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3 hrs ago | The Clarion-Ledger

Curve ball, double play, slugging: Language of baseball a hit off field, too

Several versions of a post-season championship series existed long before the World Series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

12 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

1927 Yankees still hold their honored place in baseball history

Editor's note: Legendary sports writer and author Roger Kahn, an Ulster County resident, wrote this exclusive column for the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, Baseball Players, Nick Swisher

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WLS-TV Chicago

General managers in Chicago for short meeting

Instead of swaying palm trees, the roar of 747s greeted baseball's general managers as they began gathering for their annual meeting.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, American League East, Johnny Damon, Baseball Players, Hideki Matsui, Andy Pettitte

Fox Sports

Cards expect little to happen at general managers' meetings Club...

A year after doing business at an ostentatious resort perched on Southern California bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Major League Baseball is sticking with a minimalist theme for this week's annual meetings of general managers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Matt Holliday, Baseball Players, Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, New York Yankees

Myphl17.com

Phillies decline option on third baseman Feliz

The Phillies are taking a chance. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced Sunday night that the club declined its 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Pedro Feliz, Chase Utley, David Bell, Jimmy Rollins

Market Watch

MarketWatch First Take: Investing: When baseball is more than just a game

You may not know it, but there's more than mere Yankee pride riding on Wednesday night's World Series game.

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Related Topix: Sports

Sun Nov 08, 2009

DigitallyOBSESSED.com

The Official Major League Baseball: World Series Film Collection DVD Set Nov 10

The drama and unforgettable images of baseball are the World Series moments celebrated from generation to generation.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Albert Pujols, Baseball Players

Easton Express-Times

World Series Game 6: Major League Baseball will always be a farce until it ditches the DH

Hideki Matsui is a fraud. Last time I saw MLB Commissioner Bud Selig he was seen slinking his way through the bowels of the stadium in Philadelphia, avoiding exposure to fans.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Hideki Matsui, Andy Pettitte, New York Yankees

New York Post

From dream to nightmare

When it was over, the clubhouse boys were stuffing gear into bags rather than wrapping plastic over lockers.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, A.J. Burnett, Baseball Players, Philadelphia Phillies, Cliff Lee, Alex Rodriguez

Fond du Lac Reporter

Brewers trade Hardy to Twins, get Gomez

The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, American League Central, Baseball Players, J.J. Hardy, Carlos Gomez

Startribune.com

Twins clear out old Metrodome merchandise

The Minnesota Twins threw open the doors to their closets and storerooms Saturday, drawing thousands of fans eager to buy leftover bobblehead dolls and cardboard cutouts.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Philly.com

Sam Donnellon: Scrappy Phillies come up short

On Sept. 24, 2004, Pedro Martinez walked off the Fenway Park mound in the eighth inning a cauldron of frustration.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees, J.A. Happ

Journal News

Yankees prove to be team of decade

They went up the Canyon of Heroes on Friday, Joe Girardi leading the way in the front float through a flurry of ticker-tape, standing up alongside Hal Steinbrenner and the prettiest thing in baseball , the shiny gold Commissioner's Trophy.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, American League East, New York Yankees, Bernie Williams, Baseball Players, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter

MoreTV32.com

Twins Exercise 2011 Option On Cuddyer

The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Michael Cuddyer, Justin Morneau

Daily Herald

Mark Teahen coming to town

As you probably know by now, the White Sox traded 2B Chris Getz and 1B/DH Josh Fields to Kansas City for OF/3B Mark Teahen.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Mark Teahen, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Chris Getz, Josh Fields, Kansas City Royals

Los Angeles Times

Angels give GM Tony Reagins a long-term contract extension

In his 18 years with the Angels, Tony Reagins has set up bat-boy promotions, evaluated minor league players and signed one of the top center fielders in Torii Hunter.

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Related Topix: Sports, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, American League West

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Boston Herald

Yankees a oughta to know

It also cemented them as the team of the decade. From 2000-09, the Yankees won two titles - matching the Red Sox [ team stats ] ' total - while capturing two additional American League pennants.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, American League East, National League, American League West, National League Central

OnMilwaukee.com

Hardy traded to Minnesota, Brewers get CF Gomez

J.J. Hardy was one of the more popular Brewers and hit .262 with 75 home runs in five seasons in Milwaukee.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Baseball Players, J.J. Hardy, American League Central, Alcides Escobar, Minnesota Twins, Carlos Gomez

The Topeka Capital-Journal

Crowds roar, bells ring as NYC fetes Yankees

Crowds roared and church bells rang in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees' World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Baseball Players, Hideki Matsui, Philadelphia Phillies

ESPN

Lackey, Holliday become free agents

Pitcher John Lackey and outfielder Matt Holliday were among 79 players who filed for free agency Thursday, the first possible day.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, John Lackey, Bobby Abreu, American League West, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, Mark Kotsay, Chad Tracy

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