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Dan Rosenheck / Bats:
Keeping Score: Did Lincecum Pitch Better Than Halladay? — On Wednesday evening, Roy Halladay became an answer to two trivia questions ("Name the only pitchers to throw postseason no-hitters" and “Name the only pitchers to throw two no-hitters in the same season"), and pictures of his triumph …
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
With Lincecum Pitching, a Lead Feels Insurmountable — SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum climbed atop a small stage Wednesday and sat down to answer questions from the news media, moments after Roy Halladay finished off his no-hitter in Philadelphia. — Lincecum's seat was barely warm when he was asked if he had seen Halladay's gem.
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Mandy Housenick / Press Association:
Roy Halladay's humbleness, work ethic much appreciated — PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay excels at many things. — Being the center of attention is not one of them. — Halladay, who threw the second no-hitter in more than 100 years of postseason major league baseball on Wednesday …
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Oswalt now in a perfect spot — Phillies' starter follows Halladay — New Phillie Roy Oswalt has never lost a game at Citizens Bank Park (9-0, 2.10 ERA). — PHILADELPHIA — Top that. — Long before Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, Roy Oswalt …
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Roy Halladay / Yahoo! Sports:
Twins' misgivings about umpire were justified — MINNEAPOLIS - One by one, they scurried up the tunnel to witness the latest umpiring disgrace. By now, the Minnesota Twins are used to crucial calls in the postseason going against them, though that doesn't make them any less masochistic about it.
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New York Post:
Crucial hits make Berkman true member of Yankees — Tweet — MINNEAPOLIS — Lance Berkman resided in an interesting place as he came to bat in the fifth inning last night. Technically, he was a Yankee. He had the uniform, drew a paycheck signed by a Steinbrenner, enjoyed the company of a clubhouse saturated with All-Stars.
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Associated Press:
Yanks head home with 2-0 series lead over Twins — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees stumbled through September and landed in the AL wild-card spot. — As the Minnesota Twins can attest, the Yankees are hardly an underdog in October.
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Tim Sullivan / SignOnSanDiego.com:
Moorad wishes he'd spoken up about Burrell — Looking back, maybe Jeff Moorad should have meddled. Maybe the Padres' CEO should have insisted that his baseball staff take a second look at Pat Burrell and, if necessary, a third. — Maybe Moorad could have prevented the San Francisco Giants …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets set sights on Sandy Alderson, White Sox assistant GM Rick Hahn as general manager candidates — MLB Consultant for Dominican Operations Sandy Alderson visits the New York Mets Dominican Summer League facility. He might be more involved with the Mets very soon.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Byrnes, Alderson believed to be among names on Mets' GM list
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Fred Goodall / Associated Press:
Rangers on the brink of first playoff series win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Following Cliff Lee in the postseason is a tough act, yet C.J. Wilson made it look easy. — Now, the Texas Rangers are up 2- in their AL division series against the Tampa Bay Rays, with a chance to make franchise history …
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Steve Dilbeck / Dodgers Blog:
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: Frank McCourt back running team — see, he is the owner — Sound the trumpets, pop the champagne, cue the confetti ... Frank McCourt is back in charge! — And here you thought this couldn't possibly get any more fun. — Those crazy Dodgers, it's always something.
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True Blue LA, 6-4-2 and baseballmusings.com
Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
MLB players want offseason meeting — PHILADELPHIA — Representatives from the Major League Baseball Players' Association are trying to organize what would be a rare meeting between umpires, players and the commissioner's office to discuss growing concerns about the state of umpiring in Major League Baseball.
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Mark Townsend / Yahoo! Sports:
Upon further review: Buster Posey out from here to San Jose — The epidemic is spreading. — From St. Petersburg to Minneapolis to the city by the bay, controversial calls are already beginning to overtake the 2010 MLB Playoffs. — While each call has had an impact …
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Zito off roster for this series, source says — The Giants this morning will announce a Division Series roster that does not include pitcher Barry Zito, the team's highest-paid player, a source said Wednesday night, several hours after manager Bruce Bochy said either Madison Bumgarner …
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Barry Zito left off Giants' roster
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