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Reuters:
World Series Game Two Starter Wilson Builds on Lee Lessons — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Texas Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson has relished following the lead set by fellow left-hander Cliff Lee this season, a masterclass he plans to build on in the World Series against the San Francisco Giants.
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Bonds has ‘gift,’ wants to be coach — SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record. Now he wants to follow Big Mac into the coaching profession some day. — Bonds spoke just outside the Giants' clubhouse before Game 1 of the World Series against the Rangers on Wednesday night.
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Associated Press:
GIANTS ROUGH UP LEE, RANGERS IN GAME 1 ROUT — Sanchez has four doubles, Uribe hits 3-run homer in 11-7 victory
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Associated Press:
Bumbles & Fumbles as Texas Falls 11-7 to Giants — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bumbling on the bases and fumbling on the field did in the Texas Rangers. — Their manager didn't help, either. — That's what a first World Series appearance will do to a team. — In Wednesday night's dismal 11-7 loss …
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Vladimir Guerrero's rough night puts Game 2 start at risk — SAN FRANCISCO —After watching Vladimir Guerrero's — two-error hatchet job in right field on Wednesday night, you'd think that Ron Washington would admit to reconsidering the use of his slugger for the World Series games that are played at AT&T Park.
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Larry Fine / Reuters:
Lee And Lincecum In Mutual Admiration Before World Series Duel
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New York Post:
Strong-willed manager for Mets not in Alderson's view — Mets on Twitter — Tweet — Sandy Alderson almost certainly will hire a low-profile manager for the Mets whose main focus will be to carry out the vision of the new general manager without drama.
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Girardi to return to Yankees for 3 years, $9M — Tweet — The Yankees and Joe Girardi are closing in on a three-year contract that will pay him $9 million, The Post has learned. — Girardi would receive a bump from a contract that expires Saturday that paid him $7.5 million over three years.
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New York Post:
Potential candidates to be the Mets' next manager — Mets on Twitter — Tweet — Sandy Alderson has yet to be introduced as the Mets' new general manager, but an early list of possible managerial candidates is starting to emerge. Here's a look. — Contenders — Clint Hurdle
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Original A's analyst discusses Alderson
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Steve Popper / Amazin' Stories:
Mets and Alderson agree in principle
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Andy Martino / Surfing The Mets:
GM hiring nuggets: Alderson, Daniels, Ryan, Ricco etc.
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Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
It's time to say you're sorry, Sandy — Fans deserve a mea culpa from Alderson, who didn't speak up during steroids era — In a lot of ways, Sandy Alderson comes to the New York Mets out of central casting. A Marine, Vietnam vet, Harvard Law grad, architect of a winner …
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Lance Berkman, Kerry Wood out — NEW YORK — As expected, the Yankees declined to pick up the options of Lance Berkman ($15 million), Kerry Wood ($11 million) and Nick Johnson ($5.5 million with a $250,000 club buyout) on Wednesday. — But at least one of them, Wood …
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Willie Mays sick, misses World Series 1st pitch honor — SAN FRANCISCO — Willie Mays was sick and missed throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the World Series opener. — Mays was announced earlier Wednesday on a list of six Hall of Famers to throw out first pitches before Wednesday night's game against the Texas Rangers.
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Gary Hoenig / ESPN:
Still a Giants fan, after all these years
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MLB.com:
Postgame interview with Lincecum, Sanchez — Q. Could you talk about those first couple innings. It looked pretty shaky there, particularly the play at third. What were you thinking? — TIM LINCECUM: Yeah, a little bit of a brain fart there, not really knowing the situation.
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Manuel on Werth, Contract, and the World Series — If I had told you a year ago that you'd be watching Cliff Lee pitch in the World Series tonight, I'm sure you would have been ecstatic. Well, as Charlie Manuel likes to say: Funny game, this baseball. — Manuel said a lot of other stuff today …
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Daniels: I did not ask Mets to wait — SAN FRANCISCO — Texas general manager Jon Daniels is a Queens native and a hot commodity these days, but says he did not ask the Mets to delay plans to hire a GM until after the World Series so that he would be free to take the job.
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