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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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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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Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Rangers preparing to face Giants in World Series — ARLINGTON, Texas—Texas Rangers slugger Vladimir Guerrero will likely start one of the first two games in the World Series at San Francisco. — Guerrero is normally the designated hitter for the Rangers.
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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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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Lincecum plans to kick off WS despite relief — Giants starter faces three batters but still likely to start Game 1 — PHILADEPHIA — Tim Lincecum pitched to three batters in the eighth inning of the Giants' pennant clincher on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park, but don't expect …
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Giants NL Champions
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
How 'bout them Rangers? — Dispatch Yankees 6-1 in ALCS Game 6 …
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Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Morning after becoming A.L. Champs things
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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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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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Jayson Stark / MLB:
San Francisco Giants have tall task ahead in trying to close …
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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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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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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
With right pitch, Greinke could be pried from K.C. — By any standard, Zack Greinke had a bad year. — As much as things went right in 2009, when the Royals righthander won the American League Cy Young Award, a lot went wrong this season as his ERA rose by two runs (to 4.17 from 2.16).
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