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NY Daily News:
Joba jawed with Sox fan at nudie bar - then arrested — Yankees star Joba Chamberlain downed vodka-and-sodas and caroused at a Nebraska strip club in the hours before he was busted for drunken driving, the Daily News has learned. — The 23-year-old pitcher went drinking at a bar …
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Marc Narducci / Philly.com:
For Rays, the rookie Price is right — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - David Price stood by his locker yesterday, somewhat bleary-eyed from a night of little sleep. — There were phone calls and text messages from the many well-wishers and sudden media obligations for the Tampa Bay Rays lefthander …
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Press Association, Phillies Nation, Baseball Musings, Boston Herald and Associated Press
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
An out they had to take — Ramírez's bat would have helped, but . . . Losses were cut, if only figuratively, by trading Manny Ramírez. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) — TAMPA - So we are left with one compelling question: If the Red Sox still had Manny Ramírez …
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YFSF
Paul J. Gough / Hollywood Reporter:
Ratings for World Series likely to be low — Some fear it could be the lowest-rated ever — With Sunday night's seventh game of the American League Championship Series drawing record ratings for TBS, Fox Sports is hoping that some of that magic rubs off on the World Series. — Good luck.
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Extension's GM dandy — But Hendry deal may be last big one with high payroll, economic climate — General manager Jim Hendry's four-year contract extension could be one of the bigger deals the Cubs make this offseason, given the possible impact that economic concerns and the stalled sale of the team might have on the payroll.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Will Samardzija start in '09? — Beat reporter Carrie Muskat answers Cubs fans' questions … Will Jeff Samardzija be given a chance to make the starting rotation in the spring, or will he just be put in the bullpen? — Samardzija needs to develop new pitches in addition …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:Job secure, Hendry gets to work
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GoatRiders of the Apocalypse, Cubs f/x, Chicago's Inside Pitch, MLB Rumors and Chicago Sun Times
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Bowden Treated For Skin Cancer — Nats GM Says He Was Wrong To Delay Action — In June, Washington Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden went in for a routine checkup and asked his doctor about what looked like an ingrown hair on his forehead. It sometimes bled, but Bowden didn't think much of it.
Allen Barra / Wall Street Journal:
Can Phillies Fans Embrace Optimism? — In “The Natural Mind,” his classic 1974 study of drugs and higher consciousness, Dr. Andrew Weil defined two types of paranoia. Those who exhibit the first feel, when faced with a series of random events, that “the universe is a conspiracy organized for their own benefit.”
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Bronx Banter
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Theo ponders big offseason decisions — Whether to keep 'Tek or explore other options tops list — BOSTON — As the Red Sox closed the door on a highly successful 2008 season that ended one win shy of a return trip to the World Series, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein got ready for his busy season — the offseason.
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Oskar Garcia / Associated Press:
Vegas sports books favor Rays in Series — LAS VEGAS (AP)—Las Vegas sports books favor the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies and would owe huge payouts if the American League champions prevail. — Oddsmakers say enough bettors took the Rays early …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards are done with Mulder — After two seasons lost to a persistent and perplexing shoulder injury, Mark Mulder and his representative received notification last week that the Cardinals will not exercise the $11-million option on the lefty's contract. — Mulder, 31, continues to rehab …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:Cards Not Likely To Acquire Peavy
Discussion:
It is about the money, stupid
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Yankees, Cowboys form partnership — Received this press release today: — NEW YORK YANKEES, DALLAS COWBOYS, GOLDMAN SACHS AND CIC PARTNERS ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF LEGENDS HOSPITALITY — New Company to Become Premier Provider of Hospitality and Merchandising Services and Partner with Teams …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Berroa's option declined by Dodgers — Infielder remains under team control, may yet re-sign — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers declined the 2009 option on infielder Angel Berroa of $5.5 million on Monday, choosing instead to buy him out for $500,000. — Berroa, technically …
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Phillies Notebook: Phillies arrive early to learn quirks of Tropicana Field — ST. PETERSBURG Fla. - This just in: Tropicana Field ain't your ordinary ballpark. The Phillies realized this, which is why they wanted to arrive in town yesterday, 2 days before the start of their World Series showdown against Tampa Bay.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Scouts, News agree: Tampa to rule world — One team has won it all once, the other hadn't had a winning season before this year. The Phillies and Rays meeting in the World Series is a tale of franchises not used to victory. After talking to two major-league scouts and crunching some numbers …
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Peavy wants full no-trade powers as part of any trade discussions — Padres ace Jake Peavy will make full no-trade powers a condition of any trade, his agent said Monday. — “Anywhere he goes,” Barry Axelrod said, “we're going to have to have a full no-trade. That's a position we would take.”
Josh Gross / Sports Illustrated:
ProElite, EliteXC out of business … Less than two years following the formation of ProElite, Inc., the group notified employees and fighters Monday it was shutting its doors effective immediately, multiple sources confirmed to SI.com. — ProElite was an entertainment and media company founded …
