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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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Dorian Block / NY Daily News:
Yankees' Joba Chamberlain arrested on DUI charge — Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was arrested early Saturday morning in Nebraska for driving under the influence of alcohol, the state patrol said. — The 23-year-old starter with a wholesome reputation was driving southbound on Highway 77 in Lincoln …
Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
TBS drops ball & viewers miss out — Baseball on the radio never sounded so good. That's because there was no baseball on television. — “It hits the catwalk ... 1-0 Tampa Bay,” John Miller was saying on ESPN Radio while - we presume - the Rays' B.J. Upton was circling the bases.
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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.
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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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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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 …
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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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.
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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