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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Yankees face gloom, doom — Torre's warning: End is near — DETROIT - Joe Torre broke the sullen silence of a deflated clubhouse last night when he stepped in front of the Yankees and held what he could only hope would not be his final meeting of the season. — Torre was not angry.
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NY Daily News:
A beautiful day for Mr. Rogers — Ex-neighbor torments Yankees — DETROIT - We'll know soon enough what fate awaits this $200million Yankee superteam that, for all its money and might, nevertheless has played itself onto the brink of elimination in the first round of the playoffs …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Yanks facing elimination with Wright in Game 4 … DETROIT — Jack Nicholson might not be the only big-name, highly-compensated star appearing in "The Departed" this weekend. — Just a few days ago, geniuses from every market and medium expected the New York Yankees to be doing lots of things other than playing baseball this weekend.
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Associated Press:
Former Negro Leaguer O'Neil dies — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Buck O'Neil, baseball's charismatic Negro Leagues ambassador who barnstormed with Satchel Paige and inexplicably fell one vote shy of the Hall of Fame, died Friday night. He was 94. — Bob Kendrick, marketing director …
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Buck O'Neil, Negro Leagues Pioneer, Is Dead at 94 — Buck O'Neil, a star first baseman and manager in the Negro leagues and a pioneering scout and coach in the major leagues who devoted the final decade of his life to chronicling the lost world of black baseball, died last night in Kansas City, Mo. He was 94.
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Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
Buck O'Neil dies VIDEO — Beloved Negro Leagues icon and Kansas City legend Buck O'Neil died Friday night. O'Neil was 94. — He spent his life playing, coaching and finally promoting baseball. He was a batting champion, a three-time All-Star, and a wildly successful manager …
Tim Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Beimel Cut Hand in a Bar, Not Hotel — NEW YORK — Dodgers left-hander Joe Beimel said Thursday he was in a New York bar early Tuesday morning when he cut his pitching hand on a broken glass and not in his hotel room, as he had told team officials. — "I realize nothing good happens …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Suppan wants bubbly bath — When the cornerstones of the Cardinals' pitching staff began their champagne-popping run of three consecutive division titles, righthander Jeff Suppan displayed a knack for handling the bubbly. — He packed goggles. — Suppan had seen a few celebrations …
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John Nadel / Associated Press:
Garciaparra has torn quadriceps — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra has a tear in his left quadriceps and won't be in the lineup for Game 3 of their NL playoff series Saturday when Los Angeles tries to avoid getting swept by the New York Mets.
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Greg Beacham / Associated Press:
"Mr. Clutch" comes through again for A's — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Although Marco Scutaro is far from famous outside the Coliseum, the fans inside were screaming his name when the Oakland Athletics wrapped up their first playoff series victory in 16 years.
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Former Reds exec Wagner passes — Big Red Machine architect served as GM and club president — CINCINNATI — Former Reds executive Dick Wagner, who played a part in the building and dismantling of the championship "Big Red Machine" clubs, died at the age of 78.
Murray Chass / New York Times:
'These Guys' Are Nearly as Good as Those Guys — Although they didn't demonstrate it yesterday in their 4-3 loss to Detroit, the Yankees have an awesome offense. Bobby Cox, the venerable Atlanta manager, who does not engage in hyperbole, has called the Yankees' lineup the best in baseball history.
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NY Daily News:
Pedro's surgery called success — Omar Minaya labeled Pedro Martinez's surgery yesterday to repair a torn rotator cuff a success. The GM predicted the Mets' ace would be ready to return to the rotation during the second half of the 2007 season. — "Everything went well," Minaya said.
Associated Press:
Nomar reinjures quadriceps, Game 3 status uncertain — NEW YORK — Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra left Thursday night's NL playoff game against the New York Mets in the sixth inning after reinjuring his left quadriceps. — His status for Game 3 Saturday was uncertain.
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