Top News:
Jeff Caplan / ESPN:
Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz left Game 5 early with hamstring tightness but says he'll play in Game 6. … NEW YORK — Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz said he will be fine for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series after leaving Wednesday's Game 5 in the fifth inning because of his troublesome left hamstring.
Discussion:
It's About The Money and Yahoo! Sports
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ESPN:
Mark Teixeira removed from New York Yankees roster … NEW YORK — All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira's season is over, and switch-hitter Lance Berkman will replace him at first base in the New York Yankees' starting lineup for Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.
Discussion:
Boston Globe and Associated Press
Associated Press:
CC Sabathia keeps Yankees alive in ALCS — NEW YORK — CC Sabathia pitched like a champion, and the New York Yankees are heading for Texas. A whole lot better than heading home. — Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano hit consecutive homers to build an early cushion, Sabathia made the lead stand …
New York Post:
Girardi's decision to leave Burnett on mound backfires for Yankees — Tweet — One important decision was removed for manager Joe Girardi yesterday — but not the one the Yankees needed. — He will not have a chance to be considered to manage the Cubs, who instead of waiting …
Discussion:
NY Daily News, Chicago Breaking Sports, Bluebird Banter, Subway Squawkers and The Joy of Sox
Associated Press:
Yankees 1B Teixeira leaves ALCS Game 4 with strained hamstring
Discussion:
Athletics Nation, Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated and Yahoo! Sports
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
ALCS Game 4 updates
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Ross, Sandoval, Giants Take 5-4 Lead in Game 4 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run double in the sixth inning just moments after his first try at a go-ahead hit was ruled foul and the San Francisco Giants took a 5-4 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies after six innings …
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
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Jack McCaffery / Delaware County Times:
Charlie needs to shake up Phillies lineup now — For the 12th time in a tease of a baseball season, the Phillies were shut out Tuesday, rapping three singles, never approaching third base, never threatening to win Game 3 of the NLCS. — They were flimsy at the top of their order, soft in the middle, broken at the end.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com, The Good Phight and Phillies Nation
Ian Begley / ESPN:
Man who ran on field at Yankee Stadium to be arraigned Thursday — The man who ran onto the Yankee Stadium field to confront Alex Rodriguez during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series will be arraigned at his bedside at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx on Thursday …
Discussion:
HardballTalk
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Ben Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: Alex Rodriguez target of man
Discussion:
Fanhouse MLB Blog, The Big Lead and The LoHud Yankees Blog
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Listach pleased after interview with Brewers — Nationals coach a candidate for Milwaukee managerial vacancy — Nationals third-base coach Pat Listach met for two hours on Tuesday with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin and assistant GM Gord Ash about Milwaukee's vacant managerial position.
Discussion:
JSOnline
Sean McAdam / Comcast SportsNet:
Source: Red Sox coaches Hale, Farrell among three finalists for Blue Jays' manager's job — Two Red Sox coaches — bench coach DeMarlo Hale and pitching coach John Farrell — appear to be on the short list of finalists for the Toronto Blue Jays' managerial job, according to an industry source.
Discussion:
Full Count, MLB Rumors, NESN.com and New York Post
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Hillman likely to become Dodgers' bench coach — Former skipper would provide experience behind Mattingly — LOS ANGELES — Former Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman has emerged as the front-runner to be bench coach on Dodgers rookie manager Don Mattingly's staff, according to baseball sources.
Discussion:
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness and 6-4-2
Arizona Republic:
D-Backs to tab Montgomery as scouting director — The Diamondbacks are expected to name Ray Montgomery their new scouting director, with an announcement likely to come early next week. — Montgomery, 41, has spent the past eight seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
Discussion:
AZ Snakepit
Mike Sielski / Wall Street Journal:
Lee's Price Climbs Ever Higher — How the Luxury Tax Could Price the Yankees Out of the Market for the Rangers Ace in the Offseason — It was a testament to how well Cliff Lee pitched Monday in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series—eight shutout innings, two hits, 13 strikeouts …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Finally healthy, Derek Norris takes on the Arizona Fall League — When Nationals catching prospect Derek Norris arrived in the Florida Instructional League last month, he was amazed when he took his first few swings. Norris, the Nationals' top position player prospect before they drafted Bryce Harper, felt no pain in his left hand.
Discussion:
Federal Baseball and Talking Chop
San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. Giants' Matt Cain becomes a big-game pitcher — Matt Cain needed this win. His teammates won't say it. His manager won't say it. He won't, and shouldn't, admit it. — But his 3-0 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday in Game 3 of the NLCS validated him as a force in the game …
Discussion:
ESPN
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Cain pitches game of career to subdue Phillies
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
