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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Another Day Off for Yankees and Angels, and It's Not Exactly Welcome — Eric Hinske shivered in the Tampa Bay dugout in Philadelphia last October, the final game of the World Series playing out in the slop of a rainstorm. It was no way to decide a champion, and the game was suspended in the seventh inning.
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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.
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 …
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.
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Kikuchi Stays Home — Kyodo News and reader Manzino beat me to it, but Yusei Kikuchi is staying in Japan. I'll have more later in the evening. — It's later in the evening, and here's more. — This news doesn't come as a surprise, as even though I had been reserving some skepticism …
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Sports Illustrated:
Japanese prospect Kikuchi not ready for majors — TOKYO (AP) -Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi has decided not to play in the U.S. major leagues for now, opting instead for Japan's professional leagues. — The 18-year-old left-hander, who throws a fastball that has been clocked …
MLB:
Report: Tony La Russa will return as manager of St. Louis Cardinals — Tony La Russa will return as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, sources told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Saturday night. — La Russa told the Post-Dispatch he had not discussed a contract with team chairman Bill DeWitt Jr …
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Viva El Birdos
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
La Russa says he's close to decision on whether to return as St. Louis Cardinals manager — Technically still in limbo, Tony La Russa on Saturday said he is “speeding to a conclusion” regarding a decision whether to return for a 15th year as Cardinals manager.
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Padres hire Hoyer as general manager — Buzz up! — SAN DIEGO (AP)—Jed Hoyer was once co-general manager of the Boston Red Sox for 44 days after Theo Epstein walked away from the job. — Now Hoyer has a GM gig of his own. — The San Diego Padres have hired Hoyer as their new general manager …
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True Blue LA
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Note: Anniversary of the Buckner Ball — Today marks the 23rd anniversary of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, a game the Mets won 6-5 in 10 innings thanks to an improbable rally, capped by one of the most unbelievable moments in World Series history. … That game featured three rallies by the Mets.
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Jerry Izenberg / New Jersey Online:
There was no bigger New York baseball story than the 1969 Mets … In all of New York baseball, starting with the day in 1846 when Alexander Cartwright's Knickerbockers and the New York Nine crossed the Hudson to Hoboken to play the first recorded baseball game anywhere …
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Wrapping up from a soggy Yankee Stadium — Calling the game because of rain? Good decision. — It's been raining hard and steady here at Yankee Stadium ever since the announcement that tonight's game had been rained out. It seems whatever optimism I expressed at 4 was tenuous at best.
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Sliding Into Home
