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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Ramírez's remarks are sad — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Those air sickness bags come in handy sometimes. Flying coast to coast, you cram into your coach seat (like John Glenn in Mercury 1), open the paper to read Manny Ramírez's latest remarks, and you need the barf bag before you're over Kansas.
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Left with a Loney feeling — Slam in fifth, Dempster's lack of control have Cubs in early hole — Uh-oh. — If this is what the rest of the Cubs' postseason is going to look like, it's going to be a short playoff run. — And a long century. — The worst fears of the Cubs' high …
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Camden Chat
Jim Peltz / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers slam Cubs in opener — The Dodgers' James Loney is congratulated by teammates at home plate after hitting a grand slam in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs in the first game of the NLDS series Wednesday in Chicago. The Dodgers won, 7-2. — James Loney hits a grand slam …
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Dodger Thoughts
Dave Goldiner / NY Daily News:
Mets pitcher involved in deadly hit-and-run crash — Troubled Mets relief pitcher Ambiorix Burgos allegedly struck and killed two women in a hit-and-run crash in his homeland of the Dominican Republic, cops told a local paper. — Burgos, 24, who missed the whole season with an elbow injury …
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Associated Press:
Mets pitcher sought by police after car accident — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos was driving an SUV when it slammed into two women who later died of their injuries, police said. Local police still were searching for Burgos on Wednesday.
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Deuce of Davenport
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets pitcher Burgos allegedly involved in fatal hit-and-run — PHILADELPHIA - The troubled career of Ambiorix Burgos took a tragic turn on Tuesday when the Mets reliever allegedly killed two women in a hit-and-run accident in the Dominican Republic. — Burgos, 24, reportedly struck Josefina …
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Royals Authority
Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
Cashman Cites Legacy in Coming Back — When Brian Cashman signed a contract in 2005 to remain the general manger of the Yankees, he said he did so, in part, because the team's principal owner, George Steinbrenner, asked him to stay. — Three years later, with Cashman now signed …
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Baseball Musings
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Defiant Cashman returns, vowing change — A feisty, defiant Brian Cashman said today that he returned to the Yankees to “change the story” about where the team was headed. “We have to win,” he said. “And we will.” — Oddly, Hal Steinbrenner was not on hand to give the family's side of the story.
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River Ave. Blues, On the Yankees beat, Sliding Into Home, Scott Proctor's Arm and YanksBlog.com
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Hicks says Rangers are closer — Owner firmly believes in direction team is heading — Rangers owner Tom Hicks said Wednesday he believes strongly that the Rangers are close, that Nolan Ryan's pitching philosophy will help fix their woes on the mound and he supports the decision …
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Baseball Time in Arlington
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Bay makes Halos pay — Left fielder's two-run jack helps Red Sox win Game 1 — ANAHEIM — There was no way Jason Bay could know what that first slice of October baseball was going to taste like. That month had always been a time for the left fielder to become reacquainted with his family …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Rays trim roster, announce lineup — Maddon bats Crawford fifth, decides on 15 position players — ST. PETERSBURG — While the Rays won't announce their final 25-man postseason roster until Thursday's 10 a.m. ET deadline, manager Joe Maddon said on Wednesday that the club will go with a makeup …
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Hamels baffles Brewers, Phils win Game 1 — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Cole Hamels was so dominant the Milwaukee Brewers were glad to see Brad Lidge come in. The switch to their perfect closer nearly cost the Philadelphia Phillies. — Behind their top two arms, the Phillies grabbed their first postseason victory in 15 years—barely.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates' broadcaster Frattare retiring — Lanny Frattare, the voice of the Pirates for 33 years, is retiring. — Frattare, who began broadcasting the team's games in 1976, has called the team games longer than any other announcer, including the venerable Bob Prince.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Mets to lock up Minaya through 2013 — The Mets plan to announce the four-year contract extension for general manager Omar Minaya on Thursday. The new deal, a nice raise, is expected to pay Minaya between $5-6 million over its four-year term. The deal also includes bonuses tied to the team's financial performance.
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