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Associated Press:
Lewis, bats finally ring up Giants — Tex message sent — ARLINGTON, Texas - Back in Texas. Back in the World Series. — The Rangers, behind emerging October ace Colby Lewis, came home and threw themselves the biggest tailgate party of them all, beating San Francisco, 4-2, last night and cutting the Giants' Series edge to 2-1.
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Boston Globe, baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
How 'bout them Rangers! Texas takes Game 3 — Moreland, Hamilton each go deep to back dazzling Lewis — ARLINGTON — Second baseman Ian Kinsler laughed in the clubhouse when he was asked if this was the real Rangers that showed up at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday night.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Now it's a real Series — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — ARLINGTON, Texas - Not only did Rangers manager Ron Washington join Giants counterpart Bruce Bochy on the All-Genius Team last night, but a far more important development transpired.
Discussion:
Lookout Landing
Richard / SportsJustice:
Now you know why Ed Wade acquired Miguel Tejada, Mike Hampton, etc. — Now you know why it was easy to believe Astros general manager Ed Wade had done the right thing when he took a chance on Miguel Tejada. This World Series is for you, Ed. — He went out and got Pedro Feliz for the same reason he got Miguel Tejada.
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus and Lone Star Ball
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Rangers' Colby Lewis has been second to none
Discussion:
Halos Heaven, baseballmusings.com and Baseball Prospectus
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Source: Joe Girardi, Dave Eiland at odds starting in June — NEW YORK — Although Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he had no prior knowledge that pitching coach Dave Eiland would be fired following the season, a person with knowledge of the relationship between Eiland and Girardi said it went south …
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TYU, Bronx Baseball Daily and HardballTalk
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Dave Eiland blasts ESPNNewYork.com report on his relationship with Yankees skipper Joe Girardi — ARLINGTON - Dave Eiland has been silent since Monday's announcement that he would not return to the Yankees, but the former pitching coach shot down a report that his relationship …
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Billy Beane says Sandy Alderson is perfect guy to lead Mets — Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane knows exactly why Sandy Alderson can stare into the Mets' abyss and see hope. “It's because Sandy loves a challenge,” he said. “The big thing is how knows it's not how quickly …
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Mets Merized Online, MetsBlog.com and Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Alderson ‘suspected’ Canseco used steroids
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NESN.com and HardballTalk
David Waldstein / Bats:
Mets' Offer to Takahashi Is for Only a Year — ARLINGTON, Tex. — Unless the Mets significantly increase their initial offer to the left-hander Hisanori Takahashi, he is almost certain to leave the team. Takahashi wants a two- or three-year deal, but the Mets' original incentive-laden offer was for only one guaranteed year.
Discussion:
HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Who's the man for Mets?
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MLB.com, HardballTalk and MetsBlog.com
Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Sources: The Arizona Diamondbacks will make a play for Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko. — Paul Konerko may have played his last game as a member of the White Sox. — Konerko, a free agent five days after the 2010 World Series ends, will be an offseason priority of the Arizona Diamondbacks …
Discussion:
MLB Rumors and Sox Machine
Associated Press:
Bochy: Guillen Off Roster Because of Neck Injury — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he decided to leave Jose Guillen off the postseason roster before learning of the outfielder's alleged link to a federal investigation into shipments of performance-enhancing drugs.
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USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Associated Press and Athletics Nation
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Pot charge casts doubt on Cubs' bullpen catcher's job — Cubs bullpen catcher Corey Miller's four-year tenure with the team likely is over after he was busted for marijuana possession Saturday while driving through Lincoln, Neb., earlier this week. His contract with the team expires Monday.
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HardballTalk
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Cory Matteson / Lincoln Journal Star:
Cubs bullpen catcher ticketed during stop that nets 8.4 pounds of pot
Discussion:
Fanhouse MLB Blog and ESPN
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Source: Sox' Williams would give Quentin for Rasmus — If it's not nailed down or named “Reinsdorf,” White Sox general manager Ken Williams will try to trade it — as supported by a Sun-Times report Friday that Williams had offered manager Ozzie Guillen to the Florida Marlins for highly touted outfielder Mike Stanton.
Discussion:
Chicago Breaking Sports, MLB Rumors, MLB Daily Dish, Sox Machine, Brew Crew Ball, South Side Sox, HardballTalk and Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
No talk of using Lee for Game 4, Washington says — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington says he hasn't had any conversations with Cliff Lee about the possibility of the ace left-hander pitching Game 4 on short rest. — When asked about it before Game 3 on Saturday …
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ESPN and Boston Globe
