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2:50 PM ET, October 27, 2009

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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Pedro gets Game 2 start for Phillies  —  Old foe will make seventh postseason appearance vs. Yanks  —  NEW YORK — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel dropped a few big hints the past few days that Pedro Martinez would pitch Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.  —  He made it official Tuesday morning.
Discussion: Boston Globe and Philliesflow.com
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Awaiting finest Fall Classic in decade  —  Why does this World Series feel so perfect?  Maybe because it is — putting baseball's two most headstrong teams on a collision course.  There's plenty to choose from the Yankees-Phillies buffet, whether you're a purist who loves pitching duels …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and MetsBlog.com
Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pedro to start Game 2 for Phillies
Neil Best / Newsday:
Philadelphia fans paying more for Series tickets
George A. King III / New York Post:
Yanks' aim: Win one for George  —  The Boss has lost something off a Hall of Fame fastball, but that doesn't mean the need to win has been sucked from his marrow.  —  “It's the old George, the focus is on nothing but winning,” a friend of Steinbrenner's told The Post yesterday.
Discussion: New York Times
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Entering World Series, MLB Sees Ratings Up 15% Compared to Last Year  —  With the Yankees advancing to the World Series last night for the first time since 2003 with their 5-2 win over the Angels in Game 6 of the ALCS, the 2009 MLB postseason continues to see strong ratings, compared to last year.
Howard Bryant / MLB:
No shortage of stars and subplots in Philadelphia Phillies …
Discussion: ESPN.com
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Tom Verducci: How do you beat the Yankees?  Smoltz has a radical idea … 1. As the postseason began, Cardinals pitcher John Smoltz gave me a stunning piece of advice about how to stop the Yankees this October.  Remember, it was the powerful New York lineup that knocked Smoltz clear …
Discussion: THE BOOK and The iYankees Blog
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Epstein's stable has another winner  —  SAN DIEGO - Jed Hoyer, the new general manager of the San Diego Padres, said all the right things during his introductory news conference yesterday, but he fell short of saying what Red Sox fans wanted to hear - that he would trade superstar Adrian Gonzalez to Boston.
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Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Red Sox confirm Hoyer to take Padres GM job
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
New York Post:
Their fans are second rate & so is their city  —  Gotham trembles; the Frillies are coming to town  —  Yankee fans have a message for the Phillies and their hometown: This ain't Rocky, and the underdog won't win!  —  “The Yankees are going to make Philly cream cheese out of them,” …
ESPN:
Figuring Yankee rotation  —  With the world still awaiting the puffs of smoke that will signal Joe Girardi's intentions regarding his starting pitchers in the World Series, Dan Rosenheck offers his well-reasoned (as usual) advice:  —  The critical question for Girardi is how to make the most use …
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Dan Rosenheck / Bats:
Analysis: Girardi's Sabathia Question
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
Astros hire Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills  —  The Houston Astros have hired Red Sox [team stats] bench coach Brad Mills as their next manager.  The team expects to make a formal announcement of the hiring sometime later today.  —  Mills went to Houston for a third interview this morning and was hired soon after.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
NY Daily News:
Fed who led 'roid probe questions Big Mac's return  —  The FBI agent who led a landmark steroid investigation said investigators obtained information that former home run king Mark McGwire - who is ending a self-imposed exile to return to the St. Louis Cardinals as the team's hitting coach …
Discussion: Circling The Bases
Bill Lyon / Philly.com:
An old Whiz Kid salutes this year's team  —  The other day, Cole Hamels walked past, with confusion and frustration walking with him.  —  “Hey, lefthander,” Robin Roberts cried out to him.  —  Hamels turned.  —  “Don't forget,” Roberts said, “how good you are.”  —  Class still tells.
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
The Art of the Ballpark Seat  —  Look at this.  [holds up a silver pocket watch] It's worthless.  Ten dollars from a vendor in the street.  But I take it, I bury it in the sand for a thousand years, it becomes priceless!  Rene Belloq in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”  —  History is a funny thing.
Associated Press:
Ex-major leaguer in Taiwan game-fixing probe  —  TAIPEI, Taiwan — Authorities are investigating whether Taiwanese baseball players accepted bribes to fix games, a prosecutor said Tuesday, the latest blow to the integrity of the sport on the baseball-loving island.
Melissa Segura / Sports Illustrated:
Tigers join Chapman sweepstakes … The Tigers have joined the host of teams expressing interest in Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman, a source tells SI.com.  The team has contacted Chapman's camp in attempts to schedule a meeting later this week or early next week, the source said.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Key matchups in Yanks-Phils World Series and more notes (cont.)  —  THE RECENT GAMES  —  The Yankees and Phillies are both 7-2 so far this October.  As opposed to blowing out their opponents, the Yankees have relied on more oppositional screw-ups (the Twins' baserunning and Angels' fielding left quite …
Discussion: Associated Press and MLB Rumors
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ESPN:
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Discussion: Circling The Bases
New York Post:
Yankees could add Hinske, Bruney to roster
Nathaniel Vinton / NY Daily News:
Former congressman Tom Davis says ex-Yankee Roger Clemens …
Plain Dealer / Metro:
Braylon Edwards charged with assault in downtown dispute
Discussion: NESN.com, FanHouse and SPORTSbyBROOKS
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
McGwire's return to Cardinals as hitting coach makes sense
Discussion: NESN.com, ESPN and Deadspin
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Discussion: Los Angeles Times and MLB Rumors
Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Michael Stanton, Florida Marlins' top prospect, shut down from …
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Donnelly not ruling out returning to Marlins
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