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7:55 PM ET, October 24, 2009

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Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 6 postponed  —  Game 6 has been called because of weather.  It will be played Sunday at 8:20 p.m. More info to come.  —  UPDATE, 6:45 p.m.: Here's the release from the Yankees. … UPDATE, 6:47 p.m.: Joe Girardi just met with the media and confirmed that Andy Pettitte is still his Game 6 starter.
Discussion: Bronx Baseball Daily
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Associated Press:
Rain postpones ALCS Game 6 to Sunday night  —  NEW YORK — Game 6 of the AL championship series between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees has been postponed because of rain.  —  The game was rescheduled for 8:20 p.m. Sunday at Yankee Stadium.  —  New York leads the series 3-2 …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Game 6 of ALCS postponed until Sunday  —  First pitch set for 8:20 p.m. ET; Game 7 would be Monday  —  Rain postponed Saturday's Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, and the Angels and Yankees hope for better conditions on Sunday in New York.  Game 6 will be played at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday and aired on FOX.
Discussion: Fack Youk and Walkoff Walk
Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALCS Game 6: Angels at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (1-0, 2.84 ERA in postseason)  —  ANGELS  —  Pitching: LHP Joe Saunders (0-0, 2.57 ERA in postseason)  —  WEATHER: Gray, gloomy, wet and awful.  Let's play two!  The full forecast is here.
New York Post:
If we've learned anything, it's that players decide title
Discussion: The Yankee Universe
New York Times:
Cracks Emerge in Ramps at New Yankee Stadium  —  The concrete pedestrian ramps at the brand-new $1.2 billion city-subsidized Yankee Stadium have been troubled by cracks, and the team is seeking to determine whether the problems were caused by the installation, the design, the concrete or other factors …
Peter Gammons / Boston Red Sox Blog:
No major overhaul for Sox front office  —  It is increasingly anticipated around the baseball universe that Red Sox vice president and assistant general manager Jed Hoyer will be announced as the Padres general manager by the beginning of next week.  But while Theo Epstein has extended offers …
Discussion: NESN.com and Fenway West
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Hoyer To Become Padres GM
Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Hoyer to be named Padres GM
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
World Series?  For Dodgers, it's still only a dream  —  But the club expects its young core to get the job done next season.  Eight players, including Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp, are up for arbitration.  Randy Wolf, Orlando Hudson are likely to move on.  —  The Dodgers have several rising …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets meet with Cuban pitcher Chapman  —  The Mets had their expected  —  meeting Friday with lefthander Aroldis Chapman and his agent, but it was unclear if they discussed financial parameters with the 21-year-old Cuban defector.  Chapman arrived in New York Wednesday, and the Mets …
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Legacy Award winners announced  —  Pujols, Mauer claim Charleston honors as top sluggers  —  Baseball's two most dominant hitters, the Cardinals' Albert Pujols and the Twins' Joe Mauer, were chosen winners of the Oscar Charleston Legacy Awards for their respective leagues for 2009 by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Inbox: Bid for big-name free agents?  —  Mets beat reporter Marty Noble fields fans' questions  —  Will the Wilpon family sell the team in the future because of its inability to provide the fans with a great product on the field and a productive farm system?
Discussion: 24 Hours From Suicide
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Prado likely to keep Braves' second-base job  —  It's too early to know how the Braves will go about adding a power hitter and filling expected bullpen vacancies, but second base appears set with Martin Prado.  —  Despite a recent comment by manager Bobby Cox, who mentioned possibly moving Prado …
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Phillies are thinking big, really big  —  Defending champions believe they're capable of building a dynasty  —  They've already gone where just about no one ever goes.  —  They've already done what just about no one ever does.  —  But it's a funny thing about these 2009 Phillies.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and The700Level.com
Sun-Sentinel:
LAKE OKEECHOBEE  —  Bass fishing has been good, with anglers catching quality fish from the North Shore to South Bay using soft-plastic jerkbaits, plastic worms, stick worms and topwater lures.  —  FRESHWATER/EVERGLADES  —  Drew Gregg reported excellent fishing in the State Road 84 Canal out of Markham Park this week.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Heyward nursing injured gluteus in AFL  —  Braves hopeful prized prospect can return to field  —  ATLANTA — The Braves sent Jason Heyward to the Arizona Fall League to gain the experience that will benefit him as he attempts to fulfill the projections of making his Major League debut next year.
Discussion: Talking Chop
 
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