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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Red Sox still working to add last-minute Game 163 starter, targeting Bruce Chen — Boston's attempt to trade for Chris Capuano last week failed, but Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Red Sox are still trying to acquire a veteran starting pitcher for a potential Game 163 tiebreaker tomorrow …
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Baseball Nation, Rays Index and Al's Ramblings
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Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Wakefield: “I definitely want to come back” in 2012
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Will Not Acquire Starter
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WEEI, Fox Sports and joy of sox
Espn.Com / MLB:
Marlins start ‘new era,’ introduce skipper Guillen — MIAMI — Ozzie Guillen was introduced as the Florida Marlins' manager at a news conference before their final game of the 2011 season and last ever at Sun Life Stadum. — “Welcome to a new era in Marlins baseball,” owner Jeffrey Loria said …
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Joe Frisaro / The Fish Pond:
Guillen's deal for four years
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Palm Beach Post, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Larry Granillo / Baseball Prospectus:
Farewell, [Current Marlins Stadium Name]
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Federal Baseball
Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Mets 3, Reds 0: Mets' Reyes Goes 1 for 1 and Exits Leading Batting Race — A day that promised to be pumped full of drama was quickly deflated by a curious turn of events. — The Mets' final game of the season was expected to provide a stage for Jose Reyes, a free agent after this season …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Jose Reyes pulled after hit — NEW YORK — Fans at Citi Field got to see very little of free-agent-to-be Jose Reyes on perhaps his final day as a Met. — Reyes, in the lead for the National League batting crown, delivered a bunt single to lead off the bottom of the first inning and was pulled by New York Mets manager Terry Collins.
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New Jersey Online, Baseball Nation and JSOnline
Associated Press:
Pavano, Twins Top Royals 1-0, Avoid 100 Losses — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Plouffe's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning gave Carl Pavano and the Twins a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, helping Minnesota stave off a 100-loss season.
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La Velle E. Neal III / Boston Herald:
Twins defeat Royals to avoid 100th loss, for now
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Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Cardinals smoke Astros in final game — HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals earned at least a tie for the NL wild card, beating the Houston Astros 8-0 on Wednesday night. — The Cardinals and Atlanta began the day even in the wild card race.
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baseballmusings.com and TSN.ca
Associated Press:
Cabrera stakes claim to batting title, Tigers top Indians — DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera singled and doubled, all but wrapping up the American League batting title, and Jhonny Peralta hit a tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Wednesday night.
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Associated Press:
Rockies Beat Giants to End ‘Disappointing’ Season — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The postgame hugs and handshakes had little zest. — The Colorado Rockies piled out of the dugout and moved in from all corners of the infield to congratulate themselves on the only thing left to celebrate …
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Bill Ballew / Baseball America:
2011 South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects — The beginning of this year's low Class A South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects list mirrors the start of the 2010 draft. Hagerstown outfielder Bryce Harper, West Virginia righthander Jameson Taillon and Delmarva shortstop Manny Machado went 1-2-3 atop …
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Sliding Into Home, River Avenue Blues, Phuture Phillies and Bucs Dugout
Andrew Blankstein / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD arrests ex-Dodger Milton Bradley for second time this year — Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley was arrested for the second time in less than a year, this time for an alleged battery in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles police said Wednesday.
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Baseball Nation, HardballTalk and Seattle Times
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Mike Napoli's success at Texas makes Angels fans fume — Many consider dealing Napoli for the under-performing Vernon Wells one of the worst trades in team history. They miss Napoli's catching skills and offense, especially his high on-base percentage. — Texas catcher and former Angel …
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Halos Heaven and MLB Rumors
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Yanks to start rookie Betances tonight — The Yankess will start rookie Dellin Betances against the Rays tonight. The Rays, seeking to win the wild-card outright, or at least force a one-game playoff, will start David Price. — Bentances, 23, a native New Yorker, made his major-league debut …
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HardballTalk
Steven Wine / Globe and Mail:
Strasburg wins first game in over a year — While Stephen Strasburg is just getting started, the Florida Marlins' first home is history. — The Washington ace allowed one hit and struck out 10 in six scoreless innings Wednesday to earn his first win since July 2010, and the Marlins bid …
David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Ryan Roberts hits winning slam, does Kirk Gibson home run trot — Unbelievable! In a year that has been so improbable, Ryan Roberts(notes) of the Arizona Diamondbacks hit a seemingly impossible game-winning grand slam and paid tribute to his iconic manager as he trotted around the bases.
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