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8:25 AM ET, September 30, 2007

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Yahoo! Sports:
Sunday's postseason scenarios  —  Here are the postseason scenarios for the four NL games that matter Sunday.  Note that the Diamondbacks have clinched the NL West (and top seed in the playoffs) even if they and the Padres finish 90-72 by virtue of winning the season series 10-8.  —  Padres win
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
D-backs celebrate in style  —  San Diego's loss gives Arizona first NL West title since 2002  —  DENVER — The Diamondbacks clinched the National League West title before they took the field against the Rockies on Saturday night.  And after a raucous celebration the night before …
Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
Brewers' 4-3 comeback victory keeps Padres from clinching  —  MILWAUKEE - The San Diego Padres are still waiting to clinch a playoff spot - and they can blame a familiar name.  —  Tony Gwynn Jr., son of the Hall of Famer whose statue stands outside the Padres' ballpark, hit a tying …
Discussion: 6-4-2, The Griddle and Gaslamp Ball
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
The Four Way Tie Lives!  —  The Rockies trounce the Diamondbacks 11-1, gaining a game on the Phillies and the Padres.  The four-way tie scenario is still in place as the three games that needed specific outcomes went the right way.  Here's what needs to happen tomorrow:  — Mets win.
Discussion: Vegas Watch
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Sox need to wield clout vs. Angels … Philosophically, what we have here is a complete mismatch of styles.  The Red Sox [team stats] generally like to sit back, work the count, play for the big innings.  The Los Angeles Angels like to force the issue.  —  "In a short series …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Playoffs to start Wednesday
Discussion: Baseball Musings
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Shake-up on deck for O's?  —  Executive vice president Mike Flanagan and vice president Jim Duquette were sitting in an office on the third floor of the warehouse on the morning of June 18 when another Orioles executive notified them of the report.  —  It stated that Andy MacPhail …
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Maine's no-hit bid, brawl spark Mets win  —  NEW YORK (AP) — What a way to stop a late-season slide!  —  John Maine flirted with the first no-hitter in Mets history before allowing an infield single to Paul Hoover with two outs in the eighth inning, and New York snapped out of its September doldrums …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Beinfest, others extended, promoted  —  Marlins' Loria preserves team's future by wrapping up execs  —  NEW YORK — Showing a commitment to continuity in the front office, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria on Saturday said the organization has extended the contracts of four top executives through the 2015 season.
Discussion: FishStripes
Associated Press:
Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson leaves game with apparent head injury  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson was taken off the field on a motorized cart during the sixth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday night with an apparent head injury.
Discussion: Associated Press
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Good year for Looper  —  PITTSBURGH — Braden Looper plans to be a starter next season, but the Cardinals have elected not to start him Sunday so they can guarantee he leaves his first year in the rotation with a favorable record.  —  "It's like hitting .300," manager Tony La Russa said of Looper's 12-12 record.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Chien-Ming Wang will start Game 1 of ALDS vs. Indians  —  BALTIMORE - For the second straight year, Chien-Ming Wang will kick off the postseason for the Yankees, as Joe Torre tabbed him to start this week's playoff opener against the Indians.  —  Following last night's game …
Discussion: New York Post
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
For Tom Glavine, season finale might be the end  —  Tom Glavine may be on the mound for the final time as a Met today.  Or for the final time in his Hall of Fame career.  He isn't sure about either.  —  "Could be.  Hopefully not," Glavine said.  "Hopefully it's just going to be one of about five …
Discussion: New York Post
Mike Schmidt / MSNBC:
A-Rod needs to ease up as pressure builds  —  Regular season success means very little compared to success in postseason  —  With all due respect to the great years by my friends George, Wade and Brooks, the greatest year ever by a third baseman will very soon be owned by Alex Rodriguez.
Discussion: WasWatching.com
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Phils lose, fall back into 1st-place tie  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies spent all season trying to overtake the New York Mets.  And once they took the lead, they gave it away.  —  So now, the NL East race comes down to this: The Phillies and Mets are tied with one game left.
 
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