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Rev Halofan / Halos Heaven:
Mariano Rivera Spitball: Video Evidence? — Personally, the video you are about to watch is pretty amazing: I would say this is pretty conclusive evidence of why Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera is able to throw only one pitch that has unpredictable, yet precise movement.
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Boston Globe, Fack Youk, Deadspin, Walkoff Walk, Bronx Baseball Daily, tedquarters.net and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Internet controversy of the day! Does Rivera throw a spitter? — Just weeks after the “Joe Mauer stealing signs” story momentarily shut down the Internet, it looks like baseball has another Zapruder film poised to make headlines — no matter if it's just a case of a weird camera angles and some strange transition trickery.
New York Post:
MLB: No evidence Rivera threw spitter — The Commissioners Office reviewed available video and still photography from Mariano Rivera spitting toward a baseball in ALCS Game 3 and “found no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball,” a spokesman for the commissioner told the Post.
JSOnline:
Brewers pick Peterson to straighten out arms — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — As new pitching coach of the Milwaukee Brewers, Rick Peterson is no stranger to manager Ken Macha or bench coach Willie Randolph. — The Brewers have selected Peterson to help turn around …
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JSOnline:
Peterson gets 2-year deal — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The Brewers just announced the hiring of new pitching coach Rick Peterson, who received a two-year deal. — The club also announced that bullpen coach Stan Kyles will be returning for the 2010 season.
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Mathis' walk-off double closes ALCS gap — Angels catcher delivers in 11th as series narrows to 2-1 — ANAHEIM — The Angels looked dead in the waters of the nearby Pacific. — Scarcely a red-clad creature was stirring in the fifth inning on Monday at Angel Stadium …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Phillies walk off into history — Rollins' double with two outs in ninth gives Phillies win, 3-1 NLCS lead over Dodgers … PHILADELPHIA — The magic is in the moment. — The frozen moment when a baseball soars through the night and your mind begins to understand what's unfolding before your eyeballs.
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Boras making pitch for Damon's free agency — ANAHEIM - Super agent Scott Boras already is putting together his talking points for Johnny Damon's free agency this winter. — Boras chatted briefly with a few reporters from his field-level suite directly behind home plate before Monday's Game 3 between the Angels and the Yankees.
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Scott Lauber / delawareonline:
Williams thinks Utley's woes stem from injury — Second baseman says he's fine — just like he did before hip surgery last year — PHILADELPHIA — Mitch Williams has watched the replays. He has heard the theories and the invocations of the names Steve Sax and Chuck Knoblauch.
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Dante Wesley / Yahoo! Sports:
Overrated Torre gets exposed — PHILADELPHIA - One look at Alex Rodriguez — this postseason, just killing everything he sees, and it's evident: Something is different. Left unsaid is the reason he dare not mention, because A-Rod has finally learned that sometimes the truth is best read between the lines.
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Phun Phillie Phacts — Actually, this should probably be called “Random Phillie Phacts,” but then I couldn't get the stupid “Ph” thing in the front of all three words. . . . Well, the Phillies are not only defending World Series champs, but doing pretty good for themselves so far this postseason.
Globe and Mail:
News Search News — Weather - Video - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Columnists - Swine flu story archive - Behind the Veil — We're getting worked up for another day of post-season baseball and wondering whether Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets release Takahashi — Left-handed reliever appeared in 28 games in 2009 — NEW YORK — The first player personnel move the Mets have made since the end of their broken season is the removal of left-handed relief pitcher Ken Takahashi. He was released Tuesday.
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MetsBlog.com
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' options at third will start with Freese — Last season third base represented the Cardinals' greatest offensive frustration. — Next season the position provides a most obvious choice between pricey experience and more economic potential. — Only a week has passed since team …
Jesse Spector / Touching Base:
Blogger Nine Innings: Steve Keane — The Mets haven't been playing for weeks, but Mets fans are still taking their time to get over the disastrous season that transpired in Flushing this year. That includes blogger Steve Keane of The Eddie Kranepool Society, who stops by Touching Base today …
Larry Larue / Mariners Insider:
Kenji Johjima opts out of final two years — One of the thorniest issues the Seattle Mariners faced - what to do with catcher Kenji Johjima - has been resolved: The 33-year-old catcher has decided to return to Japan with two years left on his contract. — “After lots of very deep thought …
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