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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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ESPN, Boston Globe, Subway Squawkers, Lone Star Ball, New Jersey Online, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors, It's About The Money and Texas Rangers
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Mike Dodd / USA Today:
Hole in middle: Doughnut hitting plaguing Rangers — ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Texas Rangers stare at elimination in the World Series, there is one glaring hole in their résumé against the San Francisco Giants. — The hole in the heart of the batting order.
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Yahoo! Sports, McCovey Chronicles, Lone Star Ball and True Blue LA
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Edgar Rings-eria! Series MVP is clutch again — Giants shortstop Edgar Renteria, whose three-run homer in the seventh inning broke up a sensational pitching duel between Tim Lincecum and the Rangers' Cliff Lee and started the Giants to a 3-1 clincher in Game 5, was chosen Most Valuable Player of the 106th World Series.
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Surviving Grady and baseballmusings.com
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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ESPN, baseballmusings.com, MLB, Yahoo! Sports and Sports Illustrated
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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Associated Press and ESPN
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.
Discussion:
New York Times and It's About The Money
Joe Lemire / Sports Illustrated:
Lincecum, Renteria help Giants ice Rangers
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch and Associated Press
MLB.com:
Why the Giants will win Game 5
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com, Yahoo! Sports, Athletics Nation and Lookout Landing
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants' defense makes all the big plays in Game 3
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Boston Globe
Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Madison avenue! Giant road show makes it 3-1
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles, Camden Chat and Pinstripe Alley
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.
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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Associated Press:
MVP Renteria Saves Biggest Moments for Series — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — As he sat through the first five games of the playoffs last month, mostly as a spectator, Edgar Renteria just wanted a chance. — He not only got it, he seized it. — Now, he's put his name alongside Lou Gehrig …
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Associated Press, U.S.S. Mariner and Boston Globe
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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
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.
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Bronx Baseball Daily
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, Bronx Baseball Daily and River Avenue Blues
JSOnline:
Brewers still making calls — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Arlington, Texas - You can't accuse the Brewers of not doing their due diligence on their four managerial candidates. — The Brewers were still making calls last night and earlier today on the finalists in the running to be their next manager .
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Al's Ramblings
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros hire Kranitz, Sedar to Minor League jobs — HOUSTON — The Astros filled two of their vacant Minor League positions on Monday, announcing Rick Kranitz as the new Minor League pitching coordinator and Ed Sedar as the new Minor League outfield/baserunning instructor.
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Britt's Bird Watch
