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Jean-Jacques Taylor / ESPN:
Mike Napoli turns pressure into success — Rangers' best postseason performer once more uses taste for spotlight in key spots … ARLINGTON, Texas — No words remain to put Mike Napoli's postseason performance into proper perspective. — “Phenomenal” doesn't really do it justice.
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Call to arms falls on deaf ears — ARLINGTON, Texas - Mike Napoli's game-winning double came off left-hander Marc Rzepczynski. But that wasn't the matchup St. Louis wanted. — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he wanted hard-throwing right-hander Jason Motte to pitch …
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Gregg Doyel / CBSSports.com:
In Moneyball world, Young's legacy has become fuzzy — ARLINGTON, Texas — The older baseball guys love Michael Young. The mainstream media, the grizzled vets, the baseball lifers. They love him. To them, he's a great player, a clubhouse leader, a potential Hall of Famer.
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Associated Press:
Wilson Good Enough in Possible Walk-Off for Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When C.J. Wilson walked off the mound during the sixth inning in what could have been his last start for the Texas Rangers, they were down by a run. — This time, it was good enough for the Rangers.
Associated Press:
Cardinals in need of another World Series comeback — By Associated Press / World Series Notebook — ARLINGTON, Texas — The St. Louis Cardinals are going to need a comeback in this World Series. — They've done it before. — After a 4-2 loss in Game 5 on Monday night against the Texas Rangers …
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TSN.ca:
Rangers, Cards play crucial Game 5 in Arlington
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals leaning toward Lohse if there's a Game 7
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Steve Henson / Yahoo! Sports:
Holland's grown-up game shuts down Cardinals
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Theo Epstein / Boston Globe:
Farewell, Red Sox Nation — I gave everything I had to the team and received even more in return — Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein gestures to fans during the 2004 World Series Championship parade. (File 2004/Bill Greene/Globe Staff) — I GREW up in Brookline just down the road …
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Associated Press:
Red Sox to name Cherington GM
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs hoping Epstein brings a cultural shift
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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Phillies decline options on Lidge, Oswalt — Club could attempt to bring both players back as free agents — PHILADELPHIA — It is no surprise the Phillies declined the 2012 options for right-handers Roy Oswalt and Brad Lidge. — If Oswalt's mutual option had been exercised …
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Bill Shaikin / Dodgers Blog:
Dodgers bankruptcy: Creditors ask judge to deny TV rights sale — From the day he took the Dodgers into bankruptcy, owner Frank McCourt has said that selling the team's television rights would enable him to put the Dodgers on solid financial ground, including full payment for all creditors.
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New York Post:
Baseball needs replay to get calls right — I also think you can limit the delays. In the time it took Texas manager Ron Washington to argue futilely on Saturday night, every viewer knew Kulpa had made a mistake. So install a rule that any manager who leaves the bench receives a huge fine.
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MLB.com:
Jose Bautista, Matt Kemp Win the 2011 Hank Aaron Award — Award Recognizes Most Outstanding Offensive Performers in Each League — Major League Baseball announced today that Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays and Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers have been selected as the winners of the 2011 Hank Aaron Award.
Associated Press:
Selig tells Dallas radio station league plans to expand replay … ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Commissioner Bud Selig tells a Dallas radio station baseball plans to expand its use of replay, but he says reviewing every close call would hurt the game. — Umpire Ron Kulpa blew a call …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Chapman tosses hitless inning in AFL debut — CINCINNATI — Reds left-hander Aroldis Chapman made his first appearance in an Arizona Fall League game on Monday, pitching one scoreless inning of relief. — Chapman, who was pitching for the Phoenix Desert Dogs against Salt River …
