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George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees reach new deal with Long, begin planning offseason — Tweet — ARLINGTON, Texas — According to multiple industry sources, Kevin Long and the Yankees have agreed to a three-year deal that runs concurrent with the pact manager Joe Girardi recently signed.
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Jim Salisbury / CSNPhilly.com:
Davey Lopes Will Not Return to Phils in '11 — An important contributor to the Phillies' rise to the top of the National League East is moving on. — Davey Lopes, the Phils' first-base coach from 2007-10, told CSNPhilly.com on Monday he has informed team officials he will not return to the club in 2011.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Lopes could land in LA as first-base coach — LOS ANGELES — Four-time All-Star Davey Lopes became a prime candidate for the Dodgers' vacant first-base coaching job after resigning the same position with the Phillies on Monday. — Lopes, 65, was on the Phillies' staff from 2007-10 …
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Wallace Matthews / MLB:
Rangers CEO criticizes Yankees fans — The CEO of the Texas Rangers called New York Yankees fans “violent,” “apathetic” and “an embarrassment” for their behavior during the American League Championship Series in an interview on Monday with ESPN Radio in Dallas.
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Giants make Pat Burrell DH for Game 5 — ARLINGTON, Texas — San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy has tweaked his lineup again for Game 5 of the World Series. — Struggling Pat Burrell is back in the lineup against the Texas Rangers, but as the designated hitter instead of in left field.
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Texas stays with winning plan; SF sits Burrell
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Free Agent Market For Right-handed Starters — The free agent market for right-handed starters features an array of mediocrity. Let's break it down. — The Best Available — Five healthy right-handed starters jump out from this year's free agent class: Carl Pavano, Bronson Arroyo, Jake Westbrook, Jon Garland, and Hiroki Kuroda.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Trade Market For Right-handed Starters — It's a murky trade market for right-handed starters. We can assume certain pitchers with burdensome contracts can be had, but the availability of the more interesting names is unknown. — Bad Contracts — Derek Lowe ($30MM through '12) …
NBCSports.com:
GIANTS TOP RANGERS, MOVE TO BRINK OF TITLE — Bumgarner brilliant on mound as San Francisco takes 3-1 World Series lead — Site powered by msnbc.com Latest news: At least 7 hostages killed in rescue from Iraq church
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants' defense makes all the big plays in Game 3
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Donnie Collins / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
The official Yankees Rule 5 list — OK...so I did something smart. — I had Mark Newman — the Yankees' senior vice president of baseball operations — scour the list of Rule 5-eligible players I came up with last week for mistakes. Thankfully, he took a few minutes to do that.
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies' Tulo wins Fielding Bible Award — ARLINGTON — It's not the Rawlings Gold Glove. But Troy Tulowitzki winning The Fielding Bible Award today as the game's top defensive shortstop bodes well for the Rockies' star to win his first Gold Glove. — “It would be nice to win (Gold Glove) …
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Will Lingo / Baseball America:
Baltimore Orioles — Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched (without regard to service time) are eligible.
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Bill Ladson / All Nats All the Time:
Listach leaving Nats for Cubs — The Nationals are in need of a third-base coach because Pat Listach is leaving the organization to become the bench coach of the Cubs, according to two baseball sources. An official announcement will be made after the World Series.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks hitting coach Long agrees to pact — NEW YORK — Kevin Long will continue to dissect swings in the cages with the Yankees, agreeing to a three-year deal to stay on as hitting coach. — A baseball source confirmed the new pact for the 43-year-old Long, whose contract expired on Sunday along with the Yankees' other coaches.
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