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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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Phil Coffin / Bats:
In Posey and Pitchers, Shades of an Earlier Champion — Buster Posey didn't get called up by the San Francisco Giants this season until May, but he accomplished a lot. Including becoming the first rookie to be the regular starting catcher for a World Series champion in more than 40 years.
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baseballmusings.com
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Edgar Rings-eria! Series MVP is clutch again — In possible swan song, Giants shortstop delivers winning hit — ARLINGTON — The soft-spoken shortstop whose season had been marred by injury and whose long career was clearly coming to a close suddenly spoke up that September day in Chicago.
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Surviving Grady
Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
How very sweet it is for Edgar Renteria — In possible final game of his career, Giants' shortstop hits big HR and wins Series MVP — ARLINGTON, Texas — Edgar Renteria's career began on the fields of Barranquilla, Colombia more than 20 years ago. But the way it will likely end …
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ESPN, Associated Press and The House That Dewey Built
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Trophy finds home in San Francisco — Unlikely cast of characters brings first title to Giants since they moved from New York — ARLINGTON, Texas — Barry Bonds ... Willie McCovey ... Orlando Cepeda. — They never got to do what this unlikely cast of Giants — Cody Ross and Andres Torres …
ESPN:
Also See — Were you at the game? Did you attend another game recently? Check in with ESPN Passport for iPhone, or check in online to archive your memories, photos, and your personal win-loss record. — Check in » iTunes » — ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 01 …
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Fox Sports, Lady Loves Pinstripes and ESPN
Ben Shpigel / Bats:
Rangers Owner Rips Yankees Fans, Then Apologizes
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New York Times and It's About The Money
Joe Lemire / Sports Illustrated:
Giants win 3-1, finish Rangers in five games
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch and Associated Press
Bill Shaikin / LA Times Sports Blog:
Giants GM: No plans to trade Barry Zito
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MetsBlog.com and MLB Rumors
Mike Dodd / USA Today:
Hole in middle: Doughnut hitting plaguing Rangers
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McCovey Chronicles, True Blue LA, Lone Star Ball and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Giants make Pat Burrell DH for Game 5
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ESPN, baseballmusings.com, MLB, Yahoo! Sports and Sports Illustrated
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
With 2010 World Series Complete, 142 Players Opt for Free Agency — Brian Wilson had barely gotten the last out in the deciding Game 5 of the 2010 World Series, when MLB's Hot Stove season began in earnest. As 2010's season ends, the information passed on by the MLB Players Association shows that baseball season really never ends.
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MLB Rumors
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Bailey Stephens / MLB.com:
End of World Series signals start of Hot Stove — Free agents have five days to talk exclusively with current clubs — With the final out of the World Series on Monday night, the 2010 season officially came to a close. The Giants' 3-1 win over the Rangers in Game 5 of the Fall Classic …
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TigerBlog
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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Sean Forman / Bats:
Keeping Score: How Good Was the Pitching in the Postseason? — For all the commentary in the regular season that this was the year of the pitcher, I expected to be disappointed by the pitching in the postseason. Rarely do postseasons play out according to the expected narrative …
Dallas Morning News:
Fraley: Vladimir Guerrero's brutal World Series could hurt his chances of returning in 2011 — ARLINGTON - Vlad Guerrero waited 14 seasons for this? — Guerrero's eagerly awaited World Series debut had a fitting final act on Monday night. With one out in the ninth inning …
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San Francisco Chronicle, MLB Rumors, HardballTalk, Lone Star Ball and Texas Rangers
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
New deals likely for Giants' Bruce Bochy and Brian Sabean — ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels said his first offseason priority would be to extend the contract of manager Ron Washington. The Giants' top brass expects to have a similar conversation about extending manager Bruce Bochy …
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and Extra Baggs
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Listach leaving Nats to be Cubs' bench coach — Third-base coach managed four seasons in Chicago system — WASHINGTON — Pat Listach, the Nationals' third-base coach, is leaving the organization to become the bench coach of the Cubs, two baseball sources said Monday.
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Chicago Tribune, Federal Baseball, Nationals Inquisition and The Nationals Enquirer
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Bill Ladson / All Nats All the Time:
Listach leaving Nats for Cubs
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MLB Daily Dish, Bleed Cubbie Blue and HardballTalk
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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