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Detroit News Online

The 1950’s became known as the era of the dream car, and it was no accident. With the restraints of war and depression gone, big engines and flashy tailfins took the auto industry by storm.

Brewers stay alive, beat Phillies in Game 3 of NLDS
Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder a combined 0-for-7, albeit with two sacrifice flies? Twelve men left on base? Another starter not …

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The Tigers and Royals played Monday night at Comerica Park — 25 weeks after they’d met at the same venue to open the season.

Tigers fire coaches Hernandez, Jones

Even before the Tigers‘ pitching staff squandered another lead yesterday, word had spread that pitching coach Chuck Hernandez and bullpen coach Jeff Jones were losing their jobs at season’s end.

Rays rally to beat White Sox, take 2-0 ALDS lead
Young, resilient and a victory away from the American League championship series. The Rays are breezing through the playoffs, …

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Brewers stay alive, beat Phillies in Game 3 of NLDS
Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder a combined 0-for-7, albeit with two sacrifice flies? Twelve men left on base? Another starter not …

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Renteria wants to return to Tigers

Edgar Renteria would like to return to the Tigers, whether or not the team picks up his contract option for next year.

Drew’s homer boosts Red Sox over Angels
Boston’s latest postseason win over the Los Angeles Angels moved the team with baseball’s best record to the verge of elimination.

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Tigers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

It wasn’t the unavailability of third baseman Carlos Guillen that cost Detroit in the season finale. And it wasn’t the fact shortstop Edgar Renteria and second baseman Placido Polanco also were injured and unable to play.

What doomed Detroit to an 8-2 loss at Chicago in a makeup of a rained-out game from earlier in September was the same thing that plagued them all season—the absence of Todd Jones and Joel Zumaya, and the fact that nobody could replace Fernando Rodney in middle relief when he was bumped up to closer.

The puncturing of the rotation in April and May really hurt, but so did the early absence Zumaya (shoulder surgery) and Rodney (shoulder tendinitis) plus the later loss of Jones to a career-ending shoulder injury.

Once starter Freddy Garcia…

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Century and counting: Dodgers sweep Cubs out of NLDS
It’s a century and counting for the Chicago Cubs. Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers shoved Chicago into another long winter Saturday night, completing a three-game sweep of their first-round playoff series with a 3-1 victory.

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Renteria wants to return to Tigers

Edgar Renteria would like to return to the Tigers, whether or not the team picks up his contract option for next year.

Yankees‘ Rivera to have shoulder surgery Tuesday
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will have surgery Tuesday on his sore right shoulder.

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Drew’s homer boosts Red Sox over Angels
Boston’s latest postseason win over the Los Angeles Angels moved the team with baseball’s best record to the verge of elimination.

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Renteria wants to return to Tigers

Edgar Renteria would like to return to the Tigers, whether or not the team picks up his contract option for next year.

Detroit’s Bats Pining for the Offseason

That’s how it seems, anyhow. Chicago’s up 1-0 and the Tigers have only been able to muster one stinkin’ hit off Gavin Floyd through four innings.

NLDS notes: Dodgers’ “co-ace” trumps Cubs
On a pitching staff with Derek Lowe and Brad Penny, it’s easy to see why Chad Billingsley was overlooked coming into this year by observers not following the Los Angeles Dodgers closely.

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Cub flub: Manny, Dodgers take 2-0 lead in NLDS
Manny Ramirez hit a mammoth homer to increase his postseason record, Russell Martin had a three-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of four errors by the clumsy Cubs in a 10-3 victory Thursday night that gave them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NL division series.

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Tigers honor record-breaking fans

The Dietrich family from Conklin, Mich., didn’t have plans to attend the Tigers‘ home finale.

Mets manager Jerry Manuel agrees to two-year deal
Jerry Manuel and the New York Mets have agreed to a two-year contract that includes a club option for 2011.

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Edgar Renteria would like to return to the Tigers, whether or not the team picks up his contract option for next year.

Detroit’s Bats Pining for the Offseason

That’s how it seems, anyhow. Chicago’s up 1-0 and the Tigers have only been able to muster one stinkin’ hit off Gavin Floyd through four innings.

Boston’s ‘Dice-K’ doesn’t gamble with hitters
In a less-hectic second season in the majors, Daisuke Matsuzaka’s most obvious stats took a significant leap from last year, when his recruitment drew international attention and his every move was chronicled by a legion of reporters.

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Despite recent firings, ex-Tiger coaches Hernandez and Jones not bitter

The Tigers have mattered a lot to Jeff Jones for at least 40 years. They have mattered since that day in October 1968, when he and his sixth-grade classmates convinced their teacher to bring a television into …

Tigers honor record-breaking fans

The Dietrich family from Conklin, Mich., didn’t have plans to attend the Tigers‘ home finale.

