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Michael Hiestand / USA Today:
MLB, Fox turn back World Series clock with earlier start times — Major League Baseball and Fox will announce today a real TV throwback: World Series action starting before 8 p.m. ET. — That hasn't happened, in a regularly scheduled weeknight Series game, in at least 34 years.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
World Series games will start earlier — MLB, FOX Sports respond to concerns of fans — World Series games this October will start approximately 40 minutes earlier, a concerted response by FOX Sports and Major League Baseball to concerns about late broadcasts inconveniencing East Coast and young fans.
Keitholbermann / Baseball Nerd:
Vin Scully, Voice Of The Yankees — The advent of the Mets' annual visit to Dodger Stadium always reminds me of one of the greatest baseball stories nobody tells. — Let's correct that. — A decade ago, when I was still working full-time in sports and in Los Angeles …
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Juan Pierre, All-Star? — Let's face it: The longer Juan Pierre bangs the ball like he has been this season — particularly in the last 10 games — the more likely it is that he could complete the improbable journey from the bench to the All-Star Game in two months.
Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Cashman: “The most important thing is performance” — A big thank you to Times-Tribune photographer Jason Farmer to passing along some of his extra photos from today's game. — Last time Chien-Ming Wang pitched for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, general manager Brian Cashman more or less told us …
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Scott Proctor's Arm
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wells swings against PED users — Former Yanks hurler weighs in on Clemens, Rodriguez — NEW YORK — Former big leaguer David Wells came out swinging Sunday against those who have used performance-enhancing drugs, counting the achievements of former teammate Roger Clemens …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Kershaw flirts with no-no in Dodgers' win — Leadoff double by Ross in eighth ends 21-year-old's bid — MIAMI — Clayton Kershaw was being compared to Sandy Koufax before he pitched in a Major League game, so while Sunday marked the first time in his brief career that he flirted with a no-hitter …
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Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Idol: Meet the Finalists by Baseball Prospectus — Meet the Finalists — It is our privilege to present the slate of competitors in the first-ever edition of Prospectus Idol. The objective of this competition is to find a new Baseball Prospectus columnist …
Daniel Kaplan / SportsBusiness Journal:
Three banks set to finance Cubs purchase — Chicago Cubs buyer Tom Ricketts is close to lining up three banks to arrange the $450 million financing necessary to complete his acquisition of the team, financial sources said, positioning him to clear a substantial hurdle in the long-running sale of the club.
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Hardball
Sam Page / Amazin' Avenue:
An Open Letter To ESPN — To whom it may concern: — Please remove Steve Phillips from all of your baseball broadcasts. During Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter, Phillips has been a relatively unspectacular commentator. Allowing Phillips to speak outside of these timed …
Pete Toms / The Biz of Baseball:
LWIB - International Signing Period, Secondary Tix, Andy Oliver Case — User Rating: / 0 — PoorBest … THE INTERNATIONAL SIGNING PERIOD — LWIB included several media reports which reminded us the international signing period is only several weeks away.
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Hardball Times
Matt Gagne / NY Daily News:
Mauer blocks Gardner at plate after fake throw to 1st — The play at the plate felt more like a dive for the pylon - and Brett Gardner was stopped at the goal line. — With the Yanks and Twins tied in the bottom of the ninth Sunday, Gardner made a wild sprint for home but Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer got …
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It is about the money, stupid
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Redding ready to join Mets rotation — New York (21-16) at Los Angeles (26-13), 10:10 p.m. ET — SAN FRANCISCO — When the Mets began signing starting pitchers in bunches late last offseason, luring Tim Redding and Livan Hernandez and Freddy Garcia to camp, they were effectively taking …
Associated Press:
Lineup-card error forces pitcher to hit — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An error on the Tampa Bay Rays' official lineup card forced starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine to bat in Sunday's game against Cleveland. — The Rays listed Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria as the third baseman on the card given …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:Tampa Bay Rays' clubhouse, like club, lacks spark
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