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John Lott / National Post:
Nerves get to David Price early in Blue Jays' loss to Rangers: 'I didn't throw the ball well enough' — TORONTO - David Price has pitched for eight years in the big leagues. His career ERA is 3.09. He has won a Cy Young Award and he's a candidate for another.
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Associated Press:
Rangers' Beltre Leaves Playoff Game With Stiff Back — TORONTO — Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre left Thursday's AL Division Series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning after hurting his back on a slide. — Beltre could hardly run to first base after hitting …
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Yahoo Sports, Lone Star Ball and Federal Baseball
Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
Jimmy Rollins: One-time Mets nemesis now a Dodgers reserve … VOTE — Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS? — SEE ALSO — 2006 vs. 2015: Which Mets team is better?
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Mark Lamport-Stokes / Reuters:
Dodgers the Focus for Kershaw, Not Personal Redemption — LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw enters this postseason with a chance to atone for bitter playoff disappointment over the past two years but says team success, not personal satisfaction, is his main goal.
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Beyond the Box Score, True Blue LA, Amazin' Avenue, AZ Snake Pit and Yahoo Sports
Rick Morrissey / Chicago:
Hard to believe, but Cubs-Cardinals rivalry could go to a new level — ST. LOUIS — Could it get any better than this? Of course it could. For extra tension, the Cubs and the Cardinals could be playing each other in the National League Championship Series instead of the N.L. Division Series.
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Red Sox Monster, Let's Go Tribe, Over the Monster and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Inside Baseball: Ng in play for Phillies, MLB diversity issues and more news — Seven coveted general manager jobs have been filled within the last month alone, with three outside hires made and four top jobs filled from within, and all seven went to non-minorities.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Phillies Nation, Bleacher Report, The Good Phight and CBS Philly
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Lloyd McClendon will not return as Mariners' manager — Baseball sources say Angels special assistant Tim Bogar is a favorite to get the job. McClendon's replacement will be the Mariners' ninth overall manager since they last made the playoffs in 2001. — The offseason of change continues for the Mariners.
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Yahoo Sports, MLB Trade Rumors, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report, Lookout Landing, NBCSports.com and MLB Daily Dish
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Don Mattingly says Dodgers will have ‘hands full’ against Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Matt Harvey — LOS ANGELES — The Mets will be facing two of the top pitchers in baseball in the first two games — and possibly twice more — in the NL Division Series.
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True Blue LA and Metsblog
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Bill Price / New York Daily News:
Mets' Steven Matz pitches five innings, ‘ready to go’
Mets' Steven Matz pitches five innings, ‘ready to go’
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Yahoo Sports and Metsblog
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Ron Darling adds perspective to Matt Harvey's late arrival to Mets' practice
Ron Darling adds perspective to Matt Harvey's late arrival to Mets' practice
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Amazin' Avenue and Metsblog
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
With Reactions, Facebook Supercharges The Like Button With 6 Empathetic Emoji — In September, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made some waves when he hinted Facebook was working on a way to expand its famous Like button — not by adding the much-fabled “dislike” option, but by making it way more empathetic …
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CBS Philly
Associated Press:
McHugh Pitches Astros to 5-2 Win Over Royals to Open ALDS — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Collin McHugh and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals at their own game Thursday night, relying on sharp pitching and stingy defense for a 5-2 victory in the opener of their AL Division Series.
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Federal Baseball and Royals Review
Pete Thamel / SI.com:
Loss to UW makes clear USC made wrong decision in hiring Sarkisian — LOS ANGELES — Win Forever. That's the catch phrase, ethos and inspirational book Pete Carroll left behind after his nine-year stint at USC ended in 2010. He resurrected the program back into college football's elite …
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ProFootballTalk and CBS Philly
Associated Press:
Manfred: Pace Discipline Not Appropriate in Postseason — TORONTO — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says it's “not appropriate” to enforce pace-of-play rules as strictly during the postseason. — Speaking before Toronto hosted Texas in Game 2 of their AL Division Series …
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Terry Collins: Mets manager is relaxed and rewarded — Here, out of view from most, Terry Collins can have his way. In the manager's office at Citi Field, nothing is out of place. After all these years, his devotion to order remains unchanged. — The only papers on his desk are the ones he needs that day.
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NorthJersey.com and Metsblog