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Mark GonzalesContact / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon thinks Jorge Soler's time will come sometime against Cardinals — Chicago Tribune … ST. LOUIS — Right fielder Jorge Soler has started in only one of the Cubs' last four games, but manager Joe Maddon hasn't ruled him out of starting during the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Cardinals.
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Tim Reilly / Metsblog:
NLDS Game 1: Mets at Dodgers, presented by GEICO — The Mets and Dodgers will play Game 1 of the National League Division Series tonight in Los Angeles at 9:47 p.m. ET. — Tonight's Starting Lineups — Mets — Dodgers — 1. Curtis Granderson RF — 1. Carl Crawford LF — 2. David Wright 3B
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Brew Crew Ball and Camden Chat
Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
Jimmy Rollins: One-time Mets nemesis now a Dodgers reserve
Jimmy Rollins: One-time Mets nemesis now a Dodgers reserve
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DRaysBay and Amazin' Avenue
Mark Lamport-Stokes / Reuters:
Dodgers the Focus for Kershaw, Not Personal Redemption
Dodgers the Focus for Kershaw, Not Personal Redemption
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Federal Baseball, Amazin' Avenue, True Blue LA, SBNation.com, Yahoo Sports, Let's Go Tribe, Beyond the Box Score and AZ Snake Pit
Brad Johnson / MLB Trade Rumors:
Quick Hits: Hawkins, Padres, Rockies — LaTroy Hawkins, 42, is the oldest active player in the game, but he nearly walked away before his career got started, writes Tracy Ringolsby of MLB.com. Hawkins is expected to retire after the season with the 10th most appearances in major league history - 1,042 regular season games.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Starting pitching was actually worse in 2015 than the previous season — The Denver Post — Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray (55) pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 14, 2015 in Los Angeles. … Last November, at baseball's annual …
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October Moment: Playing the odds in Toronto … The Texas Rangers have taken a 2-0 lead in this best-of-five ALDS versus the Toronto Blue Jays and they have Mike Napoli and his tremendous success against left-handed pitchers to thank for it. — Napoli did not start Game 2 …
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Bluebird Banter and Lone Star Ball
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Frank Fitzpatrick / Philly.com:
Phillies' last 99-loss season eventually led to a golden age — The mind-blowing summer of 1969 taught Americans a lot about themselves. But mostly it taught them geography. — Until astronauts landed there and altered our view of the universe, few knew where the Sea of Tranquility was.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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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Eduardo A. EncinaContact / Baltimore Sun:
With qualifying-offer price tag set, will Orioles make offers to Davis, Chen and Wieters? … The Orioles will participate in the qualifying offer process this season to ease the pain of possibly losing some of their big-ticket free agents. — The process, which is in its fourth year …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Steve Melewski, The Baltimore Wire, Camden Chat, MLB Daily Dish and True Blue LA
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks' Yoan Lopez had a rocky summer — After the first four batters he faced scored in an instructional league game on Thursday afternoon, Diamondbacks prospect Yoan Lopez managed to throw what amounted to five scoreless innings after that. It was a positive finish after an ugly start.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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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Tim Rohan / New York Times:
Mets' Pitching Coach Keeps Young Arms From Harm's Way — LOS ANGELES — The young Mets that Dan Warthen now coaches sometimes ask about his playing career, and they have to pry details out of him. Just like them, Warthen was once a young hotshot, a high draft pick by the Montreal Expos with three good pitches at his command.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Owen Watson / Fox Sports:
METS' GRANDERSON TURNS BACK CLOCK — OW — Last weekend's four-game series in San Francisco between the Giants and Washington Nationals might be remembered as an important point in the playoff race for the teams fighting for the NL East crown. After getting swept for their sixth straight loss …
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Baseball Prospectus