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The fall classic is now official, the Bronx Bombers will square off against the defending world champions starting Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

Cito back with Jays next season Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston signs autographs before the start of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, Oct.

Today, they must be wondering what might have been in Los Angeles. They're probably wistful in Texas, annoyed in Anaheim and, yes, frustrated in Tampa Bay.

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The Philadelphia Phillies will attempt to do something that no National League team has done since 1976, as they open the 105th edition of the World Series against the New York Yankees.

Teammates and coaches see one side of Pedro Martinez . But the fans see another.

Former teammates and the last two American League Cy Young Award winners square off this evening when the 105th edition of the World Series gets underway, as CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees welcome Cliff Lee and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies to Yankee Stadium.

The search was lengthy, bordering maybe even on exhaustive. After a year and 12 days of hunt for a new Blue Jays president and CEO, Paul Beeston, CEO on an interim basis, looked around his office and decided he'd found the perfect man.

Last Update: 6:24 pm PRODUCED BY: Aaron Heintzelman and Chris Horan - KSHB-TV With another World Series upon us, we wanted to take a look back at the teams involved, and give you a chance to test your knowledge.

Alex Rodriguez, right, celebrates with Mariano Rivera after winning Game 6 of the ALCS and advancing to the World Series .

If the Phillies were paying attention to this ALCS, they took away one very important lesson: Don't play the Yankees the way the Angels did.

In the May edition of Playboy , Jimmy Rollins responded with the following when asked to give his prediction for the 2009 World Series: "The Fall Classic? I see our boys vs.

In the minutes after the Angels' stunning 7-6 Game 5 victory over the Yankees Thursday night in Anaheim, the Yankees' clubhouse attendants were busy resealing with thick gray duct tape the several large cardboard boxes filled with hats and T-shirts that advertised an ALCS title.

The New York Yankees were, predictably, all business yesterday during a workout the day before Game 5 of the ALCS.

Nick Swisher had the same cocky grin he wore for much of the season when he walked into the New York Yankees' clubhouse Friday afternoon.

Derek Shelton, Indians hitting coach the past five seasons, has been hired by the Tampa Bay Rays.

For those readers who follow US sports, you'll know that that the New York Yankees have been winning of late.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Derek Shelton has been hired by the Tampa Bay Rays as the team's hitting coach.

Baltimore Orioles The Orioles spent another season in the basement, but the parade of elite talent gives them plenty of hope now, even in the AL East.

Heading into a three game series at Anaheim in late September, the Yankees were in the middle of another West Coast road trip, and the Boston Red Sox were casually in the midst of a nice winning streak.

Most fans of Major League Baseball can remember the Fall of 1996. Back then, the New York Yankees were a far more lovable bunch .

They presently sport the four richest contracts in baseball history, inked to A-Rod , Jeter, Texieira, and Sabathia.

The New York Yankees don't have to finalize their roster for the American League Championship Series against the Angels until Friday, but manager Joe Girardi said Thursday the club will add speedster Freddy Guzman in place of Eric Hinske.

Each of the past two American League Championship Series has lasted the maximum seven games and provided maximum excitement.

NEW YORK The Yankees failed to win 90 games or make the playoffs in 2008. They had done either, and usually both, every year since 1993.

Reporting from Boston - With their second-most dramatic postseason comeback in franchise history Sunday afternoon and the New York Yankees' division series-clinching win over the Minnesota Twins hours later, the Angels went from the haunted to the hunted.

After all, an AL East presence in the Fall Classic -- as has been the case each of the last two seasons and nine of the prior 14 -- reminds the rest of the industry how challenging the division is.

They spent over a billion dollars to build a new playground in the Bronx for the New York Yankees well-heeled fans.

CC Sabathia was superb, A.J. Burnett followed suit and Andy Pettitte added to his resume of postseason success.

TORONTO - Published on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 4:06PM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Oct.

AP PHOTO Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein speaks during Monday's news conference at Fenway Park.

With the regular season finished and plenty to accomplish before spring training, new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos jumped into his first full day on the job Monday.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi had the conversation with Jorge Posada on Sunday, a talk similar to one he had with Joe Torre when Posada was about to cut into Girardi's time behind the plate.

It's a miracle that the Boston Red Sox even won the wild card. They got there on the strength of a 45-25 record in their division.

You'd probably have a tough time convincing, say, Ernie Banks that it's been a lonnnnnggg time since the Yankees won themselves a World Series.

After so many October misses, Alex Rodriguez delivered the playoff performance his talent demanded.

New Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos already knows how we wants the off-season to unfold, week-to-week and month-to-month. But before putting his plans into action he has to sit down with Jays' ownership, a meeting Anthopoulos says will take place this week.

'Team of Decade' up for grabs Cardinals, Yankees, and Red Sox are among the teams in the running, but the competition is so close that this year's postseason could be the deciding factor.

The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins meet tonight in a one-game showdown to decide who will face the New York Yankees in the American League play-offs. After 162 games the two teams finished level at the top of the Central Division after both won crucial games on Sunday night.

In what potentially could be the last inning thrown by Brian Matusz this season, the Orioles' rookie left-hander provided one more sign of hope, and yet another reminder of how good he could become.

