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Justin Sablich / New York Times:
Highlights and Analysis: 2013 N.L. Wildcard — Pirates 6, Reds 2 — Anyone who has even casually followed the Pittsburgh Pirates this season is probably familiar with one particular number: 21. That's how many years it had been since the Pirates have made the postseason, let alone had a winning season.
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Bucs Dugout, Red Reporter, Red Sox Monster, AZ Snake Pit, Brew Crew Ball, Bless You Boys and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Reds may be one-and-done in playoffs — On Sept. 8, after winning three of four from the Cardinals and sweeping the Dodgers, the Reds looked like they might be poised for a World Series run. — As they enter Tuesday night's wild-card game in Pittsburgh, losers of five straight games, they look ready for a quick elimination.
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MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Rays to Playoffs Again After 5-2 Win Over Rangers — ARLINGTON, Texas — David Price, Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays are going to playoffs again, getting there with a victory in their final regular-season game for the second time in three years. — They needed an extra game this time.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox will face Rays or Indians — The Tampa Bay Rays are on their way to Cleveland for the wild card playoff game after beating the Texas Rangers, 5-2. David Price went the distance, throwing 118 pitches. — The Rays will face the Indians in Cleveland on Wednesday at 8:07 p.m …
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Let's Go Tribe and Surviving Grady
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Game of the Day — Left-handers David Price and Martin Perez …
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Brew Crew Ball and CBSSports.com Sports News …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Josh Johnson Has Elbow Surgery; Expected To Be Ready For Spring Training — Righty Josh Johnson underwent minor elbow surgery this morning to remove bone spurs, agent Matt Sosnick tells MLBTR. Dr. James Andrews performed the procedure, telling Johnson he feels the discomfort caused …
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HardballTalk, Bluebird Banter and Batter's Box Interactive …
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Mariners Will Make Qualifying Offer To Morales — The Mariners will “definitely” make a qualifying offer to impending free agent Kendrys Morales, general manager Jack Zduriencik said on 710 ESPN Radio in Seattle (h/t: MLB.com's Greg Johns on Twitter). — A qualifying offer …
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MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk, U.S.S. Mariner and Lookout Landing
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Melvin talks Crew's bright spots, offseason plans — GM confident club can win with current roster, intends to add to first-base depth — MILWAUKEE — Two days after the end of a season that saw the Brewers win 12 of their final 18 games but finish 14 games under .500 …
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Al's Ramblings
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Amaro Feels the Heat, Talks Future — Ruben Amaro Jr. settled into one of the blue seats a few rows from the field Saturday afternoon at Turner Field. He munched on sunflower seeds as Scott Proefrock, one of his assistant general managers, sat in the row behind him.
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The Good Phight, MLB Rumors, Phillies Nation and Crashburn Alley
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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Phillies Notebook: Phillies' Ruiz hopes to return next season
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MLB Rumors
ESPN:
Cubs dismiss manager Sveum after 2 years — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have fired manager Dale Sveum after finishing last in the NL Central for the first time in seven years. — The Cubs closed the campaign dropping 41 of their final 59 games, including six of their final seven.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
What's in the immediate future for the Yankees?
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River Avenue Blues, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Boston Globe, The LoHud Yankees Blog, Pinstriped Bible, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Your Morning Phil: Sveum, Girardi and a farewell
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CSN Chicago, MLB Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Mike Mazzeo / ESPN:
Supporters greet A-Rod; hearing enters Day 2 — A-Rod arrives at the MLB office at 245 Park Avenue for the second day of his grievance hearing. — NEW YORK — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was greeted Tuesday morning by approximately 50 supporters outside Major League …
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HardballTalk and Associated Press
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Minor Moves: Velez, Gomez, Diaz, Leon — Here are today's minor moves from around the league... - The Brewers have re-signed infielders Eugenio Velez and Hector Gomez and catcher Robinzon Diaz to minor league deals with invitations to Spring Training, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Five Teams That Could Sign Jose Abreu — Major League Baseball and the U.S. government have given Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu the green light to sign. — International scouts already have formed strong opinions about Abreu, who has been one of the most heavily-scouted Cuban players in recent years …
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Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Mets will scout Jose Abreu, workouts on Tues. & Wed.
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Boston Globe, Over the Monster and MLB Daily Dish
