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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Ortiz: ‘Of course I would like to come back’ — ST. LOUIS — In the same city where he once helped reverse the Curse of the Bambino, David Ortiz accepted the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet before Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday and then said he is not looking to leave the Red Sox.
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Dan Hayes / North County Times:
PADRES: Reports indicate Hoyer, McLeod are headed to Chicago — SAN DIEGO — A team source confirmed on Thursday night the Padres will receive compensation if general manager Jed Hoyer and assistant GM Jason McLeod join the Chicago Cubs as expected. — Reports earlier in the day indicated McLeod will follow Hoyer to Chicago.
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CBSSports.com Blogs:
Hoyer to join Epstein with Cubs, Byrnes new SD GM — The Red Sox-Cubs soap opera spins forward as the clubs haggle over compensation, but the general parameters of a deal that will affect three clubs are in place, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations:
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Source: Cubs set to hire Theo Epstein
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Chicago Sun Times, NESN.com, Boston Globe, Full Count, Yahoo! Sports, Bleed Cubbie Blue, WEEI, MLB Rumors, Baseball Nation and Gaslamp Ball
Fox Sports:
Cubs set to close the deal with Epstein
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Full Count, Boston Globe and joy of sox
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Deal is now closer — The Red Sox and Cubs are making progress …
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Bullpen Fizzles in 9th as Cardinals Lose 2-1 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Motte and the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen failed to hold on this time, allowing the Texas Rangers to tie the World Series at a game apiece. — With the Cardinals on the verge of winning the first two games …
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Rangers rally in ninth to beat Cardinals, even World Series — ST. LOUIS — Down to their last three outs, and in danger of dropping into a serious World Series deficit, the Texas Rangers rallied against St. Louis' vaunted bullpen for a 2-1 victory Thursday night.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Texas rallies for 2 in 9th, wins 2-1 to tie Series
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Craig comes through in a pinch
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The LoHud Yankees Blog
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Molina's arm shuts down Texas' running game
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Lookout Landing, Twinkie Town and HardballTalk
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball, union make progress in talks
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New York Post:
Five years after last shot at Series, Mets face game-changing winter — Mets on Twitter — ST. LOUIS — The last time the Cardinals reached the World Series, they had to go through the Mets in the NLCS. Yet the quirky element was this: — The organization that seemed best situated …
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Clay Buchholz: Got to learn from bad decisions — Another day, another Red Sox [team stats] pitcher making a confession. — Taking a page from ace lefty Jon Lester [stats]'s playbook, right-hander Clay Buchholz took to the airwaves today and admitted to drinking beer in the clubhouse during games this season.
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NY Daily News:
Beer in the clubhouse is ‘nothing new’ and not the blame for the Boston Red Sox's September collapse
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
This kind of Octoberfest is leaving a sour taste
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
NY Daily News:
St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire receives less air-play than deserved during World Series broadcast — With Fox's cameras zoned in on Cardinals batting instructor Mark McGwire gazing out from the dugout in the second inning of Game 1 of the World Series, it was only a matter of time before his past would merge with his present.
ESPN:
Yankees odds and ends: Swisher in, Chavez out? — From conversations I have had this week with executives, agents and various baseball wiseguys, here are a couple of things I can share with a reasonable amount of confidence: — Despite another post-season flameout …
Lucas Apostoleris / Hardball Times:
Kinsler's plate discipline — For the second year in a row, the Texas Rangers are in the World Series. A big part of their success could be attributed to second baseman Ian Kinsler, who hit for a .370 weighted on-base average and contributed in many different ways.
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: Igarashi released — Reliever Ryota Igarashi has been released by the Mets, a major league source tells ESPNNewYork.com. — #18 RP — New York Mets — 2011 STATS — GM45 — W4 — L1 — BB28 — K42 — ERA4.66 — Igarashi, 32, just completed a two-year …
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Bruce Dowbiggin / Globe and Mail:
From Friday's Globe and Mail — Imagine using your iPhone to take video of a rotary phone. That's how we felt watching Fox's World Series coverage with its heat-sensitive cameras, virtual strike zones and super slo-mo cameras tracking the 19th-century sensibilities of baseball.
Mark Sheldon / Mark My Word:
Chapman to AFL — The Reds revealed on Thursday that LHP Aroldis Chapman would begin his transition to starting by working games in the Arizona Fall League on Oct. 24, 27 and 31. He will start the games and work a couple of innings as he stretches himself out.
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HardballTalk, redsminorleagues.com and Red Reporter
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Source: Rays VP Friedman on Angels' GM radar — The Los Angeles Angels' search for a general manager is moving along at a brisk pace. — According to a source with direct knowledge of the Angels' search, owner Arte Moreno and team president John Carpino have been in Florida this week …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer … and MLB Rumors
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Jason Collette / DRaysBay:
Breaking: Andrew Friedman Seen Dining With Angels Owner Arte Moreno
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