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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Busch turns down the heat on rookie — ST. LOUIS - The Tigers were at least curious if the Cardinals were using the Busch Stadium radar gun readings to play mind games with rookie reliever Joel Zumaya on Tuesday. — Zumaya is known for routinely throwing pitches in excess of 100 mph and being proud of it …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Jeter Unable to Make It Easier for Rodriguez — Derek Jeter has been traveling in Europe, and he said Wednesday that he had not seen any of this year's World Series. This is the time of year when Jeter, the Yankees' shortstop, would rather be playing than watching.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rainout puts La Russa, Cards in good spot — ST. LOUIS - Before the postponement of Game 4 of the World Series on Wednesday, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he faced a potentially "hellacious" decision regarding his starting pitcher for Game 5. — Instead, the Cardinals now stand …
Dallas Morning News:
Pudge can't mask Series reality — Ex-Ranger's struggles indicate age might be catching up with him — ST. LOUIS - There has been no shortage of news on the former Rangers front from the World Series. — Craig Monroe homered in each of the first two games.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Rain wreaking havoc on Series … ST. LOUIS — You know the World Series is in serious meteorological trouble when players sit around the clubhouse all night watching The Weather Channel instead of SportsCenter. — But that's the sad, waterlogged story of the 102nd World Series …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Glum Pujols darkens baseball's spotlight — Cards slugger could take a page from Sosa — ST. LOUIS — Try to imagine how much fun Sammy Sosa would have had if he'd only had the opportunity to play in a World Series with the Cubs. — Now picture the exact opposite of Sosa …
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:Game 4 of World Series postponed by rain
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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Sheffield warns: I won't deal with sign-and-trade — ST. LOUIS - One day after the Daily News reported that the Yankees are planning to pick up Gary Sheffield's 2007 option as a precursor to trading him, Sheffield made it clear that he is not at all happy with the idea.
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USA Today:
Notes: Sheffield upset — New York Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield, informed Wednesday that the Yankees will pick up his $13 million option in 2007, was angry by the decision, hoping instead the Yankees would let him go. — ""This will not work, this will not work at all," Sheffield told USA TODAY. "
ESPN:
Report: Yankees to pick up $13M option on Sheffield — NEW YORK — Gary Sheffield was told Wednesday that the New York Yankees will pick up his $13 million option for next season, according to a newspaper report. — Sheffield said he was hoping to test the free-agent market …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals won't renew Siegle's contract — Assistant GM negotiated contracts, traveled with team — The Nationals informed assistant general manager Tony Siegle on Tuesday afternoon that his contract would not be renewed by the club. Siegle's last day with Washington was Wednesday and his contract expires on Oct. 31.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Sportswriters ask MLB to put St. Louis All-Star Game on hold — The Baseball Writers' Association of America moved Wednesday to request that Major League Baseball withhold awarding the 2009 All-Star Game to the Cardinals until significant improvements are made to a press facility …
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Mike Petraglia / MLB.com:
Remy, Roberts in Red Sox Hall — Former players to be enshrined in club's Hall of Fame — BOSTON — One former Red Sox player has become a broadcast icon for the club while another has become a symbol for arguably the greatest comeback in sports history.
Carter Gaddis / TBO.com:
May Be A Few Years Before Rays Start Turning A Profit — TAMPA - The Devil Rays have yet to enjoy the advantages of what Commissioner Bud Selig considers a Golden Age for baseball. — While a new labor agreement between players and ownership - announced Tuesday in St. Louis …
Jim Reeves / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Television freezes our warm fuzzies off — ST. LOUIS — Mickey Rivers may have said it best years ago before a Rangers game in early April at Milwaukee's old County Stadium was postponed because of rain and cold. "It's so cold out there," the Mick said, shivering, "I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walkin'."
NY Daily News:
Musial tosses gutter ball over Garagiola split — Although it was quickly overshadowed by Chris Carpenter's pitching effort, Cardinal fans were wondering what happened to Stan Musial, who had been scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 Tuesday night.
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John Fay / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Brantley to the booth — Jeff Brantley is the choice to be the third man in the Reds' radio booth. — An announcement could come shortly after the end of the World Series. Brantley, a former Reds reliever, is currently working the World Series for ESPN.
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