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1:30 PM ET, October 29, 2014

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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Oddities Abound in Even World Series  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The historical oddity of this World Series can be measured in the pitch count of Santiago Casilla.  He is the closer for the San Francisco Giants — and a very good one, at that — yet for six games he has hardly been needed.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs in talks with Joe Maddon, could have answer by Friday  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the ball in his hands and his team leading the World Series three games to two, Jake Peavy had the starting assignment every pitcher dreams of — a chance to win the series.
Paul White / USA Today:
Royals' Ned Yost: 'We're going to go to Game 7'  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals get to rest and re-set their bullpen.  They get to put back together the lineup that was most stable in the major leagues this season.  —  And they get to do it for must-win games 6 and 7 of the World Series at home.
Alex Speier / Baseball America:
2015 Boston Red Sox Top 10 Prospects With Scouting Reports [VIDEO]  —  Want More?  Complete 2015 Top 10 Prospects Rankings  —  Get it all: Subscribe to Baseball America  —  Go 30 deep: Order the 2015 Prospect Handbook!  —  The Red Sox entered 2014 as defending champions and concluded …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks 2014: sparse crowds, by big TV numbers  —  The rule of thumb for the fiscally responsible baseball team is for the payroll to equal roughly half a club's revenues.  So with the Diamondbacks coming off a 98-loss campaign — a year in which their attendance was …
Discussion: HardballTalk and AZ Snake Pit
Natalie Cullen / 8 News NOW:
Baseball star Jose Canseco hurt in accidental shooting  —  LAS VEGAS — Metro Police confirms former baseball star Jose Canseco was hurt in an accidental shooting Tuesday afternoon at his house on the far eastside of the Las Vegas valley.  —  According to police, the former player accidentally shot himself …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL West Notes: Iwakuma, Young, Astros, Peacock  —  Hisashi Iwakuma's 2015 option technically vested by operation of performance bonuses, Mariners officials tell Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune.  Of course, Seattle would gladly have exercised the $7MM option on its own …
Don Ketchum / MLB.com:
Left-hander goes 2-0 with 1.13 ERA in two starts for Scottsdale Scorpions  —  2014 MLB.com Top Prospects: Joely Rodriguez has an excellent sinking fastball and an above-average changeup  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Pitchers often have to have a selective memory over the course of a season …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Dave Cameron / Fox Sports:
ROAD MAPS TO PITCHING SUCCESS IN GAME 7  —  For the Royals, Game 6 could not have gone any better.  Not only did they claim the necessary victory to setup a winner-take-all contest tonight, but by blowing the Giants out early, they were able to acquire an extra day of rest for their vaunted bullpen trio …
Discussion: FanGraphs Baseball
Joe Posnanski / NBC SportsWorld:
Vanguard after the Revolution  —  LAWRENCE, Kan. — Here is Bill James on one of his favorite words and causes: “Bulls**t.” … Bill James is 65 years old, and he still has an acute sensitivity to bulls**t.  This has been the defining instinct in his professional life.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Claim Justin Smoak  —  The Mariners announced that the Blue Jays have claimed first baseman Justin Smoak off waivers.  —  The waiver claim brings to an end what has to be characterized as a disappointing tenure in Seattle for Smoak, who four years ago was the centerpiece …
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner and Bluebird Banter
Carson Cistulli / FanGraphs Baseball:
FanGraphs Crowd: The Top 55 Free Agents  —  Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series — which competition, barring some unforeseen circumstance, is likely to end today.  As in other recent offseasons, FanGraphs once again facilitated this offseason a contract-crowdsourcing project …
 
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Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
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Susan Slusser Updated / San Francisco Chronicle:
Mike Aldrete expected to be named A's bench coach
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays say no talks with Montreal, remain committed to Bay area
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