City Royals fans have salivated over the thought of watching Alex Gordon, the No. 2 overall pick in 2005, play at Kauffman Stadium. They've dreamed of how he'll turn around the organization, become a mainstay at third base, lead the team to the playoffs.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Tavarez is in tip-top form — Pitcher salutes fans this time — Long before he — yes — tipped his cap to the fans saluting his performance in yesterday's 9-3 Red Sox win over the Kansas City Royals, Julian Tavarez could be seen frequently making a gesture of another sort …
Craig Brown / Hardball Times:
Mark Teahen Steps Up — Mark Teahen was a marvelous young prospect who was already at Triple-A. — Billy Beane — Athletics Nation (9/20/2004) — Tuesday night, when the Royals announced Mark Teahen would undergo shoulder surgery, ending his season, it marked the end of one of the more amazing seasons I can remember.
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Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Starters' troubles dried out the pen — MIAMI - Past sins could be coming back to haunt the Phillies. — Their bullpen is 3-5 with one save, four blown saves, and a 5.94 ERA in its last 11 games, having allowed 24 earned runs in 361/3 innings. — The Phillies are 5-6 in that stretch …
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ESPN:
DiPietro's record 15-year deal will pay him $67.5M — UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The New York Islanders have become the NHL's version of a three-ring circus — and the spotlight keeps shining on the guys in net. — "I guess it's pretty beneficial to be a goaltender on Long Island right now," …
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