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Associated Press:
S.F. stations ban Lorde's ‘Royals’ — SAN FRANCISCO — The popular song “Royals” by New Zealand artist Lorde is getting caught up in the fervor over the upcoming World Series between the Giants and Kansas City Royals. — Two San Francisco radio stations say they won't play the song during the duration of the World Series.
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John Perrotto / USA Today:
Royals put no stock into regular season sweep of Giants — The Kansas City Royals swept the San Francisco Giants in a three-game interleague series in August. — That is quite fitting since sweep has been the operative word for the Royals during their first postseason appearance in since 1983.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Royals and Giants Make It a Wild-Card World Series — A hard-luck American League wild-card team wins a long-awaited pennant at home in the late afternoon. The next night, the wild-card San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals with a game-ending hit to clinch a pennant of their own.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Club can wait until after World Series to pick up $9 million option on center fielder
Club can wait until after World Series to pick up $9 million option on center fielder
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Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
Royals enjoy honeymoon as the wait for the World Series begins
Royals enjoy honeymoon as the wait for the World Series begins
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Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
Hitting coaches blamed for lack of offense — Hitting coach jobs are available in Atlanta, Boston, New York (both teams), and Milwaukee, and the Cubs and Astros fired their hitting coaches then hired new ones (John Mallee in Chicago, Dave Hudgens in Houston).
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Righty scratched from AFL start, team says he's completely healthy — 9/24/14: Taijuan Walker turns in an impressive performance, but takes a hard-luck loss, firing eight innings of one-run ball and fanning six — SEATTLE — Taijuan Walker was scratched from his scheduled Arizona Fall …
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
After comeback campaign, veteran pitcher sure to draw interest this offseason
After comeback campaign, veteran pitcher sure to draw interest this offseason
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Source: Red Sox hire Chili Davis to become hitting coach — According to multiple major league sources, the Red Sox have agreed to terms with Chili Davis to become their next hitting coach. — Davis, who worked as the hitting coach for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in 2011 …
William Boor / MLB.com:
Baseball's top prospect hits RBI double, scores run in win for Salt River — John Hart, Jim Callis and Bill Ripken discuss Twins outfielder Byron Buxton being ranked No. 1 on MLB.com's list of top prospects — Byron Buxton played only 30 games for Advanced A Fort Myers and one game for Double …
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William Boor / MLB.com:
Twins prospect Rosario flashes speed as Peoria, Salt River play to 11-inning draw
Twins prospect Rosario flashes speed as Peoria, Salt River play to 11-inning draw
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Is Buster Posey the next Derek Jeter? — San Francisco Giants catcher chasing his third World Series title in five seasons — So ... do you think Derek Jeter is starting to get jealous of Buster Posey? — He probably should be. Because if you just substitute wholesome family dude …
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Ryan Fagan / Sporting News Ryan Fagan Feed RSS:
Sporting News MLB awards 2014: Mets' Jacob deGrom voted top NL rookie — Sporting News has selected a Rookie of the Year since 1946, a year before MLB began its official award. This year's winners, as voted on by fellow players in their leagues, are Jacob deGrom of the Mets (National League) …
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Report: Denbo To Replace Newman As Yanks' Minor League Director — The Yankees have reportedly appointed Gary Denbo, formerly the team's major league hitting coach and most recently a pro scout, to replace the retiring Mark Newman as the team's senior vice president of baseball operations.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DeWitt expects ‘significant’ rise in payroll in coming years — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — As the Cardinals over the past decade have turned increasingly to an internal funnel of talent, one built to develop cost-controlled youth and groom core players …
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Tracy Ringolsby / MLB.com:
This year's squad has lots in common with predecessors from 29 years ago — 10/27/85: Legendary Royals broadcaster Denny Matthews calls the final out of the 1985 World Series as the Royals become champions — Twenty-nine years later, the Kansas City Royals have returned to the World Series.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Josh Byrnes seen as a leading candidate for job below Friedman in LA — Josh Byrnes, the former general manager of the Diamondbacks and Padres, is seen as a leading candidate for the top executive job under new club president Andrew Friedman with the Dodgers, league sources said.
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Sources: Dodgers ask Byrnes about GM job
Sources: Dodgers ask Byrnes about GM job
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