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Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Royals take 2-0 lead over the Blue Jays in ALCS — Baseball can be a cruel game, a lesson that was hammered home to David Price in a forceful fashion by the Kansas City Royals here on Saturday afternoon. — Cruising along on a one-hitter and a three-run lead - and having retired 18 straight Royals' batters …
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Royals Review and Yahoo Sports
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Scott Stinson / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays ace David Price fails to exorcize playoff demons after seventh-inning explosion from Kansas City Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The playoff monkey on his back was gravely wounded, but David Price could not finish it off. — A seventh-inning explosion from the Royals instead turned around …
Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Royals beat Blue Jays 6-3 in Game 2 of ALCS — The second game of the American League Championship Series between the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays began just after 4 p.m. (EST) on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals lead the best-of-seven playoff series 1-0. — First Inning - Score: 0-0
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Royals Review and Brew Crew Ball
Thomas Neumann / ESPN:
‘Back to the Future’ writer, a Cardinals fan, discusses prediction of Cubs winning 2015 World Series
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ESPN
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Associated Press:
Power Plays: NLCS a Classic Clash Between Young Cubs, Mets
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey 'couldn't be more excited' about starting Game 1 of NLCS for Mets
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Yahoo Sports, Federal Baseball, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Amazin' Avenue and Pinstripe Alley
Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Battle of the rebuilt franchises in the NLCS
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Amazin' Avenue, Baseball Prospectus and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Paul SullivanContact / Chicago Tribune:
Sammy Sosa hopes to throw out first pitch at a Cubs World Series game
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
$310M Dodgers go bust: What's the future for these 3 big names? — Clockwise from left: Don Mattingly, Yasiel Puig and Zack Greinke — The Dodgers were a Hollywood blockbuster gone wrong. — The budget was bloated and the cast full of stars. But, ultimately, the script was not good enough.
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Trade Rumors
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Zack Greinke to opt out of Dodgers contract, command a big deal
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MLB Daily Dish, Pinstripe Alley, Los Angeles Times and Bleacher Report
George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees fire hitting coach Jeff Pentland — TORONTO — When the Yankees assemble in Tampa for spring training, they will have their third hitting coach in three years. — “I am not coming back,” Jeff Pentland told The Post Sunday from Arizona. “When I signed, I was told it was probably a one-year deal.
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Dallas Morning News, CBSSports.com, The LoHud Yankees Blog and Pinstripe Alley
Nick Cafardo / BostonGlobe.com:
Who can generate power for the Red Sox? — The Sox were last among AL East teams in homers with 161 (15th overall), 71 fewer than the major league-leading Blue Jays.
Discussion:
Federal Baseball, MLB Trade Rumors, Baseball Essential and Bleacher Report
Bob Raissman / New York Daily News:
A-Rod to work playoffs, World Series for Fox Sports: sources — Alex Rodriguez is going to the World Series. — The controversial Yankee will join Fox Sports' postseason baseball studio team, according to MLB sources. The announcement is expected to be made sometime Sunday.
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It's About The Money
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
There is no getting around it. The Rockies' bench was a bust this year. — The Denver Post — There is no getting around it. The Rockies' bench was a bust this year. — Utility infielder Daniel Descalso, outfielder Drew Stubbs and first baseman Wilin Rosario were counted on to be major contributors.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and Purple Row
Adrian Garro / Fox Sports:
Astros offseason preview: Add some arms, and 2016 will be even better — FOX Sports — Carlos Correa is a big reason why Houston should contend in 2016 and beyond. … The Astros caught the league by surprise this season, leading the AL West for much of the year before making the postseason as the second AL wild-card club.
Dennis Wierzbicki / Toronto Star:
Who are the celebrity fans cheering for MLB teams left in playoffs? — This year's playoffs have given baseball teams a chance to show off star fans linked to their team. — Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder says he won't schedule tour dates in October any more so that he won't miss any Cubs fans.
Mark GonzalesContact / Chicago Tribune:
Tim Wilken to depart Cubs for Diamondbacks — Chicago Tribune … Tim Wilken is leaving the Chicago Cubs to join the front office of the Arizona Diamondbacks, a source confirmed late Friday night. — Wilken, a special assistant to the president and general manager with the Cubs since August of 2012 …
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MLB Trade Rumors and Wall Street Journal
