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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter hit on hand; X-rays negative — Yankees captain expected to play in Sunday's Stadium finale — NEW YORK — The cheers and screams that filled Yankee Stadium for most of Saturday afternoon came to a sudden stop for an instant in the ninth inning. — The fans seemed to collectively hold …
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Henry A. Kissinger / New York Times:
Sitting With DiMaggio and Steinbrenner — Yankee Stadium was an important stage in my discovery of America. I came here as an immigrant in 1938. In the summer of 1939, I started working in a shaving brush factory. Some of my co-workers turned out to be of Italian origin, and they took me to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium.
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:Big names expected at Yankee Stadium finale, Steinbrenner not among them
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Rick Chandler / Deadspin:So Hard To Say Goodbye: Remembering Yankee Stadium
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Depressed Fan
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins' rough road trip continues — Minnesota falls to playoff-clinching Rays at The Trop — ST. PETERSBURG — Denard Span lingered just off the playing field at Tropicana Field on Saturday evening and watched as the Rays erupted into a jumping huddle before him, celebrating their first postseason berth.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Sox stopped by Davies, remain 2 1/2 up — Offense unable to post runs in support of Floyd's outing — KANSAS CITY — A little bit of the White Sox swagger was on display on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, during an impressive victory over the Royals. — As for the second game of this weekend set on Saturday?
Associated Press:
ChiSox fail to build on AL Central lead — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Kyle Davies may have discovered something that he can take into the 2009 season. — Davies gave up three hits in seven-plus innings, his third strong outing in his past four starts, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 Saturday night.
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Baseball Musings
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phils edge Fish, regain East's top spot — Dobbs snaps tie with bloop single, throws out runner at plate — MIAMI — Crouching at the hot corner with no outs, the tying run on third and the dangerous Dan Uggla up, Greg Dobbs went through his third baseman's mental checklist. — “Where am I playing?
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Pedro does all he can in loss — Two-run double can't erase damage; Mets in Wild Card lead — ATLANTA — The question struck Jerry Manuel as premature, considering his Mets are in a pennant race and not yet a playoff series. But making the postseason, of course, remains their ultimate goal.
Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Ervin Santana, Jeff Mathis thrive together — Pitcher, catcher have a record of success as a battery. — ARLINGTON, Texas — Jeff Mathis has been behind the plate for all but five of Ervin Santana's 30 starts this season and pitching coach Mike Butcher said he's pleased with the rapport the two have developed.
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Washington Post
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Maine Is Eager to Return in Case Mets Need a Lift — ATLANTA — In spring training, John Maine said he had one personal goal for the season: to pitch 200 innings. Maine, stuck on 140 since Aug. 23, has adjusted his expectations. Now, pitching one inning would suffice.
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Associated Press
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
A's rally to beat Mariners again — OAKLAND, Calif. — The era of instant replay has made it to baseball. — It just hasn't made it to Seattle. — The Mariners had a key ninth-inning call at third base — an unreviewable call — go against them Saturday, leading the way to the club's …
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Athletics Nation
Dave Krieger / Rocky Mountain News:
Fuentes' likely exit quiet - and puzzling — Somehow, the best closer the Rockies ever had is on his way out the door with virtually no fanfare, and precious few complaints. — It's a little odd. Brian Fuentes' impending departure as a free agent doesn't bring anywhere near the debate …
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Purple Row
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Bartolo Colon bolts from bullpen — Club suspends pitcher — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — TORONTO - Bartolo Colon decided the Dominican Republic, not the Red Sox [team stats] bullpen, was the best place to be for the remainder of the 2008 season.
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