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Moneyball still relevant for MLB today — The night the San Francisco Giants won the World Series, one of the team's senior advisers, Tony Siegle, told Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, “we've shown Moneyball is a bunch of garbage.” — Not exactly. — The Giants, to an extent, were playing Moneyball, too.
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Joe Posnanski / Joe Blogs:
The Ballad of Bill James — OAKLAND — Bill James bought a new sports coat for the occasion. It is a nice jacket, sensible design, the sort of thing college literature professors might wear, and it allows him to do exactly what he wants to do: Blend into the scene. He and his wife Susie fly into the Bay Area for the day.
Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Paul DePodesta is captured to a T in film ‘Moneyball’
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Associated Press:
Reeling Red Sox give up another late lead in loss to Orioles — BOSTON — The reeling Boston Red Sox blew another late lead and lost for the 14th time in 18 games, booed by fans at Fenway Park after Vladimir Guerrero and the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 6-4 win Wednesday night.
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Tim Bontemps / New York Post:
Red Sox pitcher served papers by Yankees fan before start
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Pete Caldera / Boston Herald:
Playoff picture: Super Nova as No. 2 for Yankees?
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Royals Designate Kila Ka'aihue For Assignment — It wasn't long ago that Kila Ka'aihue seemed like a promising piece of the Royals' future. But the Hawaiian first baseman doesn't appear to fit into their long-term plans any more, despite the career minor league on-base percentage of .390 …
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals designate Ka'aihue for assignment to clear space for Herrera — First baseman Kila Ka'aihue's 10-year tour with the Royals' organization came to a likely end Wednesday afternoon when he was designated for assignment in order to clear roster space for reliever Kelvin Herrera.
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Associated Press:
Phillies drop 5th straight, 7-5 to Washington — PHILADELPHIA — Danny Espinosa and Wilson Ramos each hit two-run home runs to help the Washington Nationals beat Philadelphia 7-5 on Wednesday, sending the NL East-champion Phillies to their season-worst fifth straight loss.
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Mark J. Miller / Yahoo! Sports:
MRI coming for Phillies' Pence
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: MVP award isn't just for position players — That's right! Why Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander deserves to win the AL award — ESPN.com — Justin Verlander (24-5, 2.29) is 16-3 after a Tigers loss this season. — He's been on the field for fewer games this year than Alfredo Amezaga.
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Yankees aim to sew up playoff berth in double-dip with Rays — The Sports Network — (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees try to secure their 16th postseason berth in the last 17 years today, when they play a day/night doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium.
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Chris McShane / Amazin' Avenue:
Transcript of Sandy Alderson's Interview on SNY — During the top of the third inning of the Mets' series-opener in St. Louis last night, Sandy Alderson joined Gary Cohen and Ron Darling in the SNY booth to talk about the organization's prospects, offseason plans, and potential changes to Citi Field.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets eyeing Citi dimension changes
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Quade believes he will return to manage Cubs in 2012 — Before the final home game of the season Wednesday, Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade said he believes he will return in 2012. — “I haven't thought about, don't think about it, don't believe it,” Quade said when asked about this possibly …
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Garza pitches 6-hitter, Cubs stall Brewers
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Ramirez believes he's gone: 'We're ready to move on'
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Mike Fast / Baseball Prospectus:
Spinning Yarn — Removing the Mask — I Was Framed — Catchers play a central role in the game of baseball through their involvement with every pitch that their pitchers throw. One of their key tasks is receiving borderline pitches without discouraging the umpire from calling strikes.
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Associated Press:
Braves lose to Marlins 4-0 — MIAMI - Struggling to secure a postseason berth, the Atlanta Braves were thwarted by a playoff-caliber pitching performance. — Javier Vazquez allowed only two hits in seven innings Wednesday against his former team, and the Florida Marlins played the spoiler's role by beating Atlanta 4-0.
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
So those great 1990s Braves teams were doctoring baseballs? Awesome! — Maybe this is fun, b.s. banter. Maybe there's truth to it. Maybe everyone did it. Maybe only the Braves did. But former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone was on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio with Evan Cohen …
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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rockies' Helton says MRI on back shows no damage — DENVER — Todd Helton's absence from the lineup has grown from a function of a team not contending to a concern. He hasn't played since last Tuesday because of a stiff back despite getting a cortisone shot to relieve the pain.
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Associated Press:
Mark Trumbo, Vernon Wells homer as Angels beat Blue Jays 10-6 — TORONTO - Mark Trumbo hit a three-run homer, Vernon Wells added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Tuesday night. — Trumbo went 2 for 5 with four RBIs and Erick Aybar stole home …
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