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Associated Press:
Sabathia overwhelms Angels in Game 1 of ALCS with 4-1 win — CC Sabathia (FSY) and the New York Yankees stopped the Los Angeles Angels cold in the AL championship series opener. — On a blustery night more suited to bobsleds than baseballs, Sabathia pitched eight superb innings of four-hit ball …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Fielding miscues cost Angels vs. Yanks — Three errors, miscommunication lead to two Game 1 runs — NEW YORK — The Angels called it a “lack of communication.” Maybe it was a wardrobe malfunction. — Hideki Matsui's popup in the first inning on Friday night was supposed to be an inning-ender.
Paul White / USA Today:
ALCS breakdown: Angels uncharacteristically sloppy — NEW YORK — If only ... If only the Angels played like they can. — If only the Twins didn't run themselves out of innings. — If only ... just maybe ... if only the New York Yankees weren't the New York Yankees again.
Josh Thomson / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Rivera: “This is the way we should play.” — On a night that harkened back to Octobers past, the Yankees won 4-1. They took advantage of three errors, scored when they could and rode eight innings from their ace and a ninth from their closer. — “I think the whole team played tremendous,” Mariano Rivera said.
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
LA scratches out a win — LOS ANGELES — A grounder off a fielder's glove. A bunt that slipped by two players. The Los Angeles Dodgers' latest postseason rally began in the weirdest, wackiest way. — Another throwing error by Chase Utley, a pinch-hit single and two walks also were part …
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Leo Standora / NY Daily News:
Ronan Tynan's tongue causes trouble as Yankees sack Irish tenor's appearance — Irish tenor Ronan Tynan sings a first-rate “God Bless America,” at Yankee Stadium, but his attempt at telling a joke offended a Jewish doctor who found it to be anti-Semitic. — Tynan apologized, telling WNBC …
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Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALCS Game 1: Angels at Yankees — YANKEES — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-0, 1.37 ERA) — ANGELS — WEATHER: Double sweatshirt, at least. Temps in the 30s, winds whipping around the Stadium and the threat of rain looming over the whole thing. Check out the forecast here.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers decline option on Ohman — Dealing with injuries, left-hander made only 21 appearances — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers made the first decision of an offseason that hasn't even started yet on Friday by declining the $2.2 million 2010 option on left-handed reliever Will Ohman …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
In June, Florida Marlins' owner considered ousting Fredi Gonzalez in favor of Bobby Valentine — Baseball's annual winter meetings will be held in Indianapolis in December, but Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez and owner Jeffrey Loria are having their own baseball meeting this week in a slightly more exotic locale - Paris.
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Ex-Yank exec Swindal opening baseball academy — He lost the keys to the Yankee empire two years ago, but Steve Swindal is quietly making his baseball comeback in the sport's talent-rich Dominican Republic. — Saturday, more than 100 talent evaluators are expected to attend a baseball showcase …
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Rays to stay busy during the offseason — Key dates, decisions loom for Tampa Bay's front office — All that's left to do now is sit back and watch. — After a history-making 2008 season, the Rays couldn't recapture that magic to vault them back to the postseason in '09.
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Neil Best / Newsday:
For one day, Mike & Mad Dog reunite — in the ALCS, just like old times, the buildup to tonight's Game 1 will include a nostalgic media touch: a mini-reunion of “Mike and the Mad Dog” on WFAN. — Just after 1 p.m., Chris Russo is scheduled to visit Mike Francesa's “Mike'd Up,” …
