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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks stock up on arms in 11th hour — ALDS roster includes 11 pitchers; Gaudin, Joba make cut — NEW YORK — The Yankees finalized their 25-man roster for the American League Division Series on Wednesday, reversing course and opting to take an 11-man pitching staff to face the Minnesota Twins.
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Division Series Matchups and Predictions — Can You Say Mismatch? The Yankees Sure Can — The Yankees won all seven games against the Twins this season, and have lost the season series to Minnesota just once since 1993. Since 2002, the Twins are 3-22 in the Bronx in the regular season (and 2-2 in the postseason).
Keith Law / ESPN:
Insider Intel: Phillies-Rockies — Philadelphia's patient pitchers do battle with Colorado's count-workers — STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME Become an Insider Today — Pack a lunch. Two good offensive teams playing in two good hitters' parks may mean some long games, even with big arms …
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Associated Press:
Phillies, Rockies make their pitch
Phillies, Rockies make their pitch
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Scott Lauber / Philled In:
Oct. 6 — THE ROSTER: WHO'S OUT, IN?
Oct. 6 — THE ROSTER: WHO'S OUT, IN?
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Dodgers' Wolf finally has playoff start — LOS ANGELES — After 275 regular-season starts, the second most among active pitchers in the major leagues without starting a postseason game, 33-year-old lefthander Randy Wolf will make his mark tonight when he faces the Cardinals.
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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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Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALDS Game 1: Twins at Yankees — YANKEES — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37 regular season) — TWINS — Pitching: LHP Brian Duensing (5-2, 3.64 ERA regular season) — WEATHER: October-ish. Cloudy and cool. Forecast calls for temps in the 50s tonight and windy conditions.
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
NY Yankees manager Joe Girardi breaks down matchup with Twins
NY Yankees manager Joe Girardi breaks down matchup with Twins
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Actions, not words, will put real pressure on Minaya, Manuel — After yesterday's media blitz by the Mets' front office, which included a morning news conference at Citi Field followed by a 90-minute propaganda session on WFAN, did the team really provide any plan for how to fix its current mess?
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
AL dominates my 2009 playoff-team seedings (cont.) — 7. Rockies — Plusses: That it's hard to name a weakness may be their biggest plus. They were easily the best team in the NL in the second half and are 74-42 under manager Jim Tracy. Troy Tulowitzki (1.042 second-half OPS was third-best …
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Florida State League Top 20 Prospects — Stanton-Montero debate leads off the FSL list … The teams may play in front of smaller crowds and in bigger parks than most minor leaguers. But the combination of good weather and proximity to team's training bases means that the high Class …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hawksworth, Boggs get roster spots in 1st round — Friday July 31, 2009 - Cardinal's starting pitcher Mitchell Boggs throws out Astro's Kazuo Matsui in the first inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. (Emily Rasinski/P-D)
Debbi Baker / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Ex-Padre Marcus Giles arrested on domestic battery charges — EL CAJON — Former Padres player and All-Star second baseman Marcus Giles was arrested early Wednesday morning on charges of domestic battery involving his wife, police said. — El Cajon Police Acting Lt. Fenton Sue said officers …
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Dan Gross / Philly.com:
Marlins pitcher Sean West's wild Saturday night — Marlins reliever Sean West had a wild Saturday night, being involved in one fight, nearly provoking another, then getting lucky with a groupie at his hotel. West was leaving G Lounge (111 S. 17th) close to 2 a.m. Sunday morning …
Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
Alex's ordeal — Red Sox shortstop keeps his eye on the ball, his heart with his ailing son — BOSTON — Minutes before each game, the ritual begins. First, a prayer. Then, the visualization of nine imagined innings: balls hit to him, time spent inside the batter's box, swings at fastballs …
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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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