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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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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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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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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Phils' magic number for playoffs now 3 — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Determined to stay on top, the Philadelphia Phillies are playing their best down the stretch. — Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer in the eighth and the NL East-leading Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Monday night for their 10th win in 11 games.
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Webb wins 22nd, D-backs trim deficit — Ace goes seven innings against Cards; Drew has three hits — ST. LOUIS — Brandon Webb picked up his 22nd win Monday night as the D-backs beat the Cardinals, 4-2, in front of 40,349 at Busch Stadium. — The victory allowed the D-backs to cut …
Associated Press:
Brawl costs Carmona six games, Sheffield four — DETROIT — Cleveland pitcher Fausto Carmona was suspended six games and Detroit slugger Gary Sheffield was penalized four games Monday for their brawl last week. — Indians catcher Victor Martinez and infielder Asdrubal Cabrera …
Regis Courtemanche / MetsBlog.com:
postGame: Cubs 9 Mets 5 — The Mets (86-70) lost to the Cubs (95-60) by the score of 9 to 5 at Shea tonight. — For a recap, boxscore, and stats, click here. — Jason Marquis had 5 RBI, 'nuff said. — In the second, Carlos Delgado scored on a wild pitch by Marquis.
Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Yount, players want Sveum to stay — I have a profile on Brewers interim manager Dale Sveum in the JS tomorrow morning, and you'll see that both franchise icon Robin Yount and the players want Sveum to be retained as manager for next year and beyond. — It's my understanding that Sveum …
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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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Kevin Baker / New York Times:
Before Bartman, There Was Merkle — A hundred years later, it is still one of the most controversial games played in American professional sports — and still the only major league game ever decided by an umpire alone in his hotel room, hours after the last pitch was thrown.
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Rays reduce AL East magic number to 4 — BALTIMORE (AP)—The Tampa Bay Rays had just beaten the Baltimore Orioles, and all the televisions in the clubhouse were tuned to the game between Boston and Cleveland. — That's right, the once-lowly Rays are in a pennant race.
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Ump in the Way — The Red Sox just lost a run or two due to an umpire. It wasn't a bad call. With men on first and second and two out, Jeff Bailey hit a scorcher down the third base line. The ball was headed toward the corner, but hit the umpire and bounded back to the infielders.
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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.
