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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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Associated Press:
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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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Pujols hits 3 HRs in Cardinals' rout — ARLINGTON, Texas - Albert Pujols, the best player in baseball for virtually his entire career, had not performed well in the World Series prior to Game 3 against the Texas Rangers last night. — In 11 previous World Series games …
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MLB.com:
Missed call sets stage for big fourth frame — Ump says he got Holliday play wrong; Cards go on to score four — ARLINGTON — By the time the Cardinals and Albert Pujols had bashed their way to a 16-7 victory in Game 3 of the World Series, the way the cavalcade of runs began was eclipsed …
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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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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: Ruth … Reggie … Albert Pujols — Three homers. Six RBIs. A history-making, series-changing performance in Game 3 — ESPN.com — ARLINGTON, Texas — This isn't a tale about how many zillions of dollars Albert Pujols is about to add to his 401(k) this winter.
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Fox Sports:
Stars need to talk to media, regardless — You know what? My job would be easier if I didn't talk to players. — I wouldn't be as informed. My stories wouldn't be as detailed. But the truth is, I don't need quotes to write. — So, if Albert Pujols and other prominent Cardinals …
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Brew Crew Ball, School of Roch, New York Post and HardballTalk
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals criticized for not speaking to media after Game 2
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Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
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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Drew Silva / HardballTalk:
Angels to interview Omar Minaya for general manager job — This bit of news will draw a grin from Mets fans. — Via Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times, the Angels have added former Expos and Mets GM Omar Minaya to the list of candidates set to interview for the club's opening at general manager.
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Amazin' Avenue, Baseball Prospectus and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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
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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.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
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 …
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MetsBlog.com and MLB Rumors
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.
