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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Angels stun Sox for ALDS sweep — Vlad's two-run single finishes two-out rally in ninth — BOSTON — For Vladimir Guerrero, season 13 in the Major Leagues turned out not to be so unlucky after all. — In what he called “the biggest moment of my career — so far,” Guerrero ripped a game-deciding …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Papelbon can't close door, Sox lose — Sox's closer allows three in ninth as Angels win ALDS — BOSTON — The Red Sox were one strike away from a win that would have prolonged their season another day. But the Angels wouldn't stand for it, coming up with three runs in the top …
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Vlad's heroics deliver ALDS sweep — Angels rally with two outs in ninth to stun Sox — BOSTON — Stunning Red Sox Nation with a two-out ninth-inning eruption, the Angels completed a sweep of the American League Division Series with a 7-6 conquest of Boston on Sunday at Fenway Park.
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Chris De Luca / Inside the White Sox:Thome hoping to return to Sox after postseason run with Dodgers
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:Breakfast of champions — The Red Sox are about 19 hours away …
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Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALDS Game 3: Yankees at Twins — YANKEES — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (14-8, 4.16 ERA regular season) — TWINS — Pitching: RHP Carl Pavano (14-12, 5.10 ERA regular season) — WEATHER: Pretty terrible. Temps in the 30s, sporadic snow showers and biting wind chill.
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MLB.com:
MLB Announces updated Division Series Times — Following the postponement of Saturday's National League Division Series Game Three between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies and the conclusions of two Division Series, Major League Baseball has announced adjusted timings for remaining and potential Division Series games.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Pettitte has no plans of allowing Game 4 — Postseason veteran eager to put Twins away with a sweep — MINNEAPOLIS — He used to be a lock for any Game 2 assignment, but Andy Pettitte is now the man for Sunday's Game 3 of the American League Division Series, with a chance to close …
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Derrick Goold / STLtoday.com Top Sports Headlines:
Smoltz still has the itch to pitch, he thinks — ST. LOUIS — A veteran of October games and October dismissals, pitcher John Smoltz said it takes seven to 10 days for the “body and mind ... to realize you're not getting up to play baseball that day.” — It will take a bit longer …
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Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Los Angeles Dodgers top St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, sweep series 3-0 — Like Cubs, division rival Cards exit 1st round meekly — Game 3 starter Vicente Padilla sprays teammates as they celebrate. (Tom Gannam, Associated Press / October 10, 2009) — ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals …
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Phils-Rockies could set new cold weather record — DENVER (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies bundled up Sunday night for Game 3 of the NL playoffs, wearing stocking caps, gloves and thick, hooded sweat shirts while taking batting practice in the biting cold.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
White Sox meet with Podsednik's agent — Free agent center fielder had strong season in 2009 — While DeWayne Wise walked out the door last week, the White Sox were talking about keeping another outfielder in-house. — Ryan Gleichowski, the agent for would-be free agent speedster Scott Podsednik …
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Ian O'Connor / NorthJersey.com:
Tino says Yanks' swagger is back — MINNEAPOLIS - Through the prism of a high-def screen, it was easy to connect the delirious present to a dynastic past. Tino Martinez watched Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira unleash their epic swings, watched men celebrate like boys …
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Post-season Weekend Update — Phil Cuzzi barely had enough time to mistakenly signal a foul ball when advocates of expanded instant replay started howling for change. Major League Baseball begrudgingly became the last major North American professional sports league to implement the use …
Richard Justice / Houston Chronicle:
Five-point plan for fixing the Astros — 1. Be realistic. The Astros didn't become terrible overnight, and they're not going to be fixed overnight. They can still be interesting, but they're not going to be champions. Drayton McLane isn't fooling anyone by saying otherwise.