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Cub flub: Manny, Dodgers take 2-0 lead in NLDS
Manny Ramirez hit a mammoth homer to increase his postseason record, Russell Martin had a three-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of four errors by the clumsy Cubs in a 10-3 victory Thursday night that gave them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NL division series.

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NLDS notes: Dodgers’ “co-ace” trumps Cubs
On a pitching staff with Derek Lowe and Brad Penny, it’s easy to see why Chad Billingsley was overlooked coming into this year by observers not following the Los Angeles Dodgers closely.

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Mets‘ GM Omar Minaya gets new deal through 2012
The New York Mets have given general manager Omar Minaya a new contract that runs through the 2012 season. The deal contains club options covering 2013 and 2014.

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Tigers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

It wasn’t the unavailability of third baseman Carlos Guillen that cost Detroit in the season finale. And it wasn’t the fact shortstop Edgar Renteria and second baseman Placido Polanco also were injured and unable to play.

What doomed Detroit to an 8-2 loss at Chicago in a makeup of a rained-out game from earlier in September was the same thing that plagued them all season—the absence of Todd Jones and Joel Zumaya, and the fact that nobody could replace Fernando Rodney in middle relief when he was bumped up to closer.

The puncturing of the rotation in April and May really hurt, but so did the early absence Zumaya (shoulder surgery) and Rodney (shoulder tendinitis) plus the later loss of Jones to a career-ending shoulder injury.

Once starter Freddy Garcia…

Victorino’s slam sends Phillies past Brewers in Game 2
Shane Victorino hit a grand slam Thursday to help move the Philadelphia Phillies within a win of playing for their first National League pennant since 1993. It was such a magical moment, he almost couldn’t believe it.

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Former All-Star Brinkman dies at 66
Former All-Star Brinkman dies at 66 Former All-Star shortstop Eddie Brinkman, who won the Gold Glove with the Tigers in 1972, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 66.

For Cubs fans, postseason offers only pain
We hereby declare this Be Kind to Cubs Fans Day. Perhaps you have friends or loved ones who must be included. Now is not the time to judge or lecture. Be understanding. Be gentle.

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Boston’s ‘Dice-K’ doesn’t gamble with hitters
In a less-hectic second season in the majors, Daisuke Matsuzaka’s most obvious stats took a significant leap from last year, when his recruitment drew international attention and his every move was chronicled by a legion of reporters.

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Mets manager Jerry Manuel agrees to two-year deal
Jerry Manuel and the New York Mets have agreed to a two-year contract that includes a club option for 2011.

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Tony La Russa and Joe Torre have combined to win six world titles and more than 4,600 games in their managerial careers.

Detroit’s Bats Pining for the Offseason

That’s how it seems, anyhow. Chicago’s up 1-0 and the Tigers have only been able to muster one stinkin’ hit off Gavin Floyd through four innings.

Inge to be Tigers‘ third baseman in ‘09

The Tigers went into this season trying to figure out what to do with Brandon Inge after displacing him as their third baseman.

Brewers turn to their ace in Game 2 needing a split
Pitcher CC Sabathia went 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts to carry the Milwaukee Brewers into their first postseason since 1982. …

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Bay’s homer sparks visiting Red Sox to win over Angels
No matter how much the Los Angeles Angels dominate Boston in the regular season, the Red Sox roll in October. Jason Bay hit a …

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Grand opening for Dodgers with comeback win at Wrigley
James Loney hit a go-ahead grand slam off a wild Ryan Dempster, Ramirez and Russell Martin homered and the new-look Dodgers beat …

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Ray’s Longoria follows coach’s lead in playoff debut
Evan Longoria says he’ll probably have to make the phone call to his former hitting coach. Longoria’s home runs on his first …

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Bay helps Red Sox forget Ramirez’s power
A cheer could be heard behind the Red Sox dugout about two hours before their Wednesday playoff game, when fans watched on the …

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It wasn’t the unavailability of third baseman Carlos Guillen that cost Detroit in the season finale. And it wasn’t the fact shortstop Edgar Renteria and second baseman Placido Polanco also were injured and unable to play.

What doomed Detroit to an 8-2 loss at Chicago in a makeup of a rained-out game from earlier in September was the same thing that plagued them all season—the absence of Todd Jones and Joel Zumaya, and the fact that nobody could replace Fernando Rodney in middle relief when he was bumped up to closer.

The puncturing of the rotation in April and May really hurt, but so did the early absence Zumaya (shoulder surgery) and Rodney (shoulder tendinitis) plus the later loss of Jones to a career-ending shoulder injury.

Once starter Freddy Garcia…

Longoria ties mark with homers in first two at-bats (Yahoo! Sports)
Rays rookie third baseman becomes the second player to homer in his first two postseason at-bats, joining former Twins third baseman Gary Gaetti.

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