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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Third baseman has opportunity to add fifth trophy to collection — 9/14/14: Adrian Beltre is able to fight through the fans to make the catch in foul territory in the 5th inning — ARLINGTON — Adrian Beltre of the Rangers is one of three finalists announced Thursday for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award …
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Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
LORENZO CAIN VICTIMIZED BY GLITCH? — As you know if you've been watching baseball this month, Lorenzo Cain is the greatest center fielder since center field was invented. — Okay, I exaggerate. I do think that the reaction to Cain not making the list of Gold Glove finalists is due largely …
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Royals Review and South Side Sox
Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
Rawlings announces 2014 Gold Glove finalists — Alex Gordon is up for his fourth Gold Glove in left field. (USATSI) — Rawlings announced the finalists for the 2014 Gold Glove awards Thursday afternoon. There are three finalists per position, and the winners will be announced Friday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. ET.
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Minor League Ball and River Avenue Blues
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Gold Glove Awards finalists revealed — The American League-champion Royals pointed all season to their airtight defense as a primary element in their success, and the Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists disclosed on Thursday affirmed that view. — First baseman Eric Hosmer …
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Andrew Gruman / Fox Sports:
Brewers' Lucroy, Parra named Gold Glove finalists
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Buster Olney / MLB:
Joe Maddon opts out of contract … Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and is leaving the team immediately. — “We tried diligently and aggressively to sign Joe to a third contract extension prior to his decision,” Rays owner Stuart Sternberg said in a statement.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Joe Maddon Opts Out Of Contract With Rays — 12:29pm: Maddon's agent, Alan Nero, tells Topkin (Twitter link) that he expects Maddon will manage a team in 2015. Friedman tells Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter) that his new team, the Dodgers, will not be among …
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Playoffs Today — Jeremy Guthrie takes the hill for the Royals as the World Series shifts to San Francisco. The Giants send Tim Hudson to the mound. — The Royals had a choice between starting Guthrie or Jason Vargas in game three. They are very similar pitchers …
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Royals Review and McCovey Chronicles
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Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney.com:
World Series strikes out with lowest Game 1 ratings in history — Game 1 of the 2014 World Series was no “royal” in terms of the ratings. — Tuesday night's opening game of the Major League Baseball World Series brought in 12.1 million viewers for Fox, making it the lowest rated game 1 …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Giants and third baseman …
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Jackie MacMullan / ESPN:
Curt Schilling not hiding his scars — Still reeling from his company's bankruptcy and a grueling battle with cancer, former World Series hero knows he has only himself to blame … KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Curt Schilling owned October. — When you win three World Series rings and submit …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright has surgery to address elbow irritation — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — ST. LOUIS • That irritation that Adam Wainwright had throughout most of the season behind his right elbow and sometimes led him to “manipulate” …
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Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
Omar Infante battles through pain and emerges on offense for Royals — The life returned to Omar Infante's right arm last week. His bat had to wait a few extra days. He delivered his signature moment as a Royal in the second game of the World Series, smacking his first home run in two months …
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Bill Price / NY Daily News:
Wheelchair no handicap for Mets fan calendar model Amanda Perla — Twenty-five-year-old Perla, who broke her neck in a car accident seven years ago, was the top vote getter among the 100 or so entries to appear in ‘The 7 Line’ calendar,' an annual promotional pinup featuring attractive young women wearing Mets-inpired clothing.
