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Buehrle: 'We got beat by a better team'
Chicago Tribune reporterAs the White Sox said their goodbyes Monday night in their subdued clubhouse, there were hugs and smiles but no tears and no excuses. For some it was the last time they would see each other as teammates, with the off-season promising changes after...Tags: Spring Training, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe Crede, Jose Contreras, Mark Buehrle
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White Sox fans, Cubs cousins in playoff doldrums
Associated Press WriterIt took 102 years for the White Sox and Cubs to return together to postseason play. Unfortunately for their fans, it took just five days until both teams were booted from the playoff party. Last week Chicago buzzed with playoff energy and speculation...Tags: Major League Baseball, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, U.S. Cellular Field, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Red Sox beat Angels, move on to ALCS
The Associated PressThe Boston Red Sox brushed aside the 100-win Angels in four games, dismissing their best-in-baseball regular season as last month's news. When it turns to October, no one dominates like Boston. Jason Bay slid headfirst into home plate to score on Jed...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Erick Aybar, Major League Baseball, Mark Kotsay, Baseball
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Lowell taken off Red Sox postseason roster with hip injury; would miss next round
AP Sports WriterBOSTON (AP) _ Third baseman Mike Lowell was removed from Boston's division series roster on Monday because of a right hip strain. He would be ineligible to play in the AL championship series if the Red Sox advance past their first-round opponent, the Los...Tags: Kevin Youkilis, Mike Scioscia, Terry Francona, Alex Cora, J.D. Drew
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Ray-markable! Tampa Bay beats White Sox 6-2, advances to first AL championship series
AP Sports WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ They rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they resembled party regulars in the postseason. Worst in the majors last year, Tampa Bay will play for a spot...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Gavin Floyd, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Cliff Floyd, U.S. Cellular Field
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Dodgers, Phillies back at it after 25 years
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe playoff series between the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies for the National League pennant comes 25 years after the teams last met in postseason play. But from 1977 to 1983, the clubs faced off three times in the NL Championship Series, when it was...Tags: Steve Garvey, Mike Schmidt, Gary Matthews, Baltimore Orioles, Veterans Affairs
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White Sox finally eliminated
AP Sports WriterThis time, the Chicago White Sox couldn't avoid the knockout. They won four straight elimination games only to bow out with a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of their division series on Monday night. Just like that, what looked like a promising...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Gavin Floyd, Cincinnati Reds, Cliff Floyd, Tampa Bay Rays
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Ray-markable! Rays head to AL championship series
AP Sports WriterThey rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they resembled party regulars in the postseason. Worst in the majors last year, Tampa Bay will play for a spot in the...Tags: A.J. Pierzynski, Ken Griffey Jr., Gavin Floyd, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Cliff Floyd
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Pick a lane, Cubs fans: Are you optimist or pessimist?
Tribune staff reporterLook, I have no problem with believing in curses, holy water or even Kosuke Fukudome, if that's your particular inclination. But the Cubs and their fans have much to think about before next season, and somewhere within that process they have to make up...Tags: Lou Piniella, Spring Training, Major League Baseball, Ryan Dempster, Baseball
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Names in the Game
OSLO, Norway (AP) _ Norway dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in the Arctic city of Tromsoe. "It was a difficult decision," said Tove Paule, president of the...Tags: National Basketball Association, Miami Heat, Cincinnati Reds, Multi-Sport Events, Minnesota Wild
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25 years later, Phillies and Dodgers meet up again in NLCS
For The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial turf, baseball had another familiar sight: Phillies vs. Dodgers for the NL pennant. "It seemed like every time we turned around, there were the Phillies,"...Tags: Spring Training, National Basketball Association, Mike Schmidt, Walter Alston, Weather Reports
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Rays top White Sox, advance to ALCS
The Associated PressB.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home -- to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Monday in Game...Tags: A.J. Pierzynski, Ken Griffey Jr., Gavin Floyd, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Cliff Floyd
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