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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Homers, Pettitte pace Yanks to victory — A-Rod, Swisher, Matsui back gritty lefty with long balls — PHILADELPHIA — Alex Rodriguez belted the first video-reviewed home run in World Series history to support another winning Andy Pettitte effort as the Yankees defeated the Phillies, 8-5 …
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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 …
Rich Hofmann / Philly.com:
Phils need a new plan — Everybody did the same thing in their own way, playing out the World Series in their head before it started. If you were from Philadelphia, you spent your time trying to map out a way for the Phillies to win four games. — This was my personal map …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
A-Rod awarded homer on replay — First postseason use of review gives Yank two-run shot — PHILADELPHIA — Instant replay, meet the World Series. — Umpires consulted instant replay for the first time in postseason history in the fourth inning of Game 3 at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
CC to start Game 4 on three days' rest — Burnett, Pettitte could also pitch on short rest in Series — PHILADELPHIA — Public perception was one of the items racing through Joe Girardi's mind as the Yankees officially declared CC Sabathia their starting pitcher for Game 4 of the World Series against the Phillies.
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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 …
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 …
Ian O'Connor / NorthJersey.com:Mo racing against time — PHILADELPHIA — Mariano Rivera …
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NY Daily News:
For Mark McGwire and baseball's other steroid cheats the truth would be a hit — If Alex Rodriguez is on his way to getting the key to the city because of the way he hits this October, then Tony La Russa can bring Mark McGwire back as a coach in St. Louis. McGwire can teach the Cardinals …
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Jerry Green / Detroit News:
Take baseball analysis with a grain of salt — The guy anointed the best pitcher in the history of baseball is not a craggy graybeard who won 511 ballgames a century ago. He is not Cy Young or one of the other immortals whose faces adorned cigarette packets far back in the history of the sport …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Are players and owners heading for another collision of collusion? — Incoming Players Association executive director Michael Weiner said the union will closely monitor offseason transactions to see whether collusion among teams to hold down free agent signings is alive …
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
A-Rod makes history with first replay review in World Series — PHILADELPHIA — It's a strange coincidence, but New York's Alex Rodriguez — sure has a knack for becoming a slow-motion pioneer. — One year after the Yankee star became the first player to have a home run reviewed in the regular season …
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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 …
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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