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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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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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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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Associated Press and MLB Rumors
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Tense third inning lights fire under Giants — Benches clear as Sanchez, Utley — who have history — have words — PHILADELPHIA — Tensions in the hard-fought National League Championship Series boiled over in the third inning of Game 6 at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night.
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The Good Phight
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Giants NL Champions — Coming into the NLCS, I thought the Giants could hang with the Phillies in terms of power. The teams came into game six even in home runs, and Juan Uribe gave the Giants the edge tonight with a solo shot to win the game 3-2. The Giants bullpen did a terrific job …
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
San Francisco Giants have tall task ahead in trying to close out the Philadelphia Phillies — S.F. doesn't make things simple, and the Phillies have no plans on helping make it easier … PHILADELPHIA — Theoretically, the Giants still remain firmly in control of the National League Championship Series, as Game 6 looms Saturday.
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Bill Conlin / Philly.com:
Howard should sit in Game 6 for the good of the Phillies
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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Series win could keep Lee with Rangers
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
How 'bout them Rangers? — Dispatch Yankees 6-1 in ALCS Game 6 …
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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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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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Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Morning after becoming A.L. Champs things
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AdamMcCalvy / Brew Beat:
Sveum says he's returning as hitting coach — UPDATE again at 9:26: Melvin says in a statement that the team's managerial candidates are on board with Sveum returning. See below. — UPDATE at 8:46 p.m. CT: The Brewers confirm that Sveum has been given a two-year extension.
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Boston Globe:
Henry confirms Farrell is new Blue Jays coach — 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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Associated Press:
Sweeping statement: Astros rock Wagner, Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Craig Biggio learned enough from watching Billy Wagner pitch to know how to beat his former teammate. — Biggio hit a three-run homer off Wagner with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros completed …
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Phillies Nation
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Josh Byrnes Still Has Five Years Left on Pact with D-Backs — The 40 year old Byrnes was fired as general manager of the Diamondbacks during the 2010 season, and was replaced by former Met Jerry DiPoto, who was replaced by Kevin Towers, but will remain with the Diamondbacks organization.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Vazquez would be interested in pitching for Nats — NEW YORK — Yankees right-hander Javier Vazquez would be interested in playing on an East Coast team next season, including the Nationals, according to a baseball source close to the hurler. — Vazquez is expected to become a free agent after the World Series is over.
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