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Dallas Morning News:
Rangers shouldn't close door on Gagne — Former closer has fallen on hard times since trade to Boston, but hints he'd welcome return in '08 — BOSTON - One look at Eric Gagne - or his stats since he made landfall in New England - and it's easy to decide this hasn't worked out.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Who's hot? Everyone in a Red Sox uniform … BOSTON — Are they still up there, working those counts? Drawing their 78th bases-loaded walk of the night? Cranking those doubles up the gaps, down the lines, off the Monster? — Has Manny Ramirez made an out yet?
Richie Rich / Home Run Derby:
Joe Buck called Chris Myers "Jub-Jub" — Remember last week, when Joe Buck told Conan O'Brien that he would say "Jub-Jub" during a World Series telecast for him after Conan offered to give $1,000 to Buck's favorite charity? — It didn't take Buck very long to do it.
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
World Series Game One Report — BOSTON—Dustin Pedroia shied away from using the word momentum. The travel-size rookie second baseman has been the igniter of the Boston Red Sox's offense through an unprecedented postseason stretch, helping it put double digits on the scoreboard in three straight playoff games.
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Mike's Baseball Rants
Alex McPhillips / MLB.com:Pedroia's leadoff homer makes history
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Babes Love Baseball, Boston Globe, Bad Altitude, Where have you gone …, Baseball Prospectus and The Joy of Sox
ESPN:
Report: Negotiations between Hunter, Twins silent — Twins free agent All-Star outfielder Torii Hunter hasn't had any contract offers from Minnesota since the regular season ended, according to a media report. "I'm kind of disappointed, but what can you do?" Hunter told the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Charley Walters / TwinCities.com:
Hunter: No word from Twins — Twins all-star center fielder Torii Hunter, who can become a free agent after the World Series, said Wednesday that he hasn't had any contract offers from Minnesota since the end of the season. — "I'm kind of disappointed, but what can you do?" Hunter said from his Texas home.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Hot Stove: Hunter, Nathan — It'll be an interesting offseason for the Twins, who have a new GM and two coveted free agents in Torii Hunter and Carlos Silva. Here's the latest. — Charley Walters quotes Hunter as saying he hasn't had any contract offers from the Twins since the end of the season.
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Fox Sports
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Sources: Girardi may be up for Dodgers job … Joe Girardi might have an opportunity to manage in the majors in 2008 — even if he doesn't get the Yankees' job. — Officials familiar with Girardi's job prospects said Thursday if the Yankees do not hire him to succeed Joe Torre …
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FanHouse
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Dave Studeman / Hardball Times:
2007 Net Win Shares Value — Greetings from the bowels of the Hardball Times publishing house! Yes, our army of writers, editors, typesetters and elves are working overtime to make sure the 2008 Hardball Times Annual is on your doorstep the first week of December.
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
O'Neil finds his place in Hall of Fame — Late Negro League icon honored with statue and award — BOSTON — Buck O'Neil may be gone, but he's certainly not forgotten. — The acclaimed late Negro League icon will be honored with a statue and an award in his honor, the National Baseball Hall …
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Amazin' Avenue:
The Exaggerated Legend of Kaz Matsui — Posted on Thu Oct 25, 2007 at 11:18:12 AM EDT — Several hundred people outside of New England tuned in last night to watch the puck drop for Game 1 of the 2007 World Series, and each was treated to the inimitable broadcasting team of Joe Buck and Timmy McC.
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MetsBlog.com
Tim Graham / Inside the Dolphins:
CROWDER LEARNS HE WON'T NEED TRANSLATOR IN LONDON — Maybe he was joking, but gregarious Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder confessed today he didn't know until Tuesday that people spoke English in London. — Crowder, a former Florida Gator and Atlanta native, apparently isn't sure …
Dan Fox / Baseball Prospectus:
Schrodinger`s Bat: Free Stuff and the Men in Blue by Dan Fox — Free Stuff and the Men in Blue — "When you get right down to it, no corner of American culture is more precisely counted, more passionately quantified, than the performance of baseball players." —Alan Schwarz, from the introduction to The Numbers Game
Discussion:
Dan Agonistes
Eriq Gardner / Slate:
HOW COLORADO'S FIELDING WIZARDRY WILL CHANGE BASEBALL FOREVER. — Baseball is usually seen as a clash between pitchers and hitters—a test of wills between the guy on the mound and the slugger at the plate. The defense, on the other hand, is praised and scorned in extreme circumstances …
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins plan to pick up Nathan's option — Reliever has had 35-plus saves in four straight seasons — MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins are going to pick up Joe Nathan's $6 million option for the 2008 season in the coming days, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on its Web site on Wednesday night.
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Twinkie Town
