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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
New stadium, new look: Next year's Yanks will be very different … NEW YORK — Everyone said good-bye Sunday night to the grand old lady known around here simply as The Stadium, and the going-away party worked perfectly for the about-to-be-demolished ballpark.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: Disappointing Closing Ceremonies — I really liked the idea of permitting fans into Yankee Stadium very early on the final game day and allowing them to walk around the park and through Monument Park. I also think the late-night close with the team gathered...
Wright Thompson / ESPN:
Stadium farewell rekindles memories of times gone by … NEW YORK — Four hours before the last game at Yankee Stadium began, I walked through the low-ceilinged innards of the place, winding past the clubhouse, finally catching the attention of a worker. I asked him if he could show …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:Yanks prevail as Stadium goes dark
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates, Alvarez agree to revised contract — Deal is pending physical, could quash MLB union's grievance — In a stunning reversal of a summer-long drama, the Pirates and top draft pick Pedro Alvarez last night agreed to terms on a revised four-year, major league contract worth a guaranteed $6,355,000 …
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Report: Alvarez, Pirates agree to deal — No. 2 overall Draft pick had been placed on restricted list — PITTSBURGH — The Pirates and No. 2 Draft pick Pedro Alvarez have agreed to a reworked Major League contract worth a guaranteed $6.355 million, according to a report in Monday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
NL East race being decided by relief pitching … It isn't September of 2007 that hangs over the Mets' psyches anymore. It's their bullpen of 2008. — We've talked a lot this month about the Mets' 2007 nightmare. But the more we watch this 2008 edition, the more we're convinced …
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs aren't taking week off — The Cubs still have a magic number, and it's one. — One more victory assures the National League Central champs home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs, just one of the Cubs' remaining goals as they transition into playoff mode.
MLB.com:
Orioles-A's Sept. 6 rainout will not be played — The Orioles have announced that their September 6 game against the Oakland Athletics, postponed due to rain, will not be played following a determination by Major League Baseball. — Fans holding tickets for the game …
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Russ Smith / SPLICETODAY.COM:
Save The Marlins! — Although the Florida Marlins have made progress in soaking residents for a publically funded new stadium, history says it won't happen. Move the team and end a disgraceful MLB chapter. — A typical half-filled day at the ballpark for the Fish.
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Ramirez named Marlins MVP; some say Cantu snubbed — MIAMI GARDENS — Shortstop Hanley Ramirez missed a fourth straight start Sunday but still had something to celebrate. He received his second consecutive Marlins Most Valuable Player award, given out by the South Florida chapter of the Baseball Writers Association if America.
Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
On Baseball: Phillies' payroll set to bulge — MIAMI - On Tuesday or Wednesday, the Phillies will set a franchise record for attendance, passing the mark of 3.25 million set in 2004, the year Citizens Bank Park opened. — The Phillies are drawing big because they have put a contending team on the field …
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