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Scioscia calls postseason scheduled ridiculous – Salon

Scioscia calls postseason scheduled ridiculous – Salon
After playing 162 games over 182 days during the regular season, the Angels and Yankees played just eight each over the next 20 days going into Game 6 of the AL championship series, which was postponed to Sunday because of rain. Los Angeles ended the …

Big Mac looks to bring back Cards hitting attack – Pantagraph
ST. LOUIS — Mark McGwire is back in baseball, reunited with Tony La Russa as the St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach. La Russa agreed to return for a 15th year as manager Monday with a one-year contract, the first time he hasnt had a multiyear deal …

What We Learned: Champs unyielding against Bombers – Sporting News
Unlike the Twins and Angels in the first two rounds of the AL playoffs, the Phillies played smart, fundamentally sound baseball against the Yankees. The only mistake was a throwing error by Jimmy Rollins in the ninth inning that spoiled Cliff Lees …

NYC bustling with Series anticipation – Major League Baseball
NEW YORK — Just minutes after the clock struck midnight, and Sunday night turned into Monday morning, the New York Yankees made it official. As soon as catcher Jorge Posada squeezed the ball in his glove for the final out of the Yankees 5-2 victory …

Cole hard facts: Numbers just part of Hamels sub-par season – Sporting News
PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels knows the numbers. He knows how ugly they were during the regular season — 4.32 ERA, barely six innings per start, .273 batting average against. He knows theyre even uglier in the postseason — 6.75 ERA, less than five …