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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Corey Seager to face live pitching at workouts before Dodgers decide — The Los Angeles Dodgers waited 29 years for a National League pennant. Now they are waiting a couple more days to make their final roster decisions for the World Series, which begins Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
World Series droughts: Who's gone the longest without winning a pennant? — The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the World Series after a 29-year drought, while the Houston Astros only had to wait 12 years since their last appearance. — Since 2000, 19 franchises have reached the Fall Classic, with 11 winning the championship.
USA Today:
World Series: Four facts that make the Astros-Dodgers clash historic — With 10 teams now qualifying for Major League Baseball's playoffs - which were already very much a crapshoot - an argument can be made that sometimes, the best team doesn't win the World Series. — That argument will be much harder to make this year.
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
No apologies needed as amazing Astros crash the World Series: ‘We spoiled the party’ — HOUSTON - In reaching the World Series for just the second time in their 56-year history, the Houston Astros set up the first championship matchup pitting two 100-game-winning teams since 1970.
MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
ALCS: Houston Astros blank New York Yankees, advance to World Series — HOUSTON — Evan Gattis and Jose Altuve belted solo home runs and the Houston Astros, laughingstocks throughout the majors following their relocation from the National League, claimed their first American League pennant …
ESPN:
Dodgers vs. Astros: Star-studded World Series will hinge on depth — This is one Fall Classic that has a great chance to live up to its name. The Houston Astros will play the Los Angeles Dodgers — the first showdown of 100-win teams since the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds met in 1970.
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Your guide to ALCS Game 7: Who is headed to the World Series?
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Over the Monster and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Vin Scully is retired. That won't change with the Dodgers in the World Series.
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Whittier Daily News and FanRag Sports
MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Justin Verlander, Houston Astros force Game 7 vs. New York Yankees
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Joe Girardi, Brian Cashman both deserve to return to Yankees on new deals — HOUSTON — The two most significant free agents now that the Yankees' season has come to a disappointing end both deserve to return in 2018 back after retooling and guiding the franchise to within one victory of the World Series.
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Pinstripe Alley
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ESPN:
Led by Jose Altuve, Astros' journey to World Series shows the heart of a champion — HOUSTON — Manager A.J. Hinch loves to poke fun at the perception of his Houston Astros as an “analytical” organization. He's a Stanford graduate, general manager Jeff Luhnow is an Ivy Leaguer with roots …
Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Yankees' failure to score runs on road is reminiscent of how they lost 2001 World Series — So this was a Yankee season that ended the way a World Series ended for them in Phoenix, Ariz. one time, a long time ago. The Yankees won three games in the middle of the 2001 Series that will always …
Marc Normandin / SBNation.com:
Yankees vs. Astros 2017 live results: Score updates and highlights from ALCS Game 7 — The 2017 postseason has its Game 7. We'll know for sure who will meet the Dodgers in the World Series after this Yankees-Astros showdown. — PIN — If we don't see another Game 7 in the 2017 postseason, we're at least going to have this one.
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CBSSports.com, The Crawfish Boxes, Pinstripe Alley and baseballmusings.com
Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
Paul Sullivan: Cubs should be back in contention in 2018, but you can't count on it — When a team with as much young talent as the Cubs have goes down hard in the postseason, it's easy to promote the idea they will be back next year. — Even if the Cubs decide to part ways with free agents Jake Arrieta …
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Robert Murray / FanRag Sports:
Cubs fire longtime pitching coach Chris Bosio
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Associated Press, Cubs Insider, MLB on Yahoo! Sports, MLB Trade Rumors, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Lone Star Ball
Fox Sports:
Tigers could be under the radar for a while during rebuild — DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers hired Ron Gardenhire to be their manager - and that may be the most newsworthy thing they do for a while. — With the managerial opening filled, the rest of the rebuilding process now resumes, and patience will be of the essence.
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