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3:00 PM ET, September 24, 2011

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New York Post:
MLB will add wild-card teams, hold one-game playoff: sources  —  Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for Major League Baseball are moving at a fast pace and one issue the sides have all but agreed upon is adding two wild-card teams and holding one-game playoffs in each league …
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MLB.com:
MLB Announces 2011 Postseason Schedule  —  Major League Baseball today announced the schedule for the 2011 Postseason, which will open on Friday, September 30th.  Game One of the 107th World Series is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th in the ballpark of the National League Champions.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Aaron Taube / MLB.com:
Isringhausen, Duda could be done for 2011  —  NEW YORK — Both right fielder Lucas Duda and reliever Jason Isringhausen might not return to the Mets before the end of the season, Mets manager Terry Collins said Saturday.  —  Isringhausen has been out since Sept. 6 due to a herniated disc …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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R.B. Fallstrom / Globe and Mail:
Cubs dent Cards' postseason hopes  —  Alfonso Soriano dealt the St. Louis' wild-card hopes another serious blow with his first home run of the month, a tiebreaking three-run shot in the eighth inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Cardinals 5-1 Friday night.
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
NY Mets deal St. Louis Cardinals crushing defeat in NL wild card chase, come back to win 8-6
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Associated Press:
Rangers clinch AL West title with win over Mariners  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are AL West champions again.  —  Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre hit long home runs and Craig Gentry had an inside-the-park homer in a 5-3 victory over Seattle on Friday night.
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Associated Press:
Angels out of AL West race after Jered Weaver's loss
Boston Globe:
Pregame news from Yankee Stadium  —  NEW YORK - The big news is the lineup.  —  Red Sox manager Terry Francona took suggestions from players and coaches and put together an interesting lineup that he hopes will ignite the Red Sox offense.  —  The key component is Carl Crawford going back to his familiar No. 2 spot in the order.
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Scott Lauber / Clubhouse Insider:
Theo: 'There's no disconnect between me and Tito'
Discussion: HardballTalk
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
They're not worthy  —  With nowhere else to turn …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Jocketty re-ups to be Reds GM through 2014  —  PITTSBURGH — The Reds announced Friday that general manager Walt Jocketty has been given a three-year contract extension through the 2014 season.  Jocketty's original four-year contract was to expire at the end of this season.  —  Terms were not revealed by the club.
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MLB.com:
Reds extend Walt Jocketty's contract
Discussion: Red Hot Mama
Tom Withers / Associated Press:
THOME HONORED BY INDIANS, WHO PLAN STATUE FOR HIM  —  CLEVELAND - All the memories, some fresh and some forgotten, have been chasing Jim Thome around this season — maybe his final season.  —  And as it nears the end, Thome knows his career may be ending, too.  —  “You can't play forever,” he said.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe and HardballTalk
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Associated Press:
Carlos Santana's walkoff HR leads Indians over Twins 6-5
Discussion: Twinkie Town and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Kemp Homers to Lead Dodgers Over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Kemp moved a step closer to the NL Triple Crown with a solo homer and Ted Lilly combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Rain sets up Sox-Yanks twin bill on Sunday  —  Series opener moved to 6:30 p.m. as part of doubleheader  —  NEW YORK — The weather has dealt yet another blow to the Yankees' regular-season schedule, forcing the postponement of Friday's game against the Red Sox.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game postponed; doubleheader on Sunday
Fox Sports:
Flanagan threatened suicide many times  —  SPARKS, MD. (AP)  —  Police records show former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan threatened to kill himself several times before committing suicide.  —  Flanagan won the Cy Young award in 1979 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 world championship team.
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
Associated Press:
D-backs take NL West with 3-1 win over Giants  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks completed an improbable run to their first NL West crown in four years, beating San Francisco 3-1 Friday night when rookie Paul Goldschmidt lined a two-run triple off Sergio Romo in the eighth inning.
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day  —  The Braves and the Cardinals both play early, so we should know a lot more about the state of the NL Wild Card race by early this evening.  Brandon Beachy of the Braves battles Chien-Ming Wang and the Nationals with the Braves magic number at three.
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Uggla, Braves beat Strasburg, Nationals 7-4  —  WASHINGTON—Dan Uggla and the Braves knocked around Stephen Strasburg a bit in a three-run first inning, and Atlanta helped its bid for a playoff berth by beating the Washington Nationals 7-4 Friday night.  —  Tim Hudson (16-10) …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Talking Chop
Colin Fly / Globe and Mail:
Brewers win NL Central title  —  Ryan Braun snapped a tie with a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League Central title - their first division championship in 29 years - about 30 minutes after their 4-1 victory over the visiting Florida Marlins on Friday.
MLB.com:
Melvin won't let contract be a distraction  —  MILWAUKEE — One of Brewers general manager Doug Melvin's best friends earned some job security on Friday, when the Reds signed GM Walt Jocketty to a three-year contract extension through 2014.  If Melvin gets a similar vote of confidence, it would not come until after the season.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Martinez's Double in 11th Gives Tigers Win  —  DETROIT (AP) — Victor Martinez's run-scoring double in the 11th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  —  Brandon Inge started the inning with a walk off Willie Eyre (2-2), and Miguel Cabrera …
Discussion: Camden Chat and Bless You Boys
 
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