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Nathaniel Vinton / NY Daily News:
Book reveals chilling details of how cryonic lab thumped remains of Ted Williams — Workers at an Arizona cryonics facility mutilated the frozen head of baseball legend Ted Williams - even using it for a bizarre batting practice, a new tell-all book claims.
Joe Ward / New York Times:
Moving Home Plate Could Help Mets — As a disastrous 2009 season comes to a close for the Mets, it is time to review the performance of one of the team's more expensive rookies. In other words, just how has Citi Field done this year? — By most accounts, the new park is fan friendly.
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Harper: Mets madness is what hurts most — The Mets are lucky that everyone but the hardest of hard-core fans stopped paying attention weeks ago because they continue to be a complete embarrassment right to the end, making mindless mistakes in the field and on the bases, giving games away to teams such as the pitiful Nationals.
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Raissman: Ron not Darling of Yank fans — The Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network will shut down its play-by-play operation Sunday afternoon following the Bombers' regular-season finale in Tampa. Depending on your cooking preferences, this is either good or bad news.
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
TBS covers Division Series completely — Veteran broadcasters set for postseason to begin — It is about to become a way of life again for baseball fans everywhere. — The Division Series on TBS. — It is the intense, unpredictable and always-eventful beginning of the road …
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Playoff-bound Rox look to build on '07 — In clinching berth, Colorado returns to October glory days — DENVER — Oct. 1 should be renamed Celebration Day at Coors Field. — The Rockies' 9-2 victory over the Brewers on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field clinched the third playoff berth in club history.
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies hope to have right answers in today's potential clincher
Rockies hope to have right answers in today's potential clincher
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John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants will bring back Bochy, Sabean — (10-01) 15:20 PDT — The Giants' 2009 home season ended with Rich Aurilia taking a final curtain call, Tim Lincecum winning his 15th game, Randy Johnson throwing the final inning without knowing it and Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy on the verge of new contracts.
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Old Hat for the Yankees, but a First for Hairston — The first and last time a Jerry Hairston participated in a major league playoff game was in 1983, when Jerry Hairston Sr. played for the Chicago White Sox. Twenty-six years later, after years of toiling on bad teams …
Jason Rosenberg / It's About The Money:
Getting called up to the bigs — Friends, it is will enormous pleasure that I can finally share the news that has had me on pins and needles for the last few weeks: — It's About The Money, Stupid has been selected by Rob Neyer and ESPN to be a charter member of what will be a new blog network …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Blalock's time with Rangers nearing end — Slugger prepared to move on after 10 years in organization — ANAHEIM — Hank Blalock has four days left, and then his time with the Rangers will be over. He knows it, but isn't dwelling on it. — He has been in the Rangers organization …
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Anderson's single is 2,500th career hit — Veteran outfielder is 89th Major Leaguer to reach mark — ATLANTA — Garret Anderson doesn't know whether he will play long enough to join the illustrious group of Major Leaguers who have collected 3,000 hits. But the Braves outfielder …
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Tribe's Justin Masterson makes pitch for John Farrell — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — Put former Red Sox [team stats] reliever Justin Masterson firmly in the camp of those who believe pitching coach John Farrell would make a fantastic manager of the Cleveland Indians.
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Trsullivan / Postcards from Elysian Fields:
Friday Happy Hour at the Elysian Fields Bar & Grill — Welcome to the Elysian Fields Bar & Grill, where RangersHomer is always welcome as long as he buys a round! — * Angels manager Mike Scioscia on the Rangers: “They had an incredible season. You could see it brewing.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter brings his hammer against Reds — CINCINNATI — Before Thursday's series finale with the Cincinnati Reds, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was looking ahead a few days to the playoffs when he said, “Playing in October is the most fun you can have.”
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