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Marc Topkin / The Heater:
Rays, Phillies getting ready to resume — UPDATE: 8:30: LHP J.P. Howell is the other pitcher warming up with RHP Grant Balfour. — Rays manager Joe Maddon said he is mulling 7-10 different matchup scenarios as the teams get ready to resume play in the World Series, and will have a plan “scripted” when the game starts at 8:37.
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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Phinally....Phillies win World Series, beat Rays 4-3 in Game 5 — PHILADELPHIA — From losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Strange as that sounds. Strange as it was. Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 …
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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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
World Series Analysis: Game 5 (continued) — You know they are thinking this in Philly, where this sort of fan angst is coded into the DNA: What if this whole suspended game thing is giving the Rays the break they needed to get back into this World Series? — You think the Liberty Bell is cracked now?
Joe Sheehan / Unfiltered:One Plate Appearance — Every day, you get the chance to second-guess managers.
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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 …
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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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Sports Illustrated:
A chat with Derek Jeter … SI.com: Tells us a little about this gaming tournament. — Jeter: It's the Gillete/EA Champions Tournament on Xbox Live. Do you play video games much? — SI.com: Not really. But for people who do, this sounds impressive because they have a chance to play against you …
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Associated Press:
Hamels is named Series MVP — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cole Hamels won a World Series MVP award Wednesday night without throwing a pitch. — Only fitting, because he owned October all the way. — Hamels made five postseason starts for the Philadelphia Phillies and went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA …
JSOnline:
Brewers claim third baseman from Cubs — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Philadelphia - The Brewers claimed third baseman Casey McGehee off waivers from the Chicago Cubs today and placed him on their 40-man roster. — To clear a spot on their roster, the Brewers designated infielder Joe Dillon for assignment.
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JSOnline:
Will Maddux stay? — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Philadelphia - As we wait for the World Series to end so the Brewers can name Ken Macha as their new manager, I'm hearing that Macha might have to find a new pitching coach. — The Texas Rangers are very interested …
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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.”
Peter Mucha / Philly.com:
Can fans buy beer after 7th inning tonight? — With 5-1/2 innings of World Series Game 5 already in the books, a question arises of great concern to many Phillies fans going to Citizens Bank Park tonight: — Will beer sales be cut off after the seventh inning?
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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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