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ANGELS FYI
Shortstop is sent home by Estrellas after batting .167 in 48 at-bats. >>
He wins comfortably over Ryan Howard. Manny Ramirez finishes fourth. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Cash that would go to the free-agent outfielder could be used to shore up team in other ways. >>
ANGELS
Agent says record-setting closer 'still has a great fondness for the Angels.' >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Manny Ramirez is drawing the most notice as all teams are free to negotiate with free agents starting Friday. >>
The Giants' second-year pitcher wins by a comfortable margin. Brandon Webb of the Diamondbacks finishes a distant second. >>
ON THE MEDIA
The owner artfully uses his own talk radio station to praise the hitter, who is weighing his options for next season, and turn the talk to his team. >>
AROUND THE MAJORS
Toronto's Roy Halladay finishes a distant second. Angels' Francisco Rodriguez is third. >>
Baseball
As the free-agent market opens today, Times baseball columnist Bill Shaikin surveys the free-agent landscape: >>
BASEBALL
Scott Boras apparently doesn't think the Dodgers' proposed three-year deal falls in that category. >>
Herb Score, the Cleveland Indians pitcher and former broadcaster whose promise on the mound was shattered by a line drive, died Tuesday at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, the team said in a statement. He was 75 and had needed a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2002. >>
BASEBALL
The offer will stand until Thursday. >>
BILL DWYRE
The game's most powerful agent is an easy target for fans, team executives and media, but those who blame him for skyrocketing salaries need to look in mirror, too. >>
DOPING
Anti-doping authority Don Catlin and cancer detection expert Lance Liotta say they're progressing toward a urine test for human growth hormone that could close a major drug-testing loophole. >>
BASEBALL
Re-signing him remains team's top priority, but with free-agent slugger determined to test the waters, the strategy apparently is to hold off on making an offer until he hits the open market. >>
T.J. SIMERS
There's a sucker born every minute, and Frank McCourt is counting on that so he can continue to fill Dodger Stadium. >>
BASEBALL
Team won't revive discussions on a long-term extension for the outfielder, who could leave next fall. >>
BASEBALL
It reportedly is worth $45 million over two years, but agent wants a longer deal for his client. >>
T.J. SIMERS
Outfielder was surprised when Angels didn't pick up his option, but he's not bitter about it. >>
BASEBALL
Ned Colletti won't specify what the offer is, but he says it would be the "second-highest average annual value in baseball." Dodgers also part ways with Brad Penny. >>
BASEBALL
General Manager Tony Reagins says the club might submit a bid and ask for a prompt response 'over the course of the next couple of weeks.' >>
BASEBALL
Some question his methods, but any team hoping to sign elite players such as Manny Ramirez and Mark Teixeira must go through baseball's most powerful agent. That includes Dodgers and Angels. >>
BASEBALL
General Manager Ned Colletti is expected to meet with agent Scott Boras for the first time this off-season at general managers' meetings in Dana Point. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Manny Ramirez and Mark Teixeira head the list as 65 players file for free agency, and the general managers of all 30 teams convene in Dana Point starting Monday. >>
BASEBALL
When Monday and Wednesday broadcasts are combined, Fox said Game 5 was 17% lower in ratings and drew a 14% smaller audience than the last Game 5 to decide a Series, in 2006. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-inning sprint to win a suspended Game 5 nearly 50 hours after it started. >>
WORLD SERIES
It took the Phillies only three quick innings for their first World Series title in 28 years. >>
HIGH SCHOOLS
The former Newhall Hart pitcher is building a reputation for staying cool in big games. >>
DODGERS
General manager says re-signing the outfielder is one of the team's top three priorities this off-season. >>
WORLD SERIES FYI
Tampa Bay manager responds to criticism of his use of the bullpen in Game 5. >>
KURT STREETER
Center fielder's frustration level remains high as he watches the World Series and thinks back on the botched bunt that helped bring a premature end to Angels' playoff run. >>
WORLD SERIES
The team has to scramble for lodging after Monday night's game was suspended. >>
SERIES FYI
Bud Selig favors playing one contest in daytime, but Fox Sports president rejects the idea. >>
The team picks up options on Vladimir Guerrero and John Lackey, but Anderson, the longest-tenured Angel, becomes a free agent. >>
WORLD SERIES NOTES
Left-hander, at 45 the oldest player in the major leagues, is scheduled to start in front of a hometown crowd Saturday against Tampa Bay. He recalls watching the victory parade in Philadelphia in 1980. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
The decision to let Game 5 of World Series continue too long in heavy rain jeopardizes game's integrity and players' health and is unfair to fans. >>
COMMENTARY
It's a place where the grass is real, the players are friendly and all the things that made the sport great are on display again. >>
WORLD SERIES FYI
Cole Hamels in Game 7? >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Rays' cleanup hitter is 0 for the World Series. Meanwhile, Phillies' cleanup batter hits two homers in a 10-2 Game 4 victory that gives his team a 3-1 lead. >>
