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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
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Philadelphia Phillies opt for Joe Blanton to start another Game 4 — PHILADELPHIA — Joe Blanton was picked to start Game 4 of the World Series for the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies. — Manager Charlie Manuel said Friday he will go with Blanton against the New York Yankees rather than ace Cliff Lee on short rest.
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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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Blum re-signs with Astros — Veteran inks one-year deal with option for '11 — HOUSTON — With the Astros facing uncertainty on the left side of the infield next season, the club re-signed veteran infielder Geoff Blum on Friday to serve as both a stabilizing presence on the field and in the clubhouse.
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Jeter takes home Clemente Award — Yanks captain recognized for charitable efforts, superb play — NEW YORK — Sharlee Jeter remembers the time when she was coaching a youth baseball team in Washington Heights not far from Yankee Stadium, helping her old brother, Derek …
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New York Yankees' Derek Jeter receives prestigious Roberto Clemente …
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter receives prestigious Roberto Clemente …
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Fox's Tim McCarver, Joe Buck spend Game 2 of World Series criticizing …
Fox's Tim McCarver, Joe Buck spend Game 2 of World Series criticizing …
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Buzz growing as Series has classic feel
Buzz growing as Series has classic feel
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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
New Owner to Improve Wrigley, and Maybe the Cubs
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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 …
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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Jeff Pearlman / Sports Illustrated:
McGwire being embraced by baseball, but he robbed the game … When most people think of Mark McGwire, one of three things enters their minds: — • Monstrous blasts that cleared the highest of walls and the most distant of gaps. — • Pathetic congressional testimony.
Tommy Craggs / Deadspin:
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Yankee Stadium — This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: Yankee F**king Stadium. — For this, the season's final installment of our stadium series, I asked a wide range of writers …
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giantsFAN / csnbayarea.com:
Freddy Sanchez inks two-year deal with Giants — SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Comcast SportsNet has confirmed that the Giants have reached a two-year deal with second-baseman Freddy Sanchez. The contract specifics have not been released. — Sanchez is coming off successful surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee.
Bryan Hoch / Bombers Beat:
Yankees workout notes from Citizens Bank Park — As the Amtrak/Jersey Turnpike Series moves on to Philadelphia, here's what's making news: — It seems like there is a sliver of a chance the Yankees could play Hideki Matsui in the outfield during this series.
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros decline Brocail's option for 2010 — Veteran reliever to test the waters of free agency — HOUSTON — Veteran relief pitcher Doug Brocail isn't quite ready to call it a career, but his time with the Astros is over. — Astros general manager Ed Wade said Friday the club wouldn't pick …