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New York Post:
MLB: No evidence Rivera threw spitter — The Commissioners Office reviewed available video and still photography from Mariano Rivera spitting toward a baseball in ALCS Game 3 and “found no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball,” a spokesman for the commissioner told the Post.
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Rev Halofan / Halos Heaven:
Mariano Rivera Spitball: Video Evidence? — Personally, the video you are about to watch is pretty amazing: I would say this is pretty conclusive evidence of why Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera is able to throw only one pitch that has unpredictable, yet precise movement.
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Internet controversy of the day! Does Rivera throw a spitter? — Just weeks after the “Joe Mauer stealing signs” story momentarily shut down the Internet, it looks like baseball has another Zapruder film poised to make headlines — no matter if it's just a case of a weird camera angles and some strange transition trickery.
JSOnline:
Brewers pick Peterson to straighten out arms — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — As new pitching coach of the Milwaukee Brewers, Rick Peterson is no stranger to manager Ken Macha or bench coach Willie Randolph. — The Brewers have selected Peterson to help turn around …
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JSOnline:
Peterson gets 2-year deal — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The Brewers just announced the hiring of new pitching coach Rick Peterson, who received a two-year deal. — The club also announced that bullpen coach Stan Kyles will be returning for the 2010 season.
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Mathis' walk-off double closes ALCS gap — Angels catcher delivers in 11th as series narrows to 2-1 — ANAHEIM — The Angels looked dead in the waters of the nearby Pacific. — Scarcely a red-clad creature was stirring in the fifth inning on Monday at Angel Stadium …
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6-4-2
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Boras making pitch for Damon's free agency — ANAHEIM - Super agent Scott Boras already is putting together his talking points for Johnny Damon's free agency this winter. — Boras chatted briefly with a few reporters from his field-level suite directly behind home plate before Monday's Game 3 between the Angels and the Yankees.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Phillies walk off into history — Rollins' double with two outs in ninth gives Phillies win, 3-1 NLCS lead over Dodgers … PHILADELPHIA — The magic is in the moment. — The frozen moment when a baseball soars through the night and your mind begins to understand what's unfolding before your eyeballs.
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Scott Lauber / delawareonline:
Williams thinks Utley's woes stem from injury — Second baseman says he's fine — just like he did before hip surgery last year — PHILADELPHIA — Mitch Williams has watched the replays. He has heard the theories and the invocations of the names Steve Sax and Chuck Knoblauch.
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Circling The Bases
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Dante Wesley / Yahoo! Sports:
Overrated Torre gets exposed — PHILADELPHIA - One look at Alex Rodriguez — this postseason, just killing everything he sees, and it's evident: Something is different. Left unsaid is the reason he dare not mention, because A-Rod has finally learned that sometimes the truth is best read between the lines.
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It's About The Money
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Rebecca / This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes:
The Legend of Mariano Rivera — The kid, no more than six or seven, sees the pitcher warming up in the bullpen. — “Is that Mariano?” He asks, his eyes wide with excitement. — “No,” says the man sitting next to him. No, it's not Mo warming up in the bullpen, it's Damaso Marte.
Globe and Mail:
News Search News — Weather - Video - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Columnists - Swine flu story archive - Behind the Veil — We're getting worked up for another day of post-season baseball and wondering whether Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia …
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Phun Phillie Phacts — Actually, this should probably be called “Random Phillie Phacts,” but then I couldn't get the stupid “Ph” thing in the front of all three words. . . . Well, the Phillies are not only defending World Series champs, but doing pretty good for themselves so far this postseason.
