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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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Joe Juliano / Philly.com:
Fightin' Phils are World Series champions — After 28 years, and two days of waiting for the rain to stop so that Game 5 of the World Series could resume, the wait is over. — The Phillies are the champions. — Pedro Feliz singled in pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett with the tiebreaking run …
Associated Press:
Lidge and the Phillies close out Rays, earn World Series title — PHILADELPHIA — Save the jokes, the taunts and all those insults about the losingest team in sports. — The Philadelphia Phillies just won themselves a World Series. — If that sounds strange, it was strange.
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 …
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 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 …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Brewers set to throw $100 million at CC — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.
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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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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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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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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 …
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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Associated Press:
Hamels named World 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 …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Phillies World Champions — Congratulations to the Phillies on winning the 2008 World Series. Despite all the runners left on base, despite all the outs with runners in scoring position, the Phillies kept putting men on base. They came into these last three innings with a .370 OBA …
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