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MLB, Turner Sports reach LCS Telecast Agreement — MLB, TURNER SPORTS REACH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TELECAST AGREEMENT — Major League Baseball has reached a new seven-year agreement with Turner Broadcasting System, which provides TBS the exclusive telecasting rights …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Selig: Owner-union relations at a zenith — Commissioner says labor peace has helped the sport thrive — ST. LOUIS — With Major League Baseball and the Players Association nearing a settlement on a new Basic Agreement, Commissioner Bud Selig said on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium …
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Stars turn out to honor Lidle — · New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was remembered as "a loving husband and an awesome father" at a memorial Tuesday attended by family, friends and teammates of the avid yet inexperienced pilot who was killed on an aerial tour of New York City.
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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Lou won't clutch at Alex — New Cubs skipper short on Sweet talk — Lou Piniella arrived at Wrigley Field yesterday, and both he and the Cubs made a point of saying that Alex Rodriguez had nothing to do with Piniella becoming the North Side's newest manager.
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Pride of the Yankees
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Piniella takes on challenges with Cubs — New skipper will seek to end World Series drought — CHICAGO — On the last weekend of the regular season, Lou Piniella was part of the television broadcast team for the St. Louis Cardinals' final game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Uribe denies involvement in shooting, claims extortion … SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe denied any involvement in an incident in which two people were shot early Saturday near his home in the Dominican. — Speaking by phone with ESPNdeportes.com …
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Dance partners: Theo, Larry waltz around specifics of GM's deal — Theo Epstein and Red Sox team president Larry Lucchino did some verbal tap-dancing yesterday when asked if the general manager has actually signed the contract he agreed to upon returning to the team in January after a two-and-a-half month absence.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Epstein's signature finally seals deal — Theo Epstein said it and Larry Lucchino seconded it — Epstein finally has a signed contract. — "We have an understanding that I guess was memorialized with a signature," said Epstein yesterday at a gathering at Fenway Park between print media …
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Undaunted, Mets eye two wins at Shea — Players make no excuses for Game 5; remain focused — ST. LOUIS — Perhaps the Mets and their fans can find consolation in a brief history lesson. Twenty years ago this month ... sure, you know the rest. — Like those unforgettable '86 Mets of Straw and Doc …
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King Kaufman's Sports Daily — Fox fires Steve Lyons for the wrong reason. Can we think of one for Thom Brennaman now? — Fox fired Steve Lyons for that? — Lyons spent 11 years uttering bad jokes and insight-free commentary on Fox's national baseball telecasts.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Preston is Cards' shark — Bites Mookie's old club — ST. LOUIS - The Mets spent the summer celebrating the 20th anniversary of their accomplishments in the fall of 1986. Now, thanks to Mookie Wilson's stepson, they're on the brink of elimination. — Preston Wilson's RBI double …
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Matsui talks progressing — Tsao's return in jeopardy — As the Rockies continue down an encouraging path in contract talks with second baseman Kaz Matsui, they are quickly reaching a crossroads with former closer Chin-Hui Tsao. — Matsui, a free agent, has said repeatedly that he would like to remain a Rockie.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Pujols revives St. Louis with one swing … ST. LOUIS — It isn't quite a miracle. And it sure hasn't been a classic. But there's a word for what the St. Louis Cardinals are on the verge of doing to the New York Mets. — History. — That's the only word that works at times like these.
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phillies to explore trades for Burrell — Pitching and protecting Howard are top offseason priorities — PHILADELPHIA — Pat Burrell's frustrating 2006 season may lead to a busy offseason for the Phillies, but one they hope might provide them with a new left fielder.
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