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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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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.
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?
Jill Painter / L.A. Daily News:
Abreu: I want to stay with Angels — ANAHEIM - Bobby Abreu hopes to be back with the Angels next season. — Abreu was a steal for the Angels at one year and $5 million. He should be tagged a player/coach for all the work he's done with young players, helping them realize the importance …
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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Vicente Padilla, Dodgers beat Cardinals 5-1 for sweep — ST. LOUIS — Unemployed in August, Vicente Padilla kept the Los Angeles Dodgers going in October. — The second-chance pitcher shut down Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals, putting the Los Angeles Dodgers …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Sweep deal: Dodgers return to NLCS — Padilla quiets Cards, Ethier homers in Game 3 clincher — ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers bounced the Cardinals on Saturday night as quickly as they did the Cubs last year, with a three-game sweep, clinching the best-of-five National League Division Series …
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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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:Weather forces postponement of Rockies-Phillies game
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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 …
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 …
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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.
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Sunday morning coming down — Terry Francona came to Fenway Park at 6:15 this morning, an arrival aimed at beating the traffic created by the BAA half marathon around the park. It worked. He was already halfway through a Full Throttle can at 8:50, when the local writers went into his office.
