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Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Posada: Molina will catch AJ — Jorge Posada just revealed that Joe Girardi told him on Sunday that Jose Molina will catch A.J. Burnett in this series. — UPDATE, 1:36 p.m.: We'll have audio (hopefully) from Posada uploaded shortly. “I just hope we win that game,” Posada said.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Jorge Posada miffed to hear Jose Molina named A.J. Burnett's catcher — NEW YORK — The A.J. Burnett-Jorge Posada tandem performed to less than rave reviews during the regular season, so Yankees manager Joe Girardi is giving Burnett a different batterymate in the American League Division Series.
Eric Simon / Amazin' Avenue:
Omar Minaya, Jeff Wilpon, And Dave Howard Interview Recap — More photos » by Mary Altaffer - ASSOCIATED PRESS — No good can come of this. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) — Browse more photos » — Following their press conference at Citi Field yesterday, Omar Minaya …
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Phillies' Lee to start Game 1 … PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cliff Lee watched the Cleveland Indians play the 2007 AL division series from the bench, unable to contribute because he was left off the roster after a poor season. — One Cy Young Award and a trade later, Lee will take center stage …
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Scott Lauber / Philled In:
Oct. 6 — THE ROSTER: WHO'S OUT, IN? — So, the Phillies didn't have to turn in their 25-man NL Division Series roster until 10 a.m. tomorrow. — They didn't need to wait that long. — Pitchers (12): LH Cliff Lee (Game 1 starter), LH Cole Hamels (Game 2 starter), RH Joe Blanton …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
ChiSox pick up Garcia's option … The White Sox exercised the option for next year on veteran right-handed pitcher Freddy Garcia. — Garcia, 34, will make a $1 million base salary, plus a possible $2 million in incentives. — Garcia went 3-4 with a 4.34 ERA in nine starts with the White Sox …
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Angels hope to vanquish ghosts of postseasons past, beat Red Sox — Before the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox met for the final time of the regular season in mid-September, Bobby Abreu and David Ortiz talked about the likelihood the teams would face each other for a third consecutive year in an American League Division Series.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Angels Unplugged:
Bulger expects to pitch against Red Sox; Izturis back to full strength
Bulger expects to pitch against Red Sox; Izturis back to full strength
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Associated Press:
Yanks opt to play Game 1 Wednesday … NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees will start the AL playoffs Wednesday. — The Yankees could have waited until one hour after Tuesday's AL Central tiebreaker between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins to pick when they wanted to begin.
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Denver Post:
Rockies' De La Rosa out; Game 1 lineup set for NLDS — PHILADELPHIA — Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa, a 16-game winner during the regular season, has been ruled out of the National League Division Series because of his left groin strain. — De La Rosa was scheduled to throw here today …
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NY Daily News:
Raissman: Keith says he may not return to SNY — Is the four-year SportsNet New York partnership of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez over? — Was their Sunday call of Nelson Figueroa's 4-0 shutout of Houston, in the Mets' season finale, the trio's final performance together?
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Carolina League Top 20 Prospects — CL's hot corner was filled with hot prospects — For an eight-team league, the high Class A Carolina League featured more than its share of potential superstar talent and depth this season. — In Myrtle Beach outfielder Jason Heyward …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Ryan sees progress with Rangers — Club headed in right direction in competitive AL West — ARLINGTON — Attendance is up, they had their first winning season in five years and their young players are one year older and wiser. The leadership in the front office and on the field is stable.
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Fox Sports:
The Kid puts the head in head-to-head matchups — Editor's note: A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze Ted Williams' remains, alleges the baseball Hall of Famer's body was mistreated by the company. Alcor has denied the allegations and promises legal action.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Jurrjens honored as September's best — Braves right-hander named NL Pitcher of the Month — For his strong final month of the season, Braves starter Jair Jurrjens on Tuesday was named the recipient of the National League Pitcher of the Month Award for September.
Associated Press:
Former Rockies pitcher Chacon in Colo. jail — GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Former major league pitcher Shawn Chacon is being held in Greeley on a charge related to unpaid gambling markers in Nevada. — Chacon remained in the Weld County jail on Tuesday, a day after being arrested at a bowling alley.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
New GM could be in place by end of October — Three to mind baseball ops; Hoyer and Eppler rumored as candidates — The Padres' search for a new general manager pushes on, though that doesn't mean the team is uncovered in the front office in the interim.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Greetings from Gate A-20 — Here we are at Logan Airport waiting for a flight to Orange County. Unfortunately it is via Minneapolis as that greatly increases the odds of running into a liquored-up Miguel Cabrera. — If you don't recognize my name, there's a good reason.
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