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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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Frank Della Femina / New Jersey Online:
Derek Lowe interested in Red Sox, not Yankees, report says — Rumors of a Derek Lowe-to-Yankees move this offseason started before the Dodgers were even eliminated from the playoffs. However, a recent article in The Boston Globe suggests Derek Lowe has the Boston Red Sox atop his list of places of interest.
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Sliding Into Home
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Associated Press:
Even more surgery for the Red Sox: Francona … BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona will be heading for surgery this offseason. — Francona said Tuesday that he's had a back problem and hasn't had full feeling in his arms since May. He hopes to get that fixed this winter so he can be ready for spring training.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:An out they had to take — Ramírez's bat would have helped, but . . .
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YFSF
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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Associated Press, The Heater, Phillies Nation, Press Association, Boston Herald and Baseball Musings
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:TV Ratings — Earlier this morning I was chatting with a friend …
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Walkoff Walk
Paul J. Gough / Hollywood Reporter:Ratings for World Series likely to be low
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FishStripes
ESPN:
Peavy needs concessions to waive no-trade — Jake Peavy has the power to block the Padres' efforts to trade him with the no-trade clause in his contract. For now, he is playing along, and has presented San Diego some guidelines. He'd prefer a National League team to an American League team …
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iYankees
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:Peavy wants full no-trade powers as part of any trade discussions
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MLB Rumors
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Rays, Phillies are evenly matched — Position-by-position breakdown of the Fall Classic, including a prediction — It may not be the matchup that TV executives and corporate America wanted. — It lost intrigue when Manny Ramirez, Joe Torre and Red Sox Nation were booted to the curb in league championship play.
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The Good Phight
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Van Wieren surprises with retirement — Braves broadcaster of 33 seasons decides to make exit — ATLANTA — Over the past 33 seasons the Braves have annually changed faces and maintained the same familiar sound provided by Pete Van Wieren and Skip Caray.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Mailbag: How will the rotation change? — Beat reporter Mark Bowman answers Braves fans' questions — Let's say that the Braves are able to get Jake Peavy in a trade. Do you think they would then go out and get another top-notch pitcher like Derek Lowe or Ben Sheets?
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MLB FanHouse
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.
Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
Jason Varitek question looms — This call is tough — For the past week or so, whenever reporters asked about his future, Jason Varitek [stats] firmly rebuffed the topic, saying he had other things on which to focus. — Sunday night, minutes after the Red Sox [team stats] …
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The Heater:
Backstreet Boys, Los Lonely Boys to perform — Move over, B.K. Jackson. Major League Baseball is bringing in some national acts for the first two games of the World Series here. — The Backstreet Boys will sing the national anthem at Game 1 on Wednesday night, according to team fan experience director Darcy Raymond.
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Talks begin with potential free agents — Reds target bringing back Hairston, Weathers, Affeldt — CINCINNATI — The Reds are working to bring back some of their own free agents before they hit the open market, but have yet to make any significant progress.
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MLB Rumors
ESPN:
Canseco regrets writing ‘Juiced,’ naming names — Jose Canseco, whose book about steroids in baseball, “Juiced,” focused attention on the use of performance-enhancing drugs and led to congressional hearings on the subject, now says that he should have never written the book and named names of alleged steroid users.
Dan Steinberg / Washington Post:
Redskins Offered Obstructed View TV — Touchdown Redskins! What, you can't see it? Just imagine! — Whenever people tell me how lucky I am to be able to watch Redskins games from the FedEx Field press box, I attempt to disabuse them of that notion. The press box has no beer …
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners may announce GM Tuesday ... or not — There is an expectation, realistic or not, that the next Mariners general manager will be introduced Tuesday. — It may happen, but as of Monday night, no decision had been made, and no plans for an announcement were in motion.
