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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.
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Rogers draws Tigers even in Game 2 — Left-hander two-hits Cards over eight innings; Monroe homers — DETROIT — That odd-looking spot on Kenny Rogers on Sunday night? It was a zero. — He's had it on his pitching line all postseason, 23 innings worth, but it's looking more unusual each time out.
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High and Tight
Dan O'Neill / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rogers comes clean, beats Cards
Rogers comes clean, beats Cards
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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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ESPN:
Philies sign lefty Moyer, 43, to two-year extension — Jamie Moyer will be 44 when the 2007 season starts, but the Phillies are banking that he has two more strong seasons remaining in his left arm. — Philadelphia signed Moyer to a two-year, $10.5 million extension Monday.
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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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 …
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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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs' starting rotation in mound of trouble — DETROIT — Lou Piniella keeps insisting he is just a tiny piece of the complicated puzzle known as the Cubs. He's a superstar manager with an impressive resume, but he's exactly right. The most important pieces of the puzzle involve the pitching staff.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Will the offseason bring any trades? — Beat reporter T.R. Sullivan answers Rangers fans' questions … Are the Rangers seriously considering trading Mark Teixeira? That would not make any sense to me, seeing as how he is the cornerstone to the franchise.
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
Jordan Lite / NY Daily News:
Ex-Met usher, 76: I was thrown out! — Watch out, Julio Franco. — An elderly usher who worked at Shea Stadium for 42 years has filed a $5 million damage suit against the Mets charging he was fired because he's too old. — William Cook says he's not the only veteran who has been pushed out by the team.
Steinbergd / D.C. Sports Bog:
On Stopping the Team Bus, and Rest Areas — For some reason, talk radio yammerers (read: Steve Czaban) are in full yammer mode this morning about Joe Gibbs, after he apologized for not stopping when the Redskins team bus passed some fans the other day. Now, I can't for the life of me figure …
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.
Paul Lukas / ESPN:
The cap that killed the Cardinals? — Pine tar, gum, shoe polish, "a big clump of dirt" — whatever Kenny Rogers had out there Sunday night, Uni Watch thinks everyone's looking for it in the wrong place. Instead of poring over still shots of Rogers' hand, take a look at his cap.
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Sweaty Men Endeavors