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12:20 AM ET, October 10, 2009

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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels show there's no hex factor in 5-0 win over Boston  —  Torii Hunter's three-run home run and John Lackey's superb outing give them a 1-0 series lead over their playoff nemesis.  —  Don't bring any talk of a “hex” by Torii Hunter's locker.  That was the center fielder's stern message …
Discussion: Surviving Grady
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NY Daily News:
Harper: Ace should hear pitch from Mets
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Tables turned, a start to forget
Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
Roster full of surprises
Discussion: sox1fan.com and Yahoo! Sports
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Teixeira beats Twins in 11 after A-Rod ties it  —  Two innings after Alex Rodriguez authored his signature Yankees moment, Mark Teixeira wrote his own.  —  The first baseman drilled a line drive solo homer to left field to lead off the 11th inning, giving the Yankees a memorable 4-3 win …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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Associated Press:
Teixeira's 11th-inning walk-off HR lifts Yankees to 2-0 lead  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira (FSY) hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night and 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series.  —  GAME REPORT: Yankees 4, Twins 3 (11 inn.)
Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALDS Game 2: Twins at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (13-9, 4.04 ERA regular season)  —  TWINS  —  Pitching: RHP Nick Blackburn (11-11, 4.03 ERA regular season)  —  WEATHER: Mostly cloudy and cool with showers in the forecast during the evening.
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Derek Jeter believes it will be “awkward” without Jorge Posada starting a playoff game  —  As you know, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada are close friends.  Close enough that Jeter was Jorge Posada's best man at his wedding.  So knowing that Posada is not happy about sitting yet having to toe …
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Phillies name Pedro Game 3 starter  —  Veteran of Red Sox-Yankees battles goes in pivotal game  —  Pedro Martinez, Boston's warhorse in four postseasons from 1998-2004, was named by Phillies manager Charlie Manuel on Friday to be the starter in Saturday's Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Colorado.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and The Good Phight
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Benjamin Hochman / Denver Post:
Phillies' Martinez to start Game 3 vs. Rockies  —  Pedro Martinez will start game 3 for the Phillies at Coors Field on Saturday, manager Charlie Manuel said today.  Manuel said JA Happ is a possible choice to start Game 4 on Sunday.  Manuel likes Martinez's track record in the postseason …
John Manuel / Baseball America:
Eastern League Top 20 Prospects  —  To be eligible for a league's list, a pitcher must have thrown 1/3 inning for each team game or have made 20 appearances (10 in short-season and rookie-level leagues).  Hitters need one plate appearance for each team game.
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Chuck Finder / PBC Blog:   Alvarez EL's top prospect, Lincoln and Tabata also ranked in Top 15
Michael Buteau / Bloomberg:
What's Good for Jeter Is Good for Baseball; Yankees Aid Revenue  —  Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) — High above Interstate 85 in downtown Atlanta, Derek Jeter peers down from a 3,500 square-foot electronic billboard erected near the headquarters of Turner Broadcasting Systems, signaling the start of Major League Baseball's postseason.
Discussion: Circling The Bases
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Associated Press:
Dodgers use ninth-inning rally to stun Cardinals in Game 2
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Why C.B. Bucknor is not a good umpire  —  How you know he's a bad ump:  —  1. Umpires that are in consistent spats with coaches, players.  —  Both coaches and players, for the most part, understand the job is hard as hell while hoping they (the umpires) know it's the height of competition, adrenalin and testosterone during a game.
Discussion: Empyreal Environs and NESN.com
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Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:   Sox call out ump
Joe Sheehan / Unfiltered:
Pop Quiz  —  Over the years, many Baseball Prospectus staffers have been hired away by major-league teams, which is a source of pride for us.  We've gained a reputation as being a source of bright, dedicated people whose approach to baseball can be of considerable value to front offices …
Discussion: THE BOOK
Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
A.J. Burnett gets advice from Andy Pettitte as he prepares for first playoff start … RELATED CONTENT  —  Video: Yankees beat writer Marc Carig and columnist Steve Politi preview ALDS Game 2  —  Politi: Matsui keeps getting big hits, but are his days in Pinstripes numbered?
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
LA finalizes Garland trade, deals Abreu  —  Infielder is player to be named in Aug. 31 pact with D-backs  —  ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers finalized the acquisition of Jon Garland on Friday, sending switch-hitting infielder Tony Abreu to Arizona as the player to be named in the Aug. 31 trade.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Phillies' Manuel keeps everyone guessing; more notes (cont.)  —  Game 2 hero Yorvit's inspiration is his son  —  Yorvit Torrealba's two-run home run off Hamels gave the Rockies a 3-0 lead in Game 2.  But no matter what happens in the NLCS, Torrealba will continue a daily tradition that began this summer.
Polls / Brew Beat:
Peterson confirms interest in Brewers job  —  Rick Peterson honored the code of silence imposed by Brewers general manager Doug Melvin and declined to say whether he had interviewed to be Milwaukee's next pitching coach.  But Peterson didn't hide his strong interest in the job.
MLB.com:
Towers moving on after time with Padres  —  Former GM in no rush to find new job after dismissal  —  You ask Kevin Towers, the ousted general manager of the San Diego Padres, what happens now, and he has a quick, one-word answer: “Exhale.”  —  Towers says the word and you can all but sense …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
 
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