Alex Anthopoulos made his first moves as Toronto Blue Jays general manager Friday, reorganizing two areas he intends to make focal points of the organization -- scouting and player development.

Will 2009 mark the end of Boston's "dynasty"??? - Will 2009 mark the end of Boston's "dynasty"??? Let's assume they don't beat the Angels this series.

The main concourse at the new Yankee Stadium is decorated with old black-and-white photos from the home team's 26 championship seasons.

The Yankees' Nick Swisher, right, talks with manager Joe Girardi at the Yankees' pre-playoff workouts Tuesday.

BOSTONa 'Overall attendance at Major League Baseball stadiums is down 6.5 per cent compared with last year, a number that's either a troubling sign for the game's future or a sign of its sustained popularity in a faltering economy.

Although it's technically the regular season, TBS will throw out the first pitch on Major League Baseball's playoffs tomorrow in Minnesota.TBS will cover the Tuesday, Oct.

Derek Jeter celebrates after crossing home plate on a RBI single by Alex Rodriguez in the fifth inning.

LAS VEGASOddsmakers in Las Vegas have picked the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals as favourites to meet in the World Series and think New York has an overwhelming chance to win its first title since 2000.

Using that as a measuring stick, the Sox' 2009 regular season was a qualified success.

Departed Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi expressed confidence this week in his ability to find and nurture talent through the farm system.

Yesterday's record-setting day was nice. Now it's time for Alex Rodriguez to produce in the postseason: the only time that counts in the Yankees' universe.

Minneapolis - Baseball's only real pennant race needed an extra game and extra innings to finish off an American League Central thriller that got better with every pitch.

The second-best season in franchise history was not good enough for the Tampa Bay Rays.

CC Sabathia was fantastic in his first regular season with the New York Yankees.

Be it Carlos Ruiz or David Price, every postseason seems to produce an unlikely star.

An even dozen is quite enough. The Baltimore Orioles finished in last place and lost an American League-high 98 games in 2009, extending their franchise-record run of losing seasons to 12.

The Toronto Blue Jays put a dismal and turmoil-laced 2009 season to bed Sunday insisting that their simmering unrest is no longer boiling over and brighter days are ahead.

A look at the best-of-five American League division series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels: Schedule:@ Game 1, Wednesday or Thursday, at Anaheim, Calif.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays have fired hitting coach Steve Henderson following a season in which the Rays set team records for runs, home runs, on-base percentage and walks.

Jose Molina, left, the designated hitter against the Rays Friday night, celebrated the Yankees' clinching of the AL East with Robinson Cano and Damaso Marte.

Major League Baseball released the starting times for the first two National League Division Series games, but the New York Yankees have the choice which day they will start their first-round playoff set.

The Tigers lived to play another day, as Justin Verlander's solid outing and Ryan Rayburn's two home runs and three RBI gave Detroit a must-win 5-3 decision over the White Sox to keep their playoff hopes afloat.

Let's start at the end. For the end of the season is, indeed, the end. The Blue Jays have had messy years during their 33-year history.

One more game, then lock it up. The Orioles and Blue Jays will finish their respective seasons on Sunday at Camden Yards, and Baltimore will be able to tie the season series with a victory.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to work in relief Sunday and appears headed to the bullpen for the first round of the playoffs.

The American League Central is all tied up after 161 regular season games, as Freddy Garcia and the Chicago White Sox handed the Tigers their third straight loss, 5-1, at Comerica Park.

Published: Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. 1906 - The Chicago Cubs won their 116th game of 152 played for a winning percentage since unmatched.

Just sitting here staring at the rain and the tarp while listening to New Edition with my my good buddy Andy McCullough, who put together this game preview .

Blue Jays players verge on open rebellion against Gaston Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston congratulates Roy Halladay on his complete-game victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.

Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton reacts after hitting a fifth-inning single off New York Yankees pitcher David Robertson during a baseball game Friday, Oct.

Dave Trembley will be back as manager for the Orioles in 2010. Baltimore exercised its option on Trembley's contract, it was announced Friday, to keep him in his role for a fourth season.

The expectation was always that the Yankees would bring championship baseball back to the Bronx, and though they had to know this celebration was coming for some time, it tasted just as sweet.

CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett have filled out the Yankees rotation admirably ... There's an old saying in baseball - "you can't scout desire" - and most general managers will tell you the same applies to "makeup." And when you're the GM of the Yankees , you have to add yet another uncertainty to those intangibles and that is the "New York factor." ...

A few quick notes on this "day after" against the Royals... - One day after clinching the American League East and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, Yankees manager Joe Girardi penciled in the Yankees' unofficial junior varsity starting lineup on Monday night.

Chris Waters allowed one run over five innings in his first start of the season and the Baltimore Orioles stopped a 13-game losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday night.

The New York Yankees have clinched the American League East title after completing a three game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-2 win on Sunday.

David Ortiz hit one homer in the first two months. All-Star Tim Wakefield and out-of-shape Daisuke Matsuzaka were sidelined from the rotation for long stretches.

NY Yankees 4, Boston 2: The Yankees captured their first AL East crown since 2006 .