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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon errs in assuming Rays will be in Series — Figuring his Rays are shoo-ins for Series has feel of grotesque error — Joe Maddon has made few missteps this fall. But the Tampa Bay Rays' manager made a doozy in the aftermath of the Boston Red Sox's late-inning resurrection Thursday night at Fenway Park.
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Associated Press:
TBS misses first 20 minutes of Game 6 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—TBS had technical difficulties that prevented it from showing live coverage of the first 20 minutes—and the first home run—of Game 6 of the American League championship series between Boston and Tampa Bay on Saturday night.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Home-plate umpire leaves with injury — Cousins departs after being struck in chest by foul ball in second — ST. PETERSBURG — Home-plate umpire Derryl Cousins left Saturday's Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and Rays after being struck by a foul ball.
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Siberian Baseball
Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Red Sox force decisive Game 7 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here we go again. — Sunday night, the Boston Red Sox will try to take the American League pennant from the Tampa Bay Rays in the same manner they took it from the New York Yankees in 2004 and the Cleveland Indians last October.
Associated Press:
Rays down to last chance for their first pennant … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — They failed to finish it off in Fenway. — They failed to finish it off at home. — Now the Tampa Bay Rays are down to their last chance. — Two days after blowing a seven-run lead in an 8-7 loss at Boston …
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:Rays: ALCS Game 5 loss to Red Sox is forgotten
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Boston Globe, Over the Monster, SOX & Dawgs, 6-4-2, Baseball Musings, Baseball Prospectus and Fenway West
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Chamberlain arrested in Nebraska — Working on a story now for the paper tomorrow. This is what is known so far: — Joba Chamberlain was arrested for driving under the influence early Saturday morning near his hometown of Lincoln, Neb. — Deborah Collins, a spokeswoman for the Nebraska State Patrol …
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Lincoln Journal Star:
Chamberlain arrested on DUI charge — New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was arrested for driving under the influence early Saturday morning, the Journal Star has learned. — The Nebraska State Patrol pulled Chamberlain's car over for speeding on U.S. 77 near Old Cheney Road south …
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The Bronx Stop
Dan Rosenheck / New York Times:
Brewers Likely to Gain After Their Loss — Few midseason acquisitions have ever lived up to their billing more than C. C. Sabathia, the portly left-hander whom the Milwaukee Brewers' general manager, Doug Melvin, picked up from Cleveland for prospects on July 7.
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Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
GM says Brewers plan to make offer to Sabathia … Doug Melvin, who agreed to a three-year extension this week to remain as general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, said Saturday that the Brewers will make an offer to pitcher CC Sabathia, who will be eligible for free agency after the World Series.
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Peavy unlikely to go to Astros — Dodgers, Braves likely front-runners for right-hander — HOUSTON — Jake Peavy became the hottest name on the trade market before the World Series has even started, but it's possible that his future destination could be decided well ahead of the official start of the Hot Stove season.
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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:Yankees would have to convince Peavy to leave NL
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Could Manny Ramirez join the Cubs? — It's a long shot, but don't count out Hendry's go-for-broke approach — Manny Ramirez won't be going to Boston for the World Series. No one knows where he will wind up in 2009, including Ramirez or his agent, Scott Boras, both of whom are the cleanup hitters of their businesses.
ESPN.com:
Yankee Stadium artifacts slow to sell in auction — NEW YORK — Not even Yankee pride can overcome the poor economy. — The last ball hit out of Yankee Stadium didn't leave the auction block Saturday in a memorabilia auction celebrating Bronx Bombers history.
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Bloopers — Is anyone else seeing a blooper show on TBS right now instead of the pre-game show? — Update: I just talked to DirecTV and it does not appear to be a DirecTV problem. I take it people who have cable can't see the game either? — Update: The game isn't being broadcast, but starts anyway.
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Walkoff Walk
ESPN.com:
Backe's lawyer files complaint to FBI over arrest — The attorney for Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe, one of 10 people arrested this month during a brawl at a wedding reception, alleged in a complaint to the FBI that Galveston police violated his clients' civil rights.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Tatis up for comeback award — Mets left fielder Fernando Tatis is one of three candidates for the National League Comeback Player of the Year award being handed out by Topps and the Major League Baseball Players Association. — Tatis, who came out of nowhere to hit .297 with 11 homers …
