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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Dice-K sparkles as Sox take Game 1 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It's only one game. So how come it already feels like the Red Sox are going to the World Series? — The Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-0, in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field last night.
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Fred Goodall / Associated Press:
Dice-K pitches Red Sox by Rays in Game 1 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Daisuke Matsuzaka's brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL championship series. — Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and worked out of trouble all game …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Pregame notes — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — First pitch is in roughly two hours. What did everyone think of that Manny Ramirez home run? Pretty cheap, huh? (For those not watching LA-Philly, Ramirez hit a three-run line drive into the first row in left to make it 8-5 Phils in the fourth.)
Patrick Sullivan / Baseball Analysts:Sox/Rays — The Tampa Bay Rays had a tremendous season …
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Associated Press:
Philadelphia takes control — PHILADELPHIA — There are so many big hitters in Philadelphia's potent lineup, no one ever expected it would be pitcher Brett Myers who put the Phillies in control of the NL championship series with his bat. — Myers did better at the plate than on the mound …
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Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
Billingsley plays blame game after rough outing … PHILADELPHIA — If Chad Billingsley is going to be an ace someday, his performance both during and after the game is going to need improvement. Not only did the 24-year-old right-hander fail to get out of the third inning …
Associated Press:
Manuel's mom dies; he manages Phils in Game 2 — PHILADELPHIA — A grieving Charlie Manuel was in the dugout for the Philadelphia Phillies' 8-5 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series on Friday, hours after his mother died. — The Phillies said that June Manuel died Friday morning …
Cliff Corcoran / Sports Illustrated:A closer look at Game 1 in the ALCS, NLCS Game 2
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Brooks / SPORTSbyBROOKS:
Canseco ‘Detained’ at Mexican Border For Steroids — David Vassegh of KLAC-AM in Los Angeles reports today that Jose Canseco was recently detained at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego by Federal authorities for alleged possession of steroids. — Canseco will appear in Federal Court to address the charge on Tuesday.
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners' search for new GM picks up steam — Woodfork, Bernazard interviewed with Ng, LaCava said to be on deck — It was a busy Thursday in the Mariners general manager derby, just one of many to come. — According to major league sources, Peter Woodfork, the assistant general manager …
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Danielle Sessa / Bloomberg:
Yankees Have Seven Unsold $600,000 Luxury Suites at New Stadium — Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — The New York Yankees have seven luxury suites priced at $600,000 a season left for sale at their new stadium and the club isn't concerned that the economic crisis will hamper its ability to sell them, chief operating officer Lonn Trost said.
MLB.com:
Catcher Michael Barrett clears waivers; Padres claim second baseman Travis Denker from Giants — SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres today announced that catcher Michael Barrett has elected free agency after clearing outright waivers. Additionally, the club has claimed second baseman Travis Denker off waivers …
Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yanks interested in Peavy — Free agency isn't the Yankees' only route toward restocking their starting rotation. — If the Padres are rebuilding, then unanimous 2007 NL Cy Young award winnner Jake Peavy might ask to relocate. And, in the right scenario, the 27-year-old right-hander could switch leagues.
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Ray Knight, Mets remain apart — As unbelievable as the Mets' 1986 World Series title was, so is this: 22 years have passed and there's still an uneasy separation between the franchise and Ray Knight, the World Series MVP. — The relationship soured because of their failed negotiations …
