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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Damon steals the show in Game 4 — Yankee outfielder's two stolen bases on one pitch might be Series-defining moment … PHILADELPHIA — We've seen a World Series turn on a magical swing of the bat. We've seen a World Series turn on a flash of leather. We've seen a World Series turn on a gaffe that history never forgets.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
A-Rod's clutch hit in 9th puts Yankees on brink of Series title — PHILADELPHIA — Alex Rodriguez, calling it the most turbulent season of his career, has the New York Yankees on the brink of a World Series championship. — Rodriguez's two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth inning helped lift …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Let's review: A-Rod, Pettitte power Yanks — Slugger gets replay HR; southpaw delivers gritty start — PHILADELPHIA — Alex Rodriguez's drive did more than rattle a stationary television camera perched over the right-field fence. The first video-reviewed home run in World Series history shook …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Johnny lately: Yanks' 9th makes it a 3-1 Series — After Joba lets Phillies rally, Damon, A-Rod deliver in clutch — PHILADELPHIA — Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez stunned Brad Lidge and the Citizens Bank Park crowd with a memorable rally in the top of the ninth inning on Sunday …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Damon, A-Rod team in ninth to lift Yankees — PHILADELPHIA — As major league baseball took its first scheduled foray into November on Sunday night, New York Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon did something in the ninth inning that probably never had been done in the World Series before.
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Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN:Girardi needs to give it a rest
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Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Cabrera doubtful for Game 5 with hammy strain — The Yankees will try to wrap up the World Series title on Monday night, but they'll likely be doing so without the services of their regular center fielder. — Melky Cabrera suffered a mild strain of his left hamstring while running …
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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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Sam Page / Amazin' Avenue:
Why Omar Minaya Failed And What It Means For The Future — On July 27, 2002, Omar Minaya, then General Manager of the Montreal Expos, traded Lee Steven, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore, and Cliff Lee to Mark Shapiro's Indians for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew. — In 2002, Major League Baseball owned the Expos.
Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
World Series Game 4: Yankees at Phillies (UPDATES with Burnett starting Game 5) — YANKEES — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (3-1, 1.57 ERA in postseason) — PHILLIES — Pitching: RHP Joe Blanton (0-0, 4.66 ERA in postseason) — WEATHER: There may be some rain this afternoon but it looks …
Trsullivan / Postcards from Elysian Fields:
Monday Morning Manager...Milton Bradley — The Rangers refuse to rule out the possibility of Milton Bradley coming back to Texas. — Club officials aren't expecting it to happen but it's something club officials are definitely talking about as they try to figure out a way to repair …
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Olney On Non-Tenders — In his latest blog post (ESPN Insider required), Buster Olney discusses what he refers to as baseball's “next great economic disparity,” referring to the large number of players, young and old, who stand to make more money through arbitration than they would on the free agent market.
