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Tim Keown / ESPN:
Did Dave Roberts take Rich Hill out to soon?  Yes, but you don't know the whole story  —  LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts destroyed the Dodgers' chances of winning the World Series by managing his pitching staff like a fan who won a contest.  He shuffled through his relievers …
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Ted Berg / Arizona Republic:
Eduardo Rodriguez gives Red Sox huge lift in Game 4 of World Series vs. Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — The final stat line doesn't look pretty.  —  His final pitch was a meatball that Yasiel Puig crushed 439 feet into the left-field grandstand at Dodger Stadium.
ESPN:
Your World Series Game 5 guide: Can Sox down Kershaw to raise World Series trophy?  —  After the mayhem the 18-inning marathon of Game 3 wrought on both teams' pitching staffs and the seeming ease with which Boston's bats turned small opportunities into big innings against the Dodgers bullpen in Game 4 …
Toronto Sun:
Red Sox to start Sale in potential closeout game against Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — After a 24-inning offensive slumber that threatened to reset the World Series and turn it into a best-of-three affair, the Boston Red Sox found life again, putting them one victory from a fourth title since 2004.
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
27 hours, 27 innings: A timeline of a wild two-night stretch of World Series baseball in L.A.  —  LOS ANGELES — It was 27 innings of madness stretched out over 27 hours at Dodger Stadium and it concluded with a sizable contingent of Red Sox fans hanging out behind the Boston dugout and chanting …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Scared straight: Chris Sale motivates Red Sox with rant during Game 4 of World Series  —  LOS ANGELES — Chris Sale, his eyes burning with rage, couldn't believe what he was seeing Saturday evening, and could no longer keep it inside.  —  When his Boston Red Sox teammates trudged into the dugout after the sixth inning, he screamed.
Ronald Blum / Toronto Sun:
Chris Sale's shouts rally Red Sox to brink of title  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) The World Series was slipping away when Chris Sale stood in the back of the dugout and started screaming at his teammates.  —  The Boston Red Sox had just fallen behind the Los Angeles Dodgers by four runs …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dave Roberts explains pulling Rich Hill, says he ‘left everything out there’  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a four-run lead turn into a five-run deficit in the final three innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night, prompting a 9-6 loss and an overwhelming 3-1 series deficit to the Boston Red Sox.
Discussion: CBS Boston and NESN.com
James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
World Series Game 4: Donald Trump reacts to Dave Roberts' decision to pull Dodgers' Rich Hill  —  Following the Dodgers' loss to the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of the World Series, reactions poured in, many second-guessing the decisions made by Manager Dave Roberts.
Joe Reedy / Toronto Sun:
Red Sox pinch-hitters come up clutch again in World Series  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) Boston's bench is a big reason why the Red Sox are one win away from their fourth World Series title since 2004.  —  With the Red Sox regulars being held in check by the Los Angeles Dodgers …
Hunter Felt / The Guardian:
World Series 2018 Game 4: Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers - live!  —  In a series featuring a ridiculous number of Cy Young winners, Rich Hill/Eduardo Rodriguez ends up being the pitcher's duel.  Who knew?  —  Red Sox 0-0 Dodgers, bottom 5th  —  Barnes grounds out and it looks like Hill is batting for himself.
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Red Sox rebound, move one win from title with Game 4 rally
Discussion: Associated Press
ESPN:
Eduardo Rodriguez to start for Red Sox in World Series Game 4
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
World Series records shattered in Dodgers' 18-inning Game 3 win over Red Sox
Discussion: NESN.com
Tim Keown / ESPN:
By going all in, gambling Red Sox may have doubled their losses
ESPN:
Japan Series opener ends in 12-inning, 2-2 tie
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
Your World Series Game 4 guide: Dodgers look to ride wave, even series
Joe Reedy / Associated Press:
Christian Yelich, J.D. Martinez win Hank Aaron Awards
Heather Tucker / Des Moines Register:   ‘Unbelievable’: Red Sox's Eduardo Nunez lived an entire life in Game 3
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘Gut-wrenching’: Dodgers don't have time to soak in monumental Game 3 win
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets to name Brodie Van Wagenen next GM, and agents have questions  —  The Mets and CAA Baseball co-head Brodie Van Wagenen are finalizing a deal that will name him the next general manager, according to a source.  —  A press conference is scheduled for next week, possibly as early as Tuesday.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Brodie Van Wagenen's first Mets test: Selling Wilpons to spend big
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Mets have deal in principle to hire agent Brodie Van Wagenen as new GM: source
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Here are the questions Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets need to answer about how this unusual move is going to work
Discussion: New York Post and MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Tony Clark: Players concerned by Mets interviewing agent Brodie Van Wagenen for GM
Discussion: Bleacher Report
Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Was Bill Freehan the Detroit Tigers' greatest catcher?  —  Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press  —  Former Detroit Tigers catching great Bill Freehan, 76, has been in hospice care for about two years.  Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford takes a look at the greatest catchers in Tigers history:
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Rays lead the league in producing manager and general manager talent  —  They traditionally have the lowest payroll and lowest season attendance in baseball which, on the surface, would tend to render the Tampa Bay Rays one of the more irrelevant franchises in baseball.
 
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