GUEST COMMENTARY
Moving the future Hall of Famer to open the door for Ryan Howard worked out well. >>
WORLD SERIES NOTES
Tampa Bay addresses issues with Citizens Bank Park officials after some player families and club employees reported uncomfortable experiences in the stands. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Philadelphia scores a ninth-inning run for a 5-4 win. >>
COMMENTARY
While closer-less Rays play it by ear, Phillies bullpen has very clear roles. >>
WORLD SERIES NOTES
Rays rookie pitcher calls Vero Beach spring-training facility 'historic.' >>
LETTERS
The idea of turning it into baseball's version of the Super Bowl isn't a big hit. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
At his family's diner, two hours from Philadelphia, fans are rooting for the Rays. >>
BASEBALL
Dodgers general manager laughs at the suggestions that some have reported that the team is thinking of offering the slugger. >>
WORLD SERIES / RAYS 4, PHILLIES 2
James Shields and the bullpen combine to give Tampa Bay its first World Series win. >>
WORLD SERIES NOTES
However, Philadelphia GM says team has no plans to bid on the free agent. >>
PHIL ROGERS / GUEST COMMENTARY
Rays manager knows how to handle his pitchers, something Cubs manager Lou Piniella could learn from. >>
WORLD SERIES / PHILLIES 3, RAYS 2
Starter goes a strong seven, Chase Utley hits a two-run homer and Brad Lidge gets the save >>
GUEST COMMENTARY
Philadelphia has waited 28 years for another World Series title, while Tampa Bay fans have waited since September. >>
WORLD SERIES NOTES
The former Angels closer, now with the Rays, was not included on their World Series roster. >>
BASEBALL
In a departure from recent seasons, the Series teams, the Rays and Phillies, feature star players who are black. Players and officials hope that will give the sport a boost in urban areas. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The World Series has become anticlimactic, too long and too late for the average fan. It needs to shift to a warm-weather site and become a weeklong event full of buzz. >>
WORLD SERIES
How the Rays and Phillies stack up on the eve of the opener: >>
WORLD SERIES NOTES
Reliever had a tough postseason in 2005. >>
NEWSWIRE
The Chicago Cubs and General Manager Jim Hendry agree to a four-year contract extension despite the fact that the major league team is for sale. >>
WORLD SERIES
Success of Phillies' ace keeps phones busy at his high school, where he first learned the pitch that dominates major league batters. >>
Jerry Crowe
Text messages from press row. . . . >>
WORLD SERIES
After securing Tampa Bay's ticket to the World Series, rookie David Price sees importance level rise to the point of introducing Obama at rally. >>
BASEBALL
Tampa Bay, which lost 96 games last year and had nothing but losing seasons before this one, becomes a most unlikely AL champion with 3-1 win over Boston in Game 7 of ALCS. >>
ALCS FYI
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay bullpen that suffered a meltdown in Game 5, giving up eight runs in the final three innings of an 8-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox, redeemed itself in a big way Sunday night. >>
DODGERS
With the exception of James Loney, they failed to deliver during the series with Philadelphia, but Ned Colletti says the group will benefit from the postseason experience. >>
ALCS GAME 6: Red Sox 4, Rays 2
Varitek, Youkilis each hit a home run for the Red Sox, who defeat Tampa Bay, 4-2, to force a decisive Game 7 tonight in the ALCS. >>
ALCS NOTES
Rivalry between the clubs adds a significant dimension to the American League East. >>
The last time Philadelphia was in the World Series, he gave up the home run that won it for Toronto. Nowadays he is embraced by his former team and is a broadcast analyst. >>
LETTERS
Some fans seem to think the next postseason spot won't come along for a while. >>
AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
. . . but Boston has the momentum after a remarkable comeback in Game 5. Maddon's moves draw criticism. >>
DODGERS
Bidding for the star left fielder could exceed $100 million. The Dodgers must decide whether to pay the price. >>
BASEBALL
Not only will signing Manny Ramirez be a focal point, but the team must decide whether to retain Lowe, Furcal, Blake and others. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row . . . >>
AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES / RED SOX 8, RAYS 7
Down by seven runs in the seventh, Red Sox rally for an 8-7 win on Drew's hit in the ninth, sending ALCS back to Florida for Game 6. >>
ON THE MEDIA
Through Fox Trax on Fox broadcasts and Pitchtrax on TBS games, home viewers are shown box representing strike zone. Umpires say the systems are flawed. >>
He was the 1962 rookie of the year and an All-Star that same year and in 1963. He suffered a heart attack. >>
ALCS NOTES
Daisuke Matsuzaka couldn't get out of trouble for Red Sox, and Scott Kazmir gave Tampa Bay a great start. >>
AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Snubbed out of high school, he has become a star with the Rays. >>
T.J. SIMERS
He single-handedly made the team a force to be reckoned with. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Dodger Stadium crowd sees game marked by poor pitching from the get-go and little offense and lashes out like jilted lovers. >>
NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES / PHILLIES 5, DODGERS 1
