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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Herzog has an idea for weather issue — PHILADELPHIA — If you thought this baseball season has lasted too long into wintry weather — Wednesday's resumption of World Series Game 5 was the second-latest by date in history — this is nothing compared to what the potential is for next year.
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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Phils win first World Series since 1980 — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—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 …
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St. Petersburg Times:
Rays miracle season over, but its effects will last — Eric Hinske, after striking out to end Game 5 of the World Series, bows his head as Philadelphia Phillies players rush the field in celebration. — Times] — GAME 5: Phillies 4, Rays 3 — PhilLies win series 4-1 — Get Full coverage, Section X
Marc Topkin / The Heater:Rays, Phillies getting ready to resume
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:Phinally ... Phillies win World Series, beat Rays in Game 5
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Joe Sheehan / Unfiltered:One Plate Appearance — Every day, you get the chance to second-guess managers.
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New York Post:
YANKEES MAY GUN FOR MANNY — PHILADELPHIA -Manny Ramirez doesn't fit the Yankees' desire to get younger and more athletic, but several industry sources believe the Yankees will make a serious push for the free agent to play right field next year. — Though GM Brian Cashman …
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Ned Colletti says club hopes to talk to Manny Ramirez's agent soon — General manager says re-signing the outfielder is one of the team's top three priorities this off-season. — Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday his communication with agent Scott Boras …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Colletti has full plate for offseason — Dodgers GM holds in-depth organizational meeting — LOS ANGELES — While the Phillies celebrate their championship, the Dodgers are back to the drawing board trying to win one. — General manager Ned Colletti held an all-encompassing organizational meeting …
ESPN:
‘Relieved’ Tazawa not drafted in Japan, eyes MLB — TOKYO — Junichi Tazawa, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher who wants to play in the major leagues, was passed over by Japan's 12 professional teams in Thursday's amateur draft. — Tazawa, whose fastball reaches 97 mph …
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Associated Press:
Pres. Bush offers congrats to champion Phillies … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush has called the president of the Philadelphia Phillies to congratulate the National League team on winning this year's World Series. — White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said that Bush talked to David Montgomery …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Source: Marlins near trade with KC — Florida would receive Nunez in exchange for Jacobs — MIAMI — With the World Series now completed, the hot stove season is set to get under way. — Already, there is some activity. — According to a league source, the Marlins are close to trading …
Danny Wild / MLB.com:
Venditte the best from every angle — Ambidextrous closer earns MiLBY for Best Short-Season Reliever — Pat Venditte has heard it all before. — The Yankees prospect made his unassuming professional debut back in June, and within moments, he became the buzz of the baseball universe.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Floyd may call it quits — PHILADELPHIA - Cliff Floyd may have worn a major-league uniform for the final time in a 16-year big-league career. Floyd, who turns 36 this winter, tore the labrum in his right shoulder diving back into second base during Game 2 of the World Series and eventually …
Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
The Big Chase — Rain or shine, the Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Series champions. Congratulations go out to all of the players, coaches, staff, Charlie Manuel, Pat Gillick, ownership, and the City of Brotherly Love. — As a Long Beach native, I am extremely happy for Chase Utley.
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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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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)
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