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John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Game 3 of Rox-Phils NLDS postponed — Tilt moved to Sunday due to snow, record-low temperatures — DENVER — Rocktober became a winter wonderland overnight, so Major League Baseball announced Saturday that Game 3 of the National League Division Series has been postponed.
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MLB.com:
Game 3 of the National League Division Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies postponed — Game Three of the 2009 National League Division Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Colorado has been postponed due to inclement weather …
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Weather forces postponement of Rockies-Phillies game — The cold weather and lingering snow showers have put a temporary halt to Rocktober. — Major League Baseball announced this morning that tonight's Game 3 of the National League Division Series between the Rockies and the Phillies at Coors Field has been postponed.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Sox are specialists on October comebacks — Club knows what to do when it comes to elimination games — BOSTON — As uncomfortable a situation as it is, the Red Sox of recent Octobers have been there numerous times before and somehow crawled out of the hole.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Breakfast of champions — The Red Sox are about 19 hours away from a game to save their season, and manager Terry Francona has carefully planned his strategy. — “Do what we always do on early games,” he said. “Have 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em.” — And once the game begins?
Chris De Luca / Inside the White Sox:
Thome hoping to return to Sox after postseason run with Dodgers — ST. LOUIS — Jim Thome was one of the first players to emerge from the clubhouse and into the visiting dugout at Busch Stadium on Saturday. Thome was decked out in Dodger blue. It all looked so wrong. And it seemed all so right.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Could Matsui and Mets be a match? — Could there be a Godzilla sighting in Flushing next year? — With Hideki Matsui telling friends he'd like to remain in New York above all else, as well as return to leftfield, it would be logical for the free agent to appear on the Mets' radar this offseason.
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New York Post:
Past echoes mix with new cheers — AS IT turns out, Sinatra sounds just as sweet in the new place. The walls rattle and shake with the same fevered fervor, and the new foundation can be battered to its core, and the air can be filled with grandiose glee that thunders down all the way from the upper deck.
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Ken Fidlin / Calgary Sun:
Twins Way might be path for Anthopoulos to consider — NEW YORK — As they grope for answers, preparing for an uncertain future, the Blue Jays know they never will be like the Yankees. They might entertain thoughts of one day catching them in a vulnerable moment and beating them. — But, be like them?
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Drunk Jays Fans
Chicago Tribune:
Rogers' MLB whispers: Is Dusty Baker's job safe in Cincinnati? — (Paul J. Bereswill, Associated Press / July 12, 2009) — Dusty Baker may not be as safe in Cincinnati as the Reds' strong finish would suggest. Owner Bob Castellini reportedly has his eye on the Cardinals tandem …
Yahoo! Sports:
Another call for instant replay — NEW YORK - The human element. That's the best argument purists muster against widespread instant replay in Major League Baseball. Let's see how that works: Umpires make mistakes because they're human, and ... that makes it OK!
Jim Armstrong / Denver Post:
Hawpe might be odd man out — Saturday Morning Posts: Quick hits from the sports world — The Saturday morning notes. Over a billion served. . . . Memo to Matt Holliday: incoming! . . . Memo to Brad Hawpe: outgoing? . . . Now, more than ever, you have to wonder about Hawpe's future in purple pinstripes.