Cole Hamels beats L.A. for the second time in NL Championship Series, aided by three Rafael Furcal errors in one inning. Manny Ramirez homers in what could be his last game as a Dodger. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Nomar Garciaparra, Jeff Kent and Greg Maddux may have all played their final major league games in the Dodgers' 5-1 loss to Philadelphia in the National League Championship Series. >>
DODGERS FYI
Teammates are glad he came back for postseason. If Padres are rebuilding, Jake Peavy might consider a trade to the Dodgers. >>
FIRST PERSON
The Dodgers manager says he has 'never seen anything like Kirk Gibson's home run in the first game of the 1988 Fall Classic.' >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Overcoming challenges on and off the field, the Philadelphia Phillies leave their manager in awe of his team's attitude. >>
AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FYI
Tampa Bay ace James Shields has struggled at Fenway Park and will be held for a possible Game 6 at home. >>
PHILLIES FYI
The duo is key in the Phillies' 5-1 victory in Game 5 to clinch the series for Philadelphia. >>
BASEBALL
After NLCS loss, Frank McCourt says Colletti will be back next season, the final season on his contract. >>
BASEBALL
Police and team officials note gains in cutting down on the unruliness and making it a family atmosphere at the stadium, but problems persist in Dodgers' unexpected postseason run. >>
BASEBALL
Outfielder has come up with the big hits and big plays throughout the postseason to put Philadelphia a game away from the World Series. >>
ALCS FYI
Red Sox slugger isn't driving in runs, primarily because there haven't been any runners to drive in. >>
AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES / TAMPA BAY 13, BOSTON 4
Tampa Bay is one win away from its first trip to the World Series after bombing Boston pitching again. >>
BASEBALL
He says the only thing he'd change would be the final result, which was a 7-5 loss to the Phillies that left the Dodgers on the brink of elimination. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row . . . >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Pitcher might have gotten a bad rap after Game 2, but the Dodgers' season is on the line now >>
COMMENTARY
Pundits who love to find fault with Manager Joe Torre's moves fail to understand that simple fact. >>
BASEBALL
Several members of the 1988 team share their recollections of the home run voted the greatest moment in L.A. sports history in a poll conducted by the Los Angeles Sports Council in 1995. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Lack of pitching depth probably just cost them the season, and money that could go to Manny Ramirez would be better spent next season on rectifying that problem. >>
T.J. SIMERS
The Dodgers manager's decisions get a thorough once-over after the 7-5 loss to the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLCS. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
When reliever Chan Ho Park uncorked a wild pitch and struggled in the sixth inning, it forced Manager Joe Torre to bring in left-hander Joe Beimel two innings earlier than he really wanted. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Leading, 5-3, L.A. relievers give up two eighth-inning home runs, giving Philadelphia a 3-1 series lead. >>
NLCS FYI
Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda, who threw a pitch behind the head of Phillies' Shane Victorino to spark the Game 3 incident, gets $7,500 fine. Victorino and Manny Ramirez are among the others fined. >>
ALCS FYI
Boston has trailed before in playoff series only to bounce back and reach World Series. >>
BOSTON -- Matt Garza was certainly dominant Monday, his six-inning, one-run, six-hit effort "the main reason why we won that game," according to Tampa Bay Manager Joe Maddon, after a 9-1 American League Championship Series victory over the Boston Red Sox. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Home runs from Victorino and Stairs, each 5 feet 9, have Philadelphia on verge of reaching the World Series. >>
T.J. SIMERS
Others may criticize him, but the left fielder has become the main man for the Dodgers in the postseason. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Hiroki Kuroda's up-and-in pitch to Shane Victorino shows this isn't the old laid-back Dodgers. >>
BASEBALL / AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Though Red Sox got a split of first two games at Tampa Bay, their ALCS chances are clouded by rotation issues, especially Josh Beckett's. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Blake DeWitt's three-run triple is the key hit in a five-run first as Dodgers take Game 3 on a strong outing by Hiroki Kuroda and cut Phillies' series lead to 2-1. Teams nearly brawl in the third. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
He manages only three outs while giving up six runs to the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS. >>
PHILLIES FYI
Philadelphia players say they knew that the Dodgers would 'make a statement' in Los Angeles. >>
DODGERS FYI
Dodgers' Game 4 starter will be pitching on short rest, but he has proved he can handle it in the past and his manager isn't worried. >>
NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Despite losing the first two games of the NLCS, the Dodgers say they felt relaxed heading into Game 3. Nearly every starter has a hit as L.A. gets back into the series. >>
JERRY CROWE
In San Francisco, Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier threatened to introduce a resolution calling for Tom Lasorda's removal as grand marshal of Italian Heritage Day parade, leading to his withdrawal. >>
