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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Biggest collapses in baseball history — Mets' loss on season's final day is a reminder of past folds — As the inconceivable upshot began to unfold early on Sunday afternoon in Queens with the instant departure of Mets starter Tom Glavine, the guy behind the mike, meeting his sponsor obligations …
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Associated Press:
Glavine gives up 7 runs to seal Mets' fate — LIKE THIS STORY? — NEW YORK (AP) - The collapse is complete. — After blowing a big September lead in the NL East, the New York Mets missed the playoffs Sunday when Tom Glavine was tagged for seven runs during the first inning of an 8-1 loss …
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phillies win first NL East title since '93 — Tied for first entering final day, Phils prevail as Mets lose — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies led, 7-0, before taking the field, thanks to Tom Glavine's first-inning meltdown at Shea Stadium. — Fellow baseball senior citizen Jamie Moyer …
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Phillies surge to NL East title — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Believe it, Philly. The Fightin' Phils are going to the playoffs. — Considered all-but-out of contention just 2 1/2 weeks ago, the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a huge deficit in the standings, caught the Mets and won their first NL East title since 1993 on the final day.
Arnie Stapleton / Associated Press:
Colorado 4, Arizona 3 — DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies late-season surge set up one wild finish. — The Rockies will face San Diego in a one-game tiebreaker for the NL wild-card spot, forcing the playoff with a 4-3 win Sunday over the NL West champion Arizona Diamondbacks.
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John C. Ensslin / Rocky Mountain News:
For Rockies fans, hope holds on — In baseball, hope springs eternal, but usually in the spring before the first games are played. — On a pleasantly cool autumn afternoon at Coors Field today, hope was hanging on like the ivy above the fountains beyond center field.
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Blue-Collar Baseball
Dave Anderson / New York Times:
Time Doesn't Relieve the Pain, or Change the Facts — Fifty years later, historical revisionists have all but beatified Walter O'Malley for absconding to Los Angeles with the Brooklyn Dodgers after the 1957 season. — O'Malley didn't do it, book authors and television shows insist.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Marlins hammer Tom Glavine in first inning — Could this be how a Hall of Fame career ends? Or the Mets' season? — Tom Glavine was yanked after recording just one out and the Mets trailed 7-0 after a half-inning this afternoon against the Marlins at Shea. It was the second-shortest outing of Glavine's career.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:For Tom Glavine, season finale might be the end
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New York Post
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: McCourt vows to stay the course — Owner says Colletti, Little will return, preside over youth — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said Sunday that general manager Ned Colletti and field manager Grady Little would return for the 2008 season.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Marquis' slide continues — 6.21 September ERA could cost righty playoff roster spot — CINCINNATI — The Jason Marquis conundrum might cost Lou Piniella sleep the next two nights. — Marquis was shelled by Cincinnati while getting some work in during the third inning Sunday …
Danny Knobler / MLive.com:
Tigers unlikely to bring back Pudge — CHICAGO — The offseason begins today, and the Detroit Tigers will be looking for a shortstop and at least a part-time left fielder. — And a catcher. — Yes, a catcher, because it appears that the Tigers are prepared to decline their $13 million 2008 option on Ivan Rodriguez's contract.
Chris Duncan / Associated Press:
Astros send retiring Biggio out with win — HOUSTON (AP) — Craig Biggio didn't know when the tears would come on Sunday. Turns out all it took was hearing his children's voices. — The retiring Biggio doubled and scored in the first inning of his final game as the Houston Astros beat …
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Washington Post
Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Indians win, roll into postseason — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Hafner is going to the playoffs for the first time, and he tuned up for the postseason with another big day at the plate. — Hafner drove in two runs to reach 100 RBIs for the fourth straight year and the Cleveland Indians beat …
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
End of an era for TBS, Braves, fans — For three decades, Braves games have been beamed around the country on TBS. They became America's Team — but Sunday, America will watch for the last time. — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — All across America Sunday, thousands of people …
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Errant pitch fractures Delgado's hand — Veteran first baseman has to watch as Mets' season ends — NEW YORK — Carlos Delgado left Sunday's season finale against the Marlins with a fractured left hand, marking a painfully premature end to his season. — Delgado was hit on the left hand …
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Mets Fever
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Fighting mad Marlins vow to get even today — NEW YORK — At the season's final crossroad, the Mets are bracing for an old-school war with the Marlins, the kind that's borne out of bad blood and bad attitudes on both sides. Say what you want about the Mets' soul-less play in September …
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