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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs swept out of playoffs by Dodgers — Big bats fail again as L.A. completes sweep — LOS ANGELES - It's going to take some time for the Cubs second straight playoff disaster to really sink in, but the mood in the clubhouse after Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Retirement one options for Edmonds — LOS ANGELES — If Jim Edmonds has proved nothing else this season — to himself and the Cubs, if not the Cardinals and Padres who sold him short before that — it's that he can still play at a high level. — But whether he wants to do it again next year probably …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Breaking Down the Cubs' Breakdown — LOS ANGELES — On the fateful night five years ago when the Chicago Cubs lost their grip on the pennant, Derrek Lee drove in the tying runs. He was a carefree Florida Marlin then, unburdened by the tortured psyche of North Side fans.
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
No need for Cubs to rush decision on Kosuke Fukudome — LOS ANGELES — This isn't the time for Kosuke Fukudome to make any decisions. Here's hoping the Cubs don't rush to one either. — Fukudome boarded the Cubs' charter flight and flew four hours to Los Angeles on Friday …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Script is near perfect — Beckett set up as the executioner — Josh Beckett, who has been battling a strained oblique, takes a 6-2 postseason record into tonight's start against the Angels. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff) — Before Game 1 of the American League Division Series, Josh Beckett passed along a bit of advice to Jon Lester.
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Angels' chances hinge on offense — Halos' lack of timely hitting has Sox in command for Game 3 — BOSTON — Transforming adversity into opportunity is the Angels' new mission statement, as they navigate dire straits on the Atlantic Seaboard after going down twice on the shores of the Pacific.
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Playoffs Today — Kudos to TBS for spreading today's games out so we can see all of them. I understand the strart time of the LAnaheim-Boston game changed to 7:27 from 7:05. — The Phillies play their second match point in Milwaukee at 1:00 PM EDT, send Joe Blanton against Jeff Suppan.
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Padres' Peavy could be an option for the Yankees — In this baseball winter that will be dominated by free-agent starting pitchers, the most intriguing commodity might be a young, frontline starter who already is signed to a reasonable contract. — Whom would you rather have?
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Speedy Rays expect damp field in Chicago — Matt Garza, second from right, gets ready for today's Game 3 start with the rest of the Rays as they work out at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. — Times] — CHICAGO — The Rays played hard and did a lot right to win the first two games …
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Associated Press:
Selig receives a standing ovation for this strike — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig got a standing ovation for a strike. — Selig threw out the first pitch Sunday before Game 4 of the NL division series between his old team, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Sports Illustrated:
Why White Sox have best chance to comeback — Cliff Corcoran breaks down today's Division Series games. All games are on TBS; all times are Eastern. — Phillies at Brewers — Series: NLDS, Game 4; Phillies lead 2-1 — Starters: Joe Blanton (9-12, 4.69) vs. Jeff Suppan (10-10, 4.96)
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Pregame notes — There is no need to be alarmed about the lack of J.D. Drew from the Red Sox lineup, although his ailing back did factor in to why he is sitting to start tonight's game. Sox manager Terry Francona explained that Drew is sitting partly for health reasons, and partly for baseball reasons.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Three-year deal with Yankees tops Bobby Abreu's wish list — Bobby Abreu loves New York. In the coming weeks, that love will be put to the test. — The outfielder will have to decide on his baseball future in the next month or two, as he hits the free agent market for the first time in his 12-year career.
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Andrew Vazzano / The 'Ropolitans:
WCBS-AM's Suzyn Waldman singing a tribute to Tom Seaver — This is priceless. — Via The Final Score. — I'm waiting for “THOMAS SEAVER IS IN WILPON'S BAWX!! SEAVER IS IN WILPON'S BAWX!!”
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