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Associated Press:
Charmed Giants Just One Win From World Series — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants keep showing that building a loaded, All-Star lineup isn't the only way to make a deep October run. — The second-chance players and homegrown talent can pay big dividends this time of year, too.
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Yahoo! Sports:
Phillies show signs of panic in Game 4 loss — SAN FRANCISCO - The chinks in these impermeable Philadelphia Phillies keep emerging, and the latest Wednesday night revealed an ugly truth: Not only are the Phillies one game away from extinction by the San Francisco Giants, they are turning into an awfully panicky bunch.
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Blogging Baseball and Yahoo! Sports
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Giants take 3-1 NLCS lead on Phillies as Juan Uribe sacrifice fly off Roy Oswalt wins Game 4, 6-5 — Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval pumps his fist after hitting a two-run double in the sixth inning. He and catcher Buster Posey (below, tagging Carlos Ruiz) are key players in a Game 4 win.
Jack McCaffery / Delaware County Times:
Charlie needs to shake up Phillies lineup now
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Baseball Prospectus, Phillies Nation, The Good Phight, Viva El Birdos and baseballmusings.com
Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Rangers' manager sits on hands (again) — I know I said I would lay off Ron Washington. — Really, though? — Washington's decision to start Matt Treanor in Game 5 was ... questionable, at best. But we might at least understand the rationale: Treanor began serving as C.J. Wilson's personal catcher …
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Baseball Time in Arlington
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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 …
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Hardball Times, Boston Herald, USA Today and TSN.ca
ESPN:
Mark Teixeira removed from New York Yankees roster
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ESPN, Boston Globe and Associated Press
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.
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It's About The Money and Yahoo! Sports
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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.
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HardballTalk, Mike Scioscia's tragic illness and 6-4-2
Mike Schmidt / Associated Press:
Where did the hitters go in October? — The playoffs have followed the regular season trend back to pitching dominance. Not that aces haven't done this in past postseasons, it's just that their supremacy this year stands out. — Roy Halladay's no-hitter, Tim Lincecum's 14 strikeouts …
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Walkoff Walk
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.
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AZ Snakepit
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.
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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.
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Full Count, Boston Globe, MLB Rumors, NESN.com and New York Post
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 …
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HardballTalk
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 …
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