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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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Ben Shpigel / Bats:
Rangers Owner Rips Yankees Fans, Then Apologizes — ARLINGTON, Tex. — With the Cliff Lee free-agency sweepstakes set to begin, one of the Texas Rangers' new owners launched a preemptive strike on Monday by criticizing Yankees fans for their “violent” and “apathetic” behavior during the American League Championship Series.
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It's About The Money
Associated Press:
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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baseballmusings.com, ESPN, MLB, Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants' defense makes all the big plays in Game 3
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baseballmusings.com and Boston Globe
NBCSports.com:
GIANTS TOP RANGERS, MOVE TO BRINK OF TITLE
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NBCSports.com and HardballTalk
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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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.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks hitting coach Long agrees to pact
Discussion:
Pinstriped Bible and Fanhouse MLB Blog
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) …
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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.
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Harlem Learns Immortalizing Mays Isn't Easy — The last time the Giants won the World Series, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, Elvis Presley was starting out and “On the Waterfront” won the best picture Oscar. The team also played in New York at the Polo Grounds, where Willie Mays roamed center field …
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baseballmusings.com
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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New York Yankees Fan Blog, River Avenue Blues and Bronx Baseball Daily
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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Boston Globe, Purple Row and Bluebird Banter
Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Patterson to talk to Yanks about pitching coach gig — The Yankees are turning to a familiar face in their hunt for a new pitching coach. — Gil Patterson, who pitched for the Yankees in 1977 and coached in their system in 2005-06, will interview for the vacant pitching coach position.
Discussion:
Bronx Baseball Daily
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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Orioles Insider and Steve Melewski
