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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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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Mets ready to respond at home — Team confident it can win two behind boisterous Shea crowd — ST. LOUIS — At difficult moments such as these, it's always helpful to have a positive experience to draw from, to lift sagging spirits. — The Mets, facing a win-or-else predicament …
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
The Mets Are Down to Their Last At-Bats — The Mets can spin their plight any way they choose. They still have two more chances at Shea Stadium. The series is not over yet. They are a better team. — But perception does not always equal reality, and the Mets are facing a harsh one now.
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Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
Wagner speaks up in support of Glavine … ST. LOUIS — If Tom Glavine had let his emotions take over Tuesday, perhaps he would have said the things teammate Billy Wagner said. — But after the Mets' 4-2 loss to the Cardinals in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series …
Murray Chass / New York Times:
How Bad Was Game 3 Start? Let's Count the Ways — The stench of Steve Trachsel's start in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series won't go away. Not even yesterday's all-day rain, which forced the postponement of Game 5 last night, washed it away.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:Pujols revives St. Louis with one swing
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Mark Purdy / Mercury News:
Should A's, Giants need advice, here's my two cents' worth — Ken Macha used to have this little joke. — I know, I know. Might be hard to envision. Let's just say that if life were stand-up comedy, and if stand-up comedy had its own BCS rankings, then Macha would definitely not be bowl-eligible.
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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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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 …
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Newsday:
It's a no go for Trachsel — Willie puts him in pen, meaning he won't start possible Game 7 — ST. LOUIS — Not that it's any big secret at this point, but manager Willie Randolph made it official yesterday: Steve Trachsel is in the bullpen now, as Randolph said, "like everyone else."
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Maine need: Quality start — ST. LOUIS - John Maine and Gary Gentry are the only two Met rookies to start a postseason game, and Maine will pass Gentry for most starts by a Met freshman when he throws the first pitch of tonight's must-win Game 6 of the NL Championship Series at Shea.
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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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.
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Interviews start for managerial search — ST. LOUIS — The Rangers interviewed their first managerial candidate Tuesday, spending about six hours at Ameriquest Field with Oakland Athletics third base coach Ron Washington. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said he does …
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ESPN:
Lyons keeps part-time job with Dodgers — Steve Lyons, who was fired by Fox for making a racially insensitive comment directed at colleague Lou Piniella's Hispanic heritage on the air, will keep his job as a part-time commentator for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team and its broadcast network said Monday.
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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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