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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Holland pitches gem as Rangers tie Series — ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers pitcher Derek Holland admits that his moustache is the worst in all of baseball, and catcher Mike Napoli could hide wildlife in his thick beard. — The hairy odd couple led Texas to a 4- victory Sunday night …
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TSN.ca:
Rangers, Cards play crucial Game 5 in Arlington — The Sports Network — (Sports Network) - Chris Carpenter tries to send the Cardinals back to St. Louis with a series lead this evening when they play a crucial World Series Game 5 against Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
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Associated Press:
What a performance by Derek Holland! — With his Texas Rangers trailing two games to one in the World Series, the 25-year-old lefty took a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts into the ninth inning against a powerful Cardinals lineup. — After a one-out walk to Rafael Furcal …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals leaning toward Lohse if there's a Game 7 — • The Cardinals would prefer not to face the decision but for now remain inclined to start Kyle Lohse in a possible Game 7. — Lohse endured a third consecutive abbreviated start this postseason during the Cardinals' 16-7 win over the Texas Rangers in Saturday's Game 3.
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MLB.com:
La Russa using bullpen at near-record pace — ARLINGTON — Hardly hesitant to utilize his bullpen during the regular season, Tony La Russa has applied that philosophy to near record usage this postseason. — With two Cardinals relievers pitching in Sunday's 4-0 loss in Game 4 of the World Series …
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Associated Press:
Rangers make change at 1B for World Series Game 4
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ESPN:
Ron Kulpa's call joins long line of errors
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
ARLINGTON, Texas • The Texas Rangers could only wish for Albert Pujols to not show up Saturday night.
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Associated Press:
Derek Holland tops Pujols, Cards; Texas ties Series at 2
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Pujols hits 3 HRs in Cardinals' rout
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: Ruth … Reggie … Albert Pujols
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Chris Hays / Boston Herald:
Ken Griffey Jr. calls Commissioner's Award ‘humbling’ — Future Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., was honored as the 12th recipient of the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award on Sunday night prior to Game 4 of the World Series in Arlington, Texas.
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Jim Caple / ESPN:
Fifth time the charm for C.J. Wilson? — Rangers lefty, winless this October, faces Cards ace Chris Carpenter in Game 5 — ARLINGTON. Texas — Rangers starter C.J. Wilson has the movie idol looks and smooth delivery of an “Ocean's 11” headliner capable of being George Clooney's wingman at Lake Como.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
The Inescapable Pressure on the Big-Game Pitcher — This World Series, already, is the most compelling in nearly a decade. For the first time since the Yankees played the Florida Marlins in 2003, we arrive at Game 5 knowing that the series will end in another city. The hero is still out there, waiting to reveal himself.
Paul Sullivan / Boston Herald:
Cubs hoping Theo Epstein brings a cultural shift — CHICAGO — “Creating a New Culture” might not have the same ring to it as “Building a New Tradition,” Dallas Green's mantra three decades ago after arriving at Wrigley Field with a mandate of change. — But that's exactly what Theo Epstein …
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Cherington's Sox need strong manager
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Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
Baseball on Fox — I was writing a quarterback factory post that I hope to have up in a little while, but as these things tend to go I went off on this long discourse about Tim McCarver and baseball announcers that sort of overwhelmed the whole thing. So I pulled that and use it here.
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Ready? OK, now for the ten best postseason series of all-time: — 10. 1997 ALCS: Indians over the Orioles in six games. 110.8 points. — Did you guess this one? Me neither. I'd never heard of this series. (The late 1990s were a low point for my following of baseball).
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joe Torre says MLB may ban alcohol from all big-league clubhouses after Red Sox drinking debacle — ARLINGTON - In the wake of the revelations that Red Sox players were drinking beer in the clubhouse during games during their September collapse, Major League Baseball is looking into the idea …
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Frank Fitzpatrick / Philly.com:
Expert poring over long-lost Philadelphia A's records — While Moneyball might be box-office magic, the baseball team at the heart of that hit movie desperately needs to pull a rabbit out of its green-and-gold hat. — Fifty-eight years after they abandoned Philadelphia, the Oakland A's are a mess.
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Cafardo On Farrell, Red Sox, Rollins, Oswalt — When the Red Sox and manager Terry Francona parted ways, Blue Jays skipper John Farrell was the preferred candidate to manage the team, a major league source told Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe. There's conflicting information on how much the Red Sox …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Farrell was seen as Sox manager, and still could be
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