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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.
Tyler Kepner / Bats:Yanks Announce Rotation, Close in on Playoff Roster
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Bronx Baseball Daily
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Never-give-up Twins win Central title — Casilla delivers walk-off hit; Minnesota to face Yanks in ALDS — MINNEAPOLIS — Over the past two weeks of the season, the Twins and Tigers battled each other so many times, every contest felt like a playoff game.
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Associated Press:
Casilla's hit in 12th lifts Twins in AL Central tiebreaker — MINNEAPOLIS — The Metrodome erupted in a jet-like roar as Carlos Gomez zoomed home with the winning run to finish off an AL Central race — and a thrilling tiebreaker — that didn't want to end.
Dave Campbell / Globe and Mail:
Twins dump Tigers in AL tiebreaker — Alexi Casilla's bottom of the 12th inning one-out single lifts Minnesota to 6-5 win over Detroit and date with the Yankees — Alexi Casilla singled home the winning run with one out in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied past Detroit 6-5 …
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Twinkie Town
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Phillies Still Seeking Solution in Bullpen — PHILADELPHIA — Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel spent almost 20 minutes Tuesday fielding questions about his team's pitching plans but answered hardly any of them. Who will start Game 3 of Philadelphia's division series against Colorado?
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Purple Row
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Padilla gets Game 3 nod for Dodgers — Torre to start Belliard at second base ahead of Hudson — LOS ANGELES — In-season additions Ronnie Belliard and Vicente Padilla will start for the Dodgers ahead of All-Stars Orlando Hudson and Chad Billingsley in the best-of-five National League Division Series …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Format in playoffs' opening round can derail juggernauts — The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers spent six grueling months posting the best records in their leagues and establishing themselves as the top teams in baseball. — When they step onto the field today to open the playoffs, it will mean virtually nothing.
Eric Stephen / True Blue LA:
Dodgers Announce Lineup, Rotation: Hudson Out, Padilla Before Billingsley — I guess if only one of these three could be involved in game one, I'd rather it be Broxton. — View full size photo uploaded October 6, 2009 — NLDS: Cardinals vs. Dodgers — Game 1 — Wed — Dodger Stadium
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Lowrie on, Velazquez here — Jed Lowrie will be the backup infielder on the Red Sox first round roster, manager Terry Francona said a short while ago. The move did not come as a surprise given the status of Nick Green and Chris Woodward, the other two candidates.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Angels Unplugged:Bulger expects to pitch against Red Sox; Izturis back to full strength
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Over the Monster, AZ Snakepit, Boston Globe, The House That Dewey Built, Red Reporter, Yahoo! Sports and USA Today
Associated Press:
Wolf's good, just don't call him an ace — LOS ANGELES — Randy Wolf has seen a lot in his 11-year career, just never the playoffs. He's finally getting a chance in the stadium where he watched the Los Angeles Dodgers as a kid. — The 33-year-old left-hander proved to be the most consistent starter …
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Hardball Times
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Moehler to return to Astros in '10 — Houston plans to pick up its half of mutual option — HOUSTON — Astros right-hander Brian Moehler said Tuesday that he plans to return next season after being informed by general manager Ed Wade earlier in the day that the club planned on picking up its half of the mutual option for 2010.
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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The Good Phight
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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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USA Today, Boston Globe, NY Daily News, Boston Herald, A Die Hard Yankees Fan, Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Dan Nilsen / MLive.com:
Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Brian Powell dies of self-inflicted gunshot — Brian Powell, who pitched for the Detroit Tigers in 1998 and again in 2002 as part of a six-year major-league career, died Monday of a self-inflicted gunshot. He was 35. — Powell, a resident of Bainbridge …
Ted Berg / SNY.tv:
First, do no harm — Minaya should avoid temptation to trade Mets' best prospects — Post on facebook Fan Comments print email — Jerry Manuel, Omar Minaya and Jeff Wilpon addressed the media at Citi Field on Monday and delivered a unified message: The Mets were disappointed …
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