Pujols blasts 3 homers to lead 16-7 rout of Rangers  —  ARLINGTON (AP) — Albert Pujols began the game hoping to shake his slump and maybe get a hit.  —  He did that, and a whole lot more: He produced the defining game of his career, and perhaps the greatest hitting performance in World Series history.

Angels may be interested in Omar Minaya for general manager  —  Add Omar Minaya's name to the growing list of candidates who will interview for the Angels' vacant general manager post.  —  Minaya, the former GM of the Montreal Expos, held the same post with the New York Mets from 2005 to 2010.

Baseball Needs Its Own ‘9-9-9’ Plan  —  This fall, millions of Americans have been flipping channels to stay abreast of two distinct forms of competition: Major League Baseball's 2011 postseason and the Republican presidential debates.  —  The baseball competition has come down to a World Series between …

Farrell was seen as Sox manager, and still could be  —  When the Red Sox and Terry Francona parted ways, Blue Jays manager John Farrell was the preferred candidate to manage the team, according to a major league source.  —  There is conflicting information on how deep the Red Sox are at this point …

Some of baseball's best teams fell short of title  —  By next week, the St. Louis Cardinals or Texas Rangers will go down in the baseball history books as 2011 World Series champions.  What neither will go down as: a particularly great team, at least from a historical standpoint.

Hamilton, in lineup, could have sports hernia  —  ARLINGTON — Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton could be dealing with a sports hernia rather than a strained left groin muscle.  If so, he could require surgery after the season, although he would have enough time to get ready for Spring Training.

Theo Epstein Officially Leaves Red Sox to Become President of Baseball Operations for the Cubs  —  The matter stretched out longer than they wanted, required Commissioner Selig to intervene, and may be the biggest non-player transaction in baseball in years, but late Friday the Boston Red Sox …