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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Phillies' Myers puts past behind him, on and off the field — PHILADELPHIA — Brett Myers still hears the taunts from the stands. He gets the obscene letters. — “I know there are people out there that think I'm a jerk. There are people out there who think I'm a wife-beater.
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John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Fold Up the Umbrellas and Play Ball? — PHILADELPHIA—Charlie Manuel is usually media-friendly, accessible, and easy-going, but the Phillies manager refused to talk to reporters Monday night after Game Five of the World Series was suspended due to rain with the score tied 2-2 in the middle of sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park.
Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Brett Myers shoots for success — The sound of machine-gun fire was ear-piercing, even through a pair of sophisticated, noise-reducing earmuffs. — While Phillies fans spent yesterday grinding their teeth and cursing Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig as Game 5 …
Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated:
In appreciation of Bud Selig … Here are two stories about Allan H. (Bud) Selig, one that you probably know, one that you may not. The funny thing is that they're really the same story, even if they happened about 60 years apart. — The first story goes back to the late 1940s …
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Rick Chandler / Deadspin:
Mystery Phillies Bud Selig Chastiser Identified! (We Think) — Three sources have come forward to reveal the identity of the mystery Philadelphia Phillie responsible for the now-famous quote about Bud Selig on Monday. Upon seeing Selig in the Phillies' clubhouse following the postponement …
George A. King III / New York Post:
MOOSE DECISION MAY COME SOON — PHILADELPHIA - Arn Tellem will travel to Montoursville, Pa., shortly to find out what Mike Mussina's future holds. — “I am going to see him at the end of the week,” Mussina's agent said yesterday. “Nothing has been decided.”
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees GM Cashman unsure if Joba Chamberlain episode is one and done — NEW YORK - Instead of simulating a baseball game on the field, a video game coming out early next year allows fans to try their hands at being a general manager. And while 2K Sports' MLB Front Office Manager …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Cashman touches on assorted topics
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Type A/B Free Agents — By Tim Dierkes [October 29 at 1:54pm CST] — Using Eddie Bajek's estimates on Detroit Tigers Thoughts, here's a list of the possible Type A and Type B free agents this winter. — Type A — Bobby Abreu (Yankees) — Milton Bradley (Rangers) — Doug Brocail (Astros)
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ESPN:
In Vegas sports books, Phils are already winners — What happens in Philly pays in Vegas. — In reality, the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies are tied 2-2 after rain halted Game 5 of the World Series after 5½ innings. — But in the world of Las Vegas sports books …
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Surgery won't delay Guerrero's spring — Matthews could miss start of '09; Napoli also under knife — ANAHEIM — Determined to return to full-time duty in right field in 2009 after spending a quarter of 2008 in the designated hitter role, Vladimir Guerrero submitted to surgery on his left knee in Vail, Col., on Oct. 10.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Will Yankee dollars put Sabathia in New York state of mind? (cont.) — Griffey won't be back with Chisox — The White Sox have decided to let Ken Griffey Jr. go, according to people familiar with their thinking. While Griffey played well enough to keep Nick Swisher on the bench for most of the playoffs …
John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
World Series: Destiny seems to be looking out for Tampa Bay Rays — WILMINGTON, Del. — Honestly, it's a load of hooey. — This idea that a baseball team's fate is somehow preordained. That strings are being pulled from somewhere above, and courses have been plotted far in advance.
Andrew Johnson / MLB FanHouse:
As Usual, Baseball Victim of Double Standard — In a way, the furor over the suspension of Game 5, and indeed the moral outrage over every one of its flaws, is flattering to baseball. People really care about the game — the history, the way it's played and so on.
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