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11:55 AM ET, October 29, 2011

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MLB.com:
Jerry Dipoto named Angels General Manager  —  Former Major Leaguer becomes 11th GM in club history  —  ANAHEIM, CA - The Angels Saturday announced former Major League pitcher Jerry Dipoto has agreed to terms on a five-year contract to become General Manager.
Discussion: HardballTalk and Baseball Nation
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Reports: Jerry DiPoto to be Angels GM
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Another Walk  —  Scott Feldman starts the bottom of the fifth for Texas.  With one out he walks Allen Craig to bring Albert Pujols to the plate.  That's the third walk of the game issued by the Rangers pitchers.  —  Update: Feldman comes too far inside and grazes Albert's chest.
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TSN.ca:
World Series Game 7: Inning-by-inning recap  —  The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 to win the franchise's 11th World Series Championship.  —  Relive the game below with an inning-by-inning recap.  —  Inning-by-inning:  —  1st: Chris Carpenter struggled early …
Joe Posnanski / Joe Blogs:   Game Six  —  The 10-year-old in me loves comebacks.
Sports Illustrated:
Cruz's unforgiveable defensive gaffe proves costly to Rangers … Cardinals Force Game 7 … David Freese's home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning gives the St. Louis Cardinals to a wild 10-9 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 6 of the World Series.
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Derrick Goold / Boston Herald:   Matt Holliday replaced on Cardinals' World Series roster for Game 7
Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Cardinals' Holliday out for Game 7 of World Series
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Cards to be honored by fans in Sunday parade  —  Busch Stadium set to host celebration with fireworks display  —  The Cardinals will celebrate their 11th World Series championship on Sunday with a victory parade through downtown St. Louis, concluding with a special ceremony on the field at Busch Stadium.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gibson knows about pitching on short rest  —  Chris Carpenter's World Series start Friday night on three days' rest marked the first time a Cardinals starter had made a Series start on three days' rest since lefthander John Tudor did it twice in 1985.  —  In the 1985 Series, Tudor started Games 1, 4 and 7.
Associated Press:
Selig may decide compensation for prez Epstein  —  ST. LOUIS — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig expects he will have to decide what compensation the Boston Red Sox should receive for allowing general manager Theo Epstein to leave and join the Chicago Cubs.  —  Epstein quit Boston with a year …
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Richard Griffin / Blue Jays baseball blog:
Jays to explore possibility of David Ortiz  —  Jays' general manager Alex Anthopoulos calls it “doing his due diligence” and it's the important process of exploring all available avenues for improving the baseball team that, this winter, according to one source, will include at least discussing …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
The Team that Refused to Die  —  The Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in game seven of the World Series, winning the 11th world championship in team history.  They were 8 1/2 games out of the wild card in early September and caught the Braves on the last day of the season.
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Cardinals complete impossible dream  —  St. Louis celebrates ‘amazing’ title run unlike any other in World Series history  —  ST. LOUIS — Even after it was over, they still couldn't grasp it.  —  Even as the fireworks shot through the sky, even as the World Series trophy sat on a podium at second base …
Tom Krasovic / insidethepadres:
Freeeeese  —  The sight of David Freese bashing his way into World Series lore on Thursday wasn't a wholly pleasing one for Jason McLeod, the former draft overseer for the Red Sox and Padres.  “Freese,” McLeod told this blog, “is one of my bad moves.”  —  The story of how Freese entered professional baseball is a familiar one.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Boston Globe
Ryan Campbell / FanGraphs Baseball:
How Will Prince Fielder Age?  —  While the upcoming Free Agent crop isn't the deepest in recent memory, there are a few sexy names at the top of the list.  One of those names is of course Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder.  Looking at his stats, we see a player who has accumulated 15.3 WAR …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Sources: Yankees, CC's reps talking new deal  —  NEW YORK — With both sides highly motivated to get a deal done, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and the agent for ace CC Sabathia will try to complete a new contract this weekend in an effort to prevent the left-hander from becoming …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
 
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