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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
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.
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Cards take advantage of blown call in 4th inning — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A missed call by first base umpire Ron Kulpa has helped the St. Louis Cardinals score four runs in the fourth inning during Game 3 of the World Series. — After Albert Pujols led off with a single Saturday night …
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Blown call at 1st, Pujols HR give Cards 12-6 lead — ARLINGTON, Texas—A blown call by first base umpire Ron Kulpa and a throwing error by first baseman by Mike Napoli led to a four-run fourth that changed the game, and Albert Pujols hit a long three-run homer that helped the Cardinals open …
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Missed call opens door to Cards' four-run fourth — Holliday ruled safe at first on DP; replays show tag made — ARLINGTON — A missed call by first-base umpire Ron Kulpa set in motion a four-run fourth for the Cardinals, who, without the extra out, very well might not have scored …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals criticized for not speaking to media after Game 2
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
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 …
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Paul Sullivan / Boston Herald:
Theo Epstein to Cubs finally a done deal — CHICAGO - Theo Epstein officially resigned as general manager of the Red Sox [team stats] late Friday night to accept the position of Cubs president of baseball operations. — The announcement was made in a joint news release after some cajoling …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
It's official: Epstein resigns and joins Cubs
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Kevin Baxter / LA Times Sports Blog:
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.
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Tom Van Riper / Yahoo! Sports:
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.
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Selig, Costas discuss possible changes to game — Commissioner touches on realignment, replay, retirement — Commissioner Bud Selig sat down to speak with Bob Costas in an interview that aired Friday night on MLB Network, discussing the state of Major League Baseball — including a few changes that could be coming soon.
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MLB.com:
Players Choice Award finalists named — Winners to be announced Nov. 3 on MLB Network — Major League Baseball Players Association — NEW YORK — Major League baseball players today announced the finalists for their highest honors — the Players Choice Awards — in which the players …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
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.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mozeliak looks back on the big trade — • The date was July 27. The Cardinals were near the top of the National League Central Division, but all was not well. Their bullpen was inconsistent. Their rotation was fading. They had two regular center fielders.
