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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.
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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.
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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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.
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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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 …
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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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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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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 …
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.
