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Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
World Series Game 3: Yankees at Phillies (UPDATES with Sabathia named Game 4 starter) — YANKEES — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (2-0, 2.37 postseason ERA) — PHILLIES — Pitching: LHP Cole Hamels (1-1, 6.75 postseason ERA) — WEATHER: Cloudy with a chance of showers tonight …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Showers expected during Game 3 — Heavy precipitation expected late, but contest on as planned — PHILADELPHIA — Coming full circle to the last World Series game played at Citizens Bank Park, it is again appropriate to keep one eye on the forecast as the Phillies and Yankees prepare …
Ian O'Connor / NorthJersey.com:
Mo racing against time — PHILADELPHIA — Mariano Rivera was not moving with that familiar athletic grace. At his locker, following a workout at Citizens Bank Park, Rivera projected the body language of the middle-aged accountant who had just emerged from his weekly full-court pickup game.
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Sliding Into Home
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Manuel shows Andy no respect — PHILADELPHIA — It's a good thing Andy Pettitte owns the most postseason victories in major league history. Otherwise, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel probably wouldn't even know Pettitte's name. — Manuel certainly didn't extend many accolades toward …
Chicago Breaking Sports:
Cubs not interested in Bradley-for-Wells swap with Jays — The first in an expected avalanche of Milton Bradley rumors spread across the Internet on Saturday after a Toronto Sun report of a possible Bradley-for-Vernon Wells deal. — The report by Sun reporter Bob Elliott quoted …
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Bob Elliott / Toronto Sun:
Wells swap ‘has legs’ — Cubs official says Blue Jays would get suspended Milton Bradley in possible trade
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 …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Taco Bell Offers Free Black Jack Tacos on Halloween as Part of World Series Promotion — Game Three of the 2009 World Series falls on Halloween this year, so in celebration of both events, Taco Bell, announces a free giveaway. Baseball fans, taco fans and Halloween fans alike …
Steve Serby / New York Post:
Steinbrenner: We'll win it for the fans — Steve Serby had an exclusive interview with legendary Yankees Boss, George Steinbrenner, via spokesman Howard Rubenstein. — Q: The players want to win the Yankees' 27th world championship for you — how does that make you feel?
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Sliding Into Home
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.
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MLB FanHouse, Can't Stop The Bleeding, Mike Silva's …, Deadspin, LA Times Sports Blog and Circling The Bases
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 …
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman in great demand — (John Froschauer, Associated Press / October 4, 2009) — The Aroldis Chapman market is going to be interesting to judge. The Mariners are the latest team to jump seriously into the bidding, possibly hoping to have another front-line arm …
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MLB Rumors
William C. Rhoden / New York Times:
Selig Sets Tone for Redemption With McGwire — The Amtrak World Series moved to Philadelphia, where the Yankees and the Phillies were scheduled to play Games 3, 4 and 5. But the most jarring baseball news came before the Series began with the announcement that Mark McGwire, the disgraced home run slugger, was returning to baseball.
