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Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN:
Rogers was masterful, but did he cheat? … DETROIT — Here at The North Face photo shoot, otherwise known as the 102nd World Series, you didn't know whether they were going to play Game 2 or a Grey Cup championship. — But they played Game 2, Detroit beat St. Louis 3-1 and, oh, by the way …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Rogers' dirty hand overshadows his Game 2 brilliance … DETROIT — Kenny Rogers threw eight shutout innings in a World Series game on Sunday night. — OK, now that we've got that little item out of the way, let's move on to the biggest Kenny Rogers story of the night: — Dirtgate.
Alex Carnevale / Baseball Prospectus:
The Week In Quotes — October 16-23 … —Tigers manager Jim Leyland, on not intentionally walking Albert Pujols in Game One with first base open. … —Tigers Game One starter Justin Verlander, on the oppo two-run homer he gave up to Albert Pujols.
Murray Chass / New York Times:
In Postseason Full of Surprises, Rogers Is the Biggest — Much of this postseason has produced the unexpected. The teams in the World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, offer the prime examples. — The Tigers limped into the playoffs as the American League wild card …
Dallas Morning News:
Rogers rewriting his story as Tigers even series — Former Ranger's scoreless streak, playoff success growing — DETROIT - He is perhaps the most self-deprecating pitcher in major league history. — Just ask him. — Kenny Rogers will tell you he's old. He's got nothing on his fastball.
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Baseball Musings
Dan O'Neill / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rogers comes clean, beats Cards — DETROIT — The transformation of Kenny Rogers from postseason bust to October gold continued at Comerica Park on Sunday. For the third consecutive postseason start, Rogers was magical for the Detroit Tigers, this time shutting down the Cardinals in World Series Game 2.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
ESPN:
Questions linger over substance on Rogers' hand — DETROIT — Kenny Rogers pitched eight scoreless innings Sunday, running his shutout streak this postseason to 23 innings, but that may be the least of the news about the 41-year-old left-hander coming out of Game 2 of the World Series.
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phillies extend Moyer's contract — Veteran southpaw signs two-year extension — PHILADELPHIA — How long will Jamie Moyer pitch? — At least until he's 45, as far as the Phillies are concerned. — Philadelphia signed the veteran on Monday to a two-year contract extension worth $10 …
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Balls, Sticks, & Stuff
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Moyer signs 2-year extension with Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer signed a $10.5 million, two-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. — The left-hander, who turns 44 next month, bolstered Philadelphia's starting rotation after arriving in a trade with Seattle on Aug. 20.
Murray Chass / New York Times:
Negotiators Have Worked Out 5-Year Labor Deal — The big question of the World Series changed yesterday. It's not who will win the World Series, but how much will Commissioner Bud Selig fine himself for violating his rule prohibiting major announcements during the World Series.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Players and owners reach tentative agreement on new labor contact — DETROIT (AP) — Following nearly a quarter century of labor wars, baseball players and owners will have 16 years of peace. — They set aside their long history of bitter negotiations to reach a tentative agreement …
NY Daily News:
Acta set to deliver S.F. pitch — The San Francisco Giants are scheduled to meet with Mets third-base coach Manny Acta today, making him the fourth official candidate to interview for the club's managerial vacancy. — Acta traveled from Orlando to San Francisco last night.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Cubs' fortunes went south — Hiring of Piniella, however, renews hope — Illinois senator and Chicagoan Barack Obama has written a book titled "The Audacity of Hope," which deals with far more important things than baseball, but the title could also be used to describe the future …
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Surviving Grady
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Derek Jacques / Baseball Prospectus:
World Series Prospectus — Diary Time, Game One — 7:34 PM EST: Welcome to the diary—we're starting a bit early. The pregame team of Jeanne Zelasko, Samwise Gamgee, and Kevin Kennedy is at a table set up on the field, so that they have to shout at each other in order to be heard.
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El Lefty Malo
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog:
Evaluating Managers, Part 3 — This is the third installment in a two-part series on managers. Eventually, I should work up a fourth part that will focus on managerial aging patterns. If you missed the preceding parts then you can click away and read them. If not, here's an extremely short recap.
