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Associated Press:
Pujols on hamstring injury: "I'm dealing with it" — ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols is trying to protect his injured right hamstring by playing conservatively during the NL championship series. — It hasn't been easy. — "I'm fine, I'm dealing with it," Pujols told The Associated Press before Game 5 on Tuesday night.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cards seem to have edge in best-of-three affair — ST. LOUIS - The postseason hardly is proceeding according to form, but if the pitching matchups mean anything, the Cardinals hold a clear edge now that the National League Championship Series boils down to a best-of-three.
Chicago Sun Times:
Hendry: 'Lou is the perfect guy' — Piniella, Cubs agree on three-year deal worth $10M-$12M — After two weeks of pink slips and resignation letters littering the landscape at Wrigley Field, the last-place Cubs are relieved to finally be announcing some good news today …
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Associated Press:
Piniella: 'Curses. Come on' — Lou Piniella vows to make a winner of the Cubs, whose last World Series appearance came in 1945. — "Urgency is important," said Piniella, who was introduced Tuesday as the team's latest manager. "We're going to win here, and that's the end of the story."
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Marcos Bretón / Sacramento Bee:Marcos Bretón: Manager's job is overrated
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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:Cubs Go With Piniella, and Athletics Fire Macha
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Associated Press:
Turner, MLB reach 7-year TV deal for LCS coverage — NEW YORK (AP) — TBS will alternate showing the NL and AL championship series for seven years starting next season under a television deal with Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. — Turner Broadcasting System paid about $310 million for the package.
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ESPN:
TBS to broadcast division series, LCS games … NEW YORK — More of playoff baseball is headed to cable. — Major League Baseball announced an agreement with Turner Sports on Tuesday that gives the network exclusive rights to a league championship series.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Arrest warrant issued for Sox's Uribe — Lawyer says shortstop wasn't at place where shooting happened — An arrest warrant was issued Monday for White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe in connection with a shooting Friday night that wounded two men in the Dominican Republic.
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Associated Press:
Uribe questioned, released; remains suspect — SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe was questioned and released Tuesday but remains a suspect in the shooting of two men in the Dominican Republic. — Uribe spent more than two hours at the San Cristobal courthouse …
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Giants will talk to Black about job — PITCHING COACH HAS HISTORY WITH TEAM; TRAINER CONTE QUITS — The Giants are moving to the next phase in their search for a manager, and Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Bud Black will be part of the process. — Giants General Manager Brian Sabean called …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bochy to interview for San Francisco job — With Padres' OK, manager to talk with GM Sabean today or tomorrow — ST. LOUIS - For the second consecutive autumn, an upper-level member of the Padres' management team will interview with a National League West rival less than six weeks after San Diego won the West.
Larry Stewart / Los Angeles Times:
Lyons to Keep Part-Time Dodgers Job — Steve Lyons, fired by Fox for on-air comments the network deemed inappropriate, will keep his job as a part-time television commentator for the Dodgers. — The team, in a statement issued Monday, said Lyons would undergo diversity training and that he was given probationary guidelines.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Where Did the Mets Come From? — Since playing in the World Series six years ago, the New York Mets have been a perennial disappointment, going 377-431 over the next five years and not returning to the postseason until this season, as a combination of homegrown stars and bigmoney free agents cruised to the National League East title.
David Lennon / Newsday:
A Game 1 could go to Duque — ST. LOUIS — If the Mets do advance to the World Series, Orlando Hernandez seems likely to be their starting pitcher for Game 1 Saturday in Detroit. — Before last night's rainout, the logical choice would have been Tom Glavine.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Sox land pitching coach — Farrell leaves Indians to guide staff — John Farrell, the 44-year-old credited with much of the success for the talented young arms in the Cleveland Indians organization, will get a chance to do the same for the Red Sox. Farrell was named the team's pitching coach yesterday.
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Associated Press:
Rangers to interview A's Washington — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oakland Athletics third base coach Ron Washington will be the first of at least five candidates interviewed for the Texas Rangers' managerial vacancy. — Washington, a coach with the A's the past 11 seasons, will interview Tuesday.
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Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Yankees pitcher Lidle mourned at service — COVINA, Calif. —Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was remembered as "a loving husband and an awesome father" Tuesday at a memorial attended by family, friends and teammates of the avid yet inexperienced pilot who was killed during an aerial tour of New York City.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Girardi at Top of Nats' Short List; St. Claire Will Stay — While former Florida manager Joe Girardi continues to look like the front-runner for the vacant job with the Washington Nationals — particularly in light of the fact that Girardi's other primary suitor, the Chicago Cubs …
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MLB.com:
Protrade: Is there a carryover? — September success does not mean October victories … This is one of the oldest and most reliable adages in sports. But is it really true? — The baseball-writing establishment certainly thinks so. Google the phrase "St. Louis Cardinals 2006 collapse" …
Neil Best / Newsday:
So far, SNY's on-site show a hit — The Mets' victory Sunday ensured that the playoff circus will be back in town tomorrow, and that its most unusual sideshow will return to Gate A outside Shea Stadium. — Clearly, SNY's pre- and postgame shows have gotten an energy jolt from Gary Cohen …
