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2:20 AM ET, October 17, 2009

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Leo Standora / NY Daily News:
Ronan Tynan's tongue causes trouble as Yankees sack Irish tenor's appearance  —  Irish tenor Ronan Tynan sings a first-rate “God Bless America,” at Yankee Stadium, but his attempt at telling a joke offended a Jewish doctor who found it to be anti-Semitic.  —  Tynan apologized, telling WNBC …
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NBC New York:
EXCLUSIVE: Yanks Bench Tenor After Jewish “Joke”  —  Tynan: “I was too stupid with my mouth”  —  Irish tenor Ronan Tynan is belting out red-faced apologies today for alleged anti-Semitic remarks he made to a Jewish doctor looking at an apartment in his East Side building — comments, he said, that were merely a joke.
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Yankees yank Ronan Tynan from lineup after anti-Semitic remark  —  First the Yankees told Challenger the Eagle to take a hike after almost divebombing Derek Jeter and Jason Giambi during the 2003 World Series.  —  Now the team is telling another Yankee Stadium postseason tradition …
Discussion: yankeesdaily.com and My Pinstripes
Drew Magary / Deadspin:
God Bless Ronan Tynan's Anti-Semitism
Discussion: 3:10 to Joba
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
LA scratches out a win  —  LOS ANGELES — A grounder off a fielder's glove.  A bunt that slipped by two players.  The Los Angeles Dodgers' latest postseason rally began in the weirdest, wackiest way.  —  Another throwing error by Chase Utley, a pinch-hit single and two walks also were part …
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Dan Rosenheck / Bats:
Analysis: Torre Had Faith, to a Fault, in Dodgers' Loss  —  With six pennants, four world championships, and a lifetime .540 winning percentage as a manager, Joe Torre's ticket to Cooperstown has already been punched.  However, if this year's Dodgers give him his first pennant for a team …
Discussion: ESPN
Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
Phillies, Manuel roll dice with Pedro
Discussion: Bats and Hardball Times
Associated Press:
Sabathia overwhelms Angels in Game 1 of ALCS with 4-1 win  —  CC Sabathia (FSY) and the New York Yankees stopped the Los Angeles Angels cold in the AL championship series opener.  —  On a blustery night more suited to bobsleds than baseballs, Sabathia pitched eight superb innings of four-hit ball …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Fielding miscues cost Angels vs. Yanks  —  Three errors, miscommunication lead to two Game 1 runs  —  NEW YORK — The Angels called it a “lack of communication.”  Maybe it was a wardrobe malfunction.  —  Hideki Matsui's popup in the first inning on Friday night was supposed to be an inning-ender.
Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALCS Game 1: Angels at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-0, 1.37 ERA)  —  ANGELS  —  WEATHER: Double sweatshirt, at least.  Temps in the 30s, winds whipping around the Stadium and the threat of rain looming over the whole thing.  Check out the forecast here.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Good seats still available  —  The Yankees are in the ALCS for the first time since — ahem — 2004.  But Yankee Stadium may not be sold out tonight for Game 1 against the Angels.  That's embarrassing for the business side of the organization.  —  Whether it's the economy or the outrageous ticket prices …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers decline option on Ohman  —  Dealing with injuries, left-hander made only 21 appearances  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers made the first decision of an offseason that hasn't even started yet on Friday by declining the $2.2 million 2010 option on left-handed reliever Will Ohman …
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts
Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Ex-Yank exec Swindal opening baseball academy  —  He lost the keys to the Yankee empire two years ago, but Steve Swindal is quietly making his baseball comeback in the sport's talent-rich Dominican Republic.  —  Saturday, more than 100 talent evaluators are expected to attend a baseball showcase …
Discussion: The Yankee Universe
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Rays to stay busy during the offseason  —  Key dates, decisions loom for Tampa Bay's front office  —  All that's left to do now is sit back and watch.  —  After a history-making 2008 season, the Rays couldn't recapture that magic to vault them back to the postseason in '09.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
 
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