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Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Rangers preparing to face Giants in World Series — ARLINGTON, Texas—Cliff Lee threw a bullpen session and took batting practice Sunday. — The Texas Rangers are getting ready for their first World Series, and the opener will be at San Francisco, where their ace left-hander will be pitching …
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Jeff Caplan / ESPN:
Vladimir Guerrero in OF in Game 1 or 2 … ARLINGTON, Texas — Without the benefit of the designated hitter in Games 1 and 2 of the World Series at San Francisco, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said Sunday he will start Vladimir Guerrero in the field in one of the first two games.
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Todd Wills / MLB.com:
Long layoff between starts no big deal to Lee — Rangers ace prepares for Game 1 after eight days' rest — ARLINGTON — If it seems like Cliff Lee is on cruise control when he pitches, it's probably because he's like that all of the time. — He was in that mode Sunday afternoon …
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Roy Oswalt / Yahoo! Sports:
Rangers' Molina gets a ring no matter what — Talk about having your bases covered. Bengie Molina — would get a World Series championship ring regardless of whether the Texas Rangers or San Francisco Giants win it all. He is about to become the first catcher in baseball history …
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MLB Rumors and Associated Press
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Giants NL Champions
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Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Morning after becoming A.L. Champs things
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Associated Press:
In World Series or bust season, Phillies come up short — PHILADELPHIA — Having the best record in baseball meant little in October for the Philadelphia Phillies. — The two-time defending NL champions came up short in a year where nothing less than a World Series title would be considered success.
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Associated Press:
Uribe's blast helps Giants win NL pennant, World Series berth — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Francisco's in for a treat. The Giants are heading to the World Series. — Juan Uribe (FSY) hit a tiebreaking homer off Ryan Madson (FSY) with two outs in the eighth inning and the Giants held off …
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
San Francisco Giants have tall task ahead in trying to close …
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The Good Phight, The700Level.com, baseballmusings.com and Boston Globe
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Damaso Marte out until all-star break — In a shocking upset, a player has arrived on locker clean-out day. — That player was one of the least likely to be here: Left-handed reliever Damaso Marte who just walked in with his left arm in a sling. I have to assume that means he had the surgery …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Marte won't throw until July after surgery — Rest, rehab weren't enough to heal labrum tear in shoulder — NEW YORK — Damaso Marte's left arm was in a sling Sunday as he gathered belongings from his Yankee Stadium locker, having undergone surgery that figures to keep him out of action until late next season.
Boston Globe:
Henry confirms Farrell is new Blue Jays manager — The Toronto Blue Jays have yet to acknowledge that Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell is their new manager. But Red Sox owner John Henry confirmed it last night. — “The Jays are getting a great baseball man and a great person,” Henry wrote in an e-mail to the Globe.
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sox1fan.com, Over the Monster, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Fanhouse MLB Blog
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Mets Face a Deadline on Keeping Takahashi — Because of a relatively obscure major league contract rule, the Mets have less than one week to re-sign the left-handed pitcher Hisanori Takahashi or lose him to another team. If Takahashi is not signed by Oct. 31, he can become a free agent …
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CSNCalifornia.com:
A's Announce Curt Young Leaving as Pitching Coach — OAKLAND - The Oakland Athletics announced today that Curt Young has decided not to accept the A's contract offer to return as pitching coach next season. Young, who served as Oakland's pitching coach the past seven years …
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HardballTalk and Athletics Nation
Tom Scocca / Scocca:
It's No-More-Yankee-Fans Day! — Some people wait for that warm spring day when summer dresses and tank tops come out on the streets of New York all at once. Me, I cherish a particular day in the fall, a day that some years sadly never comes. But when it does come, it's a beautiful …
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