BILL SHAIKIN / ON BASEBALL
Former second baseman, now a Philadelphia Phillies coach, played on never-say-quit teams. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Pitching inside would be a good start. >>
AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES / RAYS 9, RED SOX 8
Outfielder's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning drives in the winning run, tying the series at one victory apiece. >>
NLCS NOTES
Against Philadelphia in Game 3, he'll probably be at first base instead of James Loney. He could start at third base, though. >>
ALCS NOTES
The Red Sox ace, the current Mr. October of pitchers, has been pounded this postseason. >>
LETTERS
Fans take their shots at Francisco Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero and John Lackey, just to name a few. >>
T.J. SIMERS
With his team down 2-0, Manny Ramirez might turn to a trick that worked for his 2004 Red Sox, who went on to win the World Series. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The team looks different from a week ago. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Philadelphia batters Chad Billingsley for eight runs in 2 1/3 innings and survives Manny Ramirez's three-run homer to win, 8-5. >>
AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Boston comes through with clutch pitching from Daisuke Matsuzaka and timely hitting to defeat Tampa Bay. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
In the morning, Manuel learns that his 87-year-old mother had died in Virginia. Then after the Phillies win, Victorino is told his 82-year-old grandmother died in Hawaii. >>
PHILLIES FYI
Phillies have had no luck at Dodger Stadium this season. >>
DODGERS FYI
The 23-year-old rookie pitches 31/3 scoreless innings and strikes out five in his playoff debut. Clayton Kershaw also pitches well in his first postseason appearance. >>
ALCS NOTES
He tosses the game ball into a trash can before realizing it was a record-setting memento. >>
T.J. SIMERS
With everyone wanting a Dodgers-Red Sox matchup, it's time for the Phillies to do their part. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The Dodgers had a chance to steal Game 1 in Philadelphia, playing two good hours of baseball, but they are done in by 10 nightmarish minutes. >>
ALCS Preview
Rays have five quality starters who give them a chance to win night after night. >>
NLCS Game 1: Phillies 3, Dodgers 2
Chase Utley and Pat Burrell homer in the sixth inning to lift Philadelphia to the Game 1 win. >>
STEVE SPRINGER / ON THE MEDIA
Call it charisma, call it personality, call it camera savvy, Barkley has it. He thinks criticism of baseball group is misguided, and gives some advice. >>
PHILLIES FYI
They have rallied to victory 40 times this season, none as important as their 3-2 win against the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series. >>
DODGERS FYI
Center fielder says he doesn't want to jinx team by staying with them in playoffs, but is sure they will win it all. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Both sides know that Thursday's result is only one game and there's still a long way to go in the series. >>
BASEBALL
The closer on the 2002 team that won the World Series was on the disabled list three times this season. >>
AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS SERIES FYI
Tampa Bay led the American League with 142 stolen bases, and three of the Red Sox starters aren't adept at holding runners on. >>
ALCS
What to look for in the Rays-Red Sox series >>
T.J. SIMERS
Perhaps being the first pro sports franchise in North America to lose 10,000 games makes supporters of Philadelphia's major league baseball club behave like thugs. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Reliever continues to impress after making a surprisingly smooth transition from double-A Jacksonville to the major leagues. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FYI
His roster spot could go to left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo. >>
ANGELS
Despite criticism from fans after Angels lost series to Boston, Scioscia says odds were that Erick Aybar would get bunt down and Reggie Willits would score. He says he'd make the same call again. >>
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
L.A. beat Chicago without using any of its left-handed pitchers. But in the National League Championship Series, Philadelphia presents a powerful lineup with plenty of left-handed hitters. >>
AMERICAN LEAGUE FYI
Tampa Bay and Boston scuffled on the field this season, and Red Sox players say those emotions could surface again in the American League championship series. >>
STATS CORNER
A look at what the numbers crunched by STATS LLC tell us about the Dodgers and Phillies, who meet beginning tonight in the National League Championship Series: >>
MORNING BRIEFING
Never mind the Dodgers fans who don fake dreadlocks in honor of Manny Ramirez. Tampa Bay Rays fan Zachary Sharples is the real deal. >>
BASEBALL
The Phillies' slugger may not hit for average and he strikes out a lot, but when he gets a hold of one, it usually results in a home run. >>
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is learning to accept the fact that as a perennial 40-homer threat, opposing teams will usually do anything they can to avoid pitching to him. >>
ANGELS
Some players, including Francisco Rodriguez and Garret Anderson, might not be back with the team, which will try to re-sign free-agent Mark Teixeira and pursue Milwaukee free-agent left-hander CC Saba >>
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