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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays: ALCS Game 5 loss to Red Sox is forgotten — James Shields prepares for his start in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series, the first of two chances at home the Rays have to advance to the World Series. — Times] — ST. PETERSBURG — The route was not the one they would have chosen given …
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Harvey Araton / New York Times:
Room for a Longtime Yankees Fan at Fenway — In the house for the late-night miracle of Fenway on Thursday night into Friday morning were Mystique and Aura on a traitorous visit from the Bronx, along with a longtime Yankees fan in a Red Sox cap, in cahoots with a delirious Nation …
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Rays Lost a Game, but Not Their Confidence — BOSTON — Joe Maddon wanted this. Not the forehead-smacking, Red Sox-rousting defeat, of course — the 8-7 loss at Fenway Park early Friday morning that sent his Tampa Bay Rays back home for a precarious Game 6 Saturday night.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves preparing a pitch for Peavy — Team has talked with Padres to assess trade parameters — ATLANTA — Braves general manager Frank Wren might not have to find his ace by spending top dollar on the free-agent market, but that seemingly depends on what the Padres decide to do with Jake Peavy.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yanks to pursue CC, Lowe, Teixeira … Determined not miss the playoffs for a second straight season in 2009, the Yankees' top executives have decided to pursue many of the game's premier free agents, chief among them starting pitchers CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe, and first baseman Mark Teixeira, among others, this winter.
Bronx Banter:
Bronx Banter: Adjourned — So the Yankees wrapped up their organizational meetings yesterday and they have their offseason plan in place. According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the plan appears to be get everyone: … All this really tells us is that they Yankees aren't ruling anyone out and do plan to be big spenders this winter.
Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:Peavy says he'd waive no-trade clause to be an Astro
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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Sveum strikes out — Brewers interim manager told team is looking for more experience — St. Petersburg, Fla. - Dale Sveum went from having a coaching job he loved to getting “the chance of a lifetime” to manage to being unemployed. — Sometimes, working in major-league baseball stinks.
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Melvin extended; Sveum, Skaalen out — St. Petersburg, Fla. - Doug Melvin is staying as the Brewers' general manager but Dale Sveum will not be his manager. — The Brewers just announced that Melvin's contract has been extended for three years, through the 2012 season.
MLB.com:
Brewers sign GM Doug Melvin to three-year contract extension — Club announces decision regarding interim manager Dale Sveum, hitting coach Jim Skaalen — MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers today announced a three-year contract extension in which Doug Melvin will remain with the organization …
Associated Press:
Brewers GM says about five candidates on list in hunt for manager — CBSSports.com wire reports — MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin says there are about five candidates on his list as he searches for a new manager. — He said on a conference call Saturday that the search could take weeks.
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John Torenli / MLB.com:
Sutton stays hot for Scorpions — Astros prospect goes 2-for-3 with homer, three runs scored — Astros outfield prospect Drew Sutton continued his torrid hitting in the Arizona Fall League on Friday, going 2-for-3 with a homer and three runs scored as the Scottsdale Scorpions cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Peoria Javelinas.
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Congress Questions Appraisals of Stadium — The chairman of the Congressional subcommittee investigating the tax-exempt financing of the new Yankee Stadium said that city officials could be prosecuted if the Internal Revenue Service determined they lied about the ballpark's property value.
