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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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Reports: Jerry DiPoto to be Angels GM — Arizona Diamondbacks executive Jerry DiPoto will be the next general manager of the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple media reports. — DiPoto has been senior vice president of scouting and player development for Arizona.
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Stephania Bell / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers to hire Sue Falsone as head physical therapist, athletic trainer
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Angels To Name Jerry Dipoto GM
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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 …
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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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Derrick Goold / Boston Herald:
Matt Holliday replaced on Cardinals' World Series roster for Game 7 — ST. LOUIS — What appeared momentarily to be a game-changing play at third base in Game 6 of the World Series has become a roster-altering event for the St. Louis Cardinals. — Matt Holliday sprained his right wrist diving …
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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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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Cardinals' Holliday out for Game 7 of World Series
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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.
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Gil Lebreton / Boston Herald:
Rangers will have to dial up their resiliency once more
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
David Freese, St. Louis force Game 7
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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.
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.
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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 …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Nick Swisher likely to return to Yankees next season, meaning Bombers won't pursue Carlos Beltran
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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.
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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 …
