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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Bruce Froemming's keen eye supports umps — PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Froemming, who has umpired more games (5,162) than any other man alive, says he has no squawks with the decisions made by the six-man umpiring crew in the World Series. — Through the first two rounds of the postseason …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera feels he can pitch 2 innings every game against Phillies — Mariano Rivera threw the most pitches he ever has in a World Series game - 39 - Thursday night in a difficult save in Game2 of the World Series. But regardless of the drama of stranding …
Jeff Blair / Globe and Mail:
A Hall of Fame World Series — With at least a half-dozen players that will be some day inducted at Cooperstown participating in the 2009 championship, this Fall Classic is one for the ages — Weather - Video - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Columnists - What you need to know on H1N1
Bob Elliott / Toronto Sun:
Wells swap ‘has legs’ — Cubs official says Blue Jays would get suspended Milton Bradley in possible trade
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Cubs, Jays Talking Bradley For Wells? — 12:50pm: According to Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune, a Cubs source “quickly responded to the report by saying the rumor has ‘no legs at all,’ adding the team has not discussed the possibility of bringing Wells to the North Side.”
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Ghouls and Game 3 make for rare pair — Fall Classic stretches to Halloween for just second time — PHILADELPHIA — Happy Halloween. — They're dressing up as baseball players this year. — The hottest 2009 costumes are the Yankees' road grays and the Phillies' home whites …
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Sliding Into Home
Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Astros name bench, pitching coaches, re-sign Blum — Team declines option on relief pitcher Brocail — Al Pedrique, one of 10 candidates interviewed for the Astros' managerial position that Manny Acta declined before Brad Mills beat out Dave Clark for the post, has become Mills' bench coach.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders — The conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winter's crop of free agents. The financial restructuring that has been occurring across …
James Kannengieser / Amazin' Avenue:
Jeff Pearlman Vs. Mark McGwire — If I had to name the most pompous, self-righteous and judgmental mainstream sportswriter around it would probably be Jeff Pearlman. At the same time, Pearlman is also one of the most talented sportswriters around. His pieces at Sports Illustrated …
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Kranepool Society
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Ethier voted Clutch award winner — Outfielder led Majors with six walk-off hits, including four homers — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers' season is over, but Andre Ethier is still coming up clutch. — The outfielder has been named the 2009 Major League Baseball's Clutch Performer …
New York Post:
City of Brotherly Love? My butt! — All the bad stuff you've heard about Philadelphia, site of the next three World Series games, is absolutely true. — The people in that town would give The Finger to their own mom. That's how bad that town is. — It's just incredible how ruthless and rude Philadelphia people are.
Joe Posnanski:
The Jeter Bunt — There's a wonderful new iPhone app — put together, as I understand it, by Derek over at U.S.S. Mariner — called 2nd Guesser. Basically, it's like this: You can punch in any game situation and the app will give you various win and run expectancies.
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River Avenue Blues
Peter West / US News:
Scientist Throws Curve Into Breaking-Ball Debate — Contends curveballs are an illusion; ridiculous, says former star major league pitcher — The ball flies out of the pitcher's hand. In less than a second, it curves and then drops, baffling the batter. — Or does it?
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THE BOOK
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
A new era begins for Chicago Cubs — With the Ricketts family in control, expectation are high — As the Ricketts family spoke publicly for the first time Friday after officially taking over the Chicago National League Ball Club this week, a new era of Cubs baseball is being ushered in on the North Side.
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:New Owner to Improve Wrigley, and Maybe the Cubs
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
