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McCreery Sings Anthem for World Series Start
![<span style="font-size: small;">American Idol winner Scotty McCreery is set to perform the national anthem at Game One of the 2011 World Series tonight. The event is special for Scotty because it combines his two loves – music and baseball. At home, Scotty tries to stay calm while watching the games, but he has been known to raise his voice. “I mean, if somebody does a play that’s just nuts, then yeah, I might yell at the TV or something like you can actually hear me on the other side of the screen or something. But, for the most I just kind of lay low, have my chips and dip and watch the game.” Game One of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers airs tonight on FOX beginning at 7:30PM Eastern. Scotty is a Red Sox fan, according to MLB.com. But, he’s also been known to root for the Atlanta Braves.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65511163-19052708.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">American Idol winner Scotty McCreery is set to perform the national anthem at Game One of the 2011 World Series tonight. The event is special for Scotty because it combines his two loves – music and baseball. At home, Scotty tries to stay calm while watching the games, but he has been known to raise his voice. “I mean, if somebody does a play that’s just nuts, then yeah, I might yell at the TV or something like you can actually hear me on the other side of the screen or something. But, for the most I just kind of lay low, have my chips and dip and watch the game.” Game One of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers airs tonight on FOX beginning at 7:30PM Eastern. Scotty is a Red Sox fan, according to MLB.com. But, he’s also been known to root for the Atlanta Braves.</span>")
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery is set to perform the national anthem at Game One of the 2011 World Series tonight. The event is special for Scotty because it combines his two loves – music and baseball. At home, Scotty tries to stay calm while...Tags: Scott McCreery, St. Louis Cardinals, American Idol (tv program), Fox Broadcasting Company
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Chicago Cubs - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Lost amid the shuffle of another bad bullpen blowup was a nice season debut by Matt Garza. Garza, the erstwhile ace of the Cubs' starting rotation, was very good Tuesday night in a 5-4 loss to the...Tags: Piracy, Alfonso Soriano, Scott Hairston, Nate Schierholtz, Matt Garza
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Unlike instant replay, umpires are part of baseball
As a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, I can remember exactly where I was in October 1985 when a blown call at first base cost the Redbirds a World Series. Now I read in Phil Rogers' Sunday baseball column that instant replay on all calls, other than...Tags: Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Sports
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San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco and Houston were chosen on Tuesday as host cities for the 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls after National Football League (NFL) team owners voted for the two ahead of Miami. The San Francisco Bay Area will host the 50th...Tags: Super Bowl, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League, Sports
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'No plans' for Dodgers to fire Don Mattingly, club official says
The Dodgers have "no plans" to fire Manager Don Mattingly when the team returns home Thursday or any time before then, a club official said late Sunday night. Mattingly's status has appeared tenuous since the Dodgers were swept in San Francisco two...
Tags: Kevin Gregg, Ted Lilly, Clayton Kershaw, Don Mattingly, Spring Training
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Preview: Twins at Braves
ReutersThe Minnesota Twins have dropped five straight games and now have to visit the Atlanta Braves, who are a National League-best 12-5 at home. The Twins will try to pull out of their funk when they kick off the three-game interleague series on Monday. The...Tags: Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves, Justin Upton, Kevin Correia, Joe Mauer
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The 20 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 1: Sandy Koufax
We recently asked you to list your choices for the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time, and vote you did, as we received an amazing 12,231 ballots. So many people voted that we have decided to expand the list from the top 10 to the top 20. Each weekday at...Tags: Baseball, Politics, Awards and Prizes, Cy Young Award, Elections
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Vogelsong holds on to starting spot after being granted "longer leash"
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Giants manager Bruce Bochy isn't giving up on righty Ryan Vogelsong. Despite an 8.06 ERA, the highest in the National League among qualified pitchers, Vogelsong will stay in the...Tags: Jeremy Affeldt, Santiago Casilla, Jose Mijares, AT&T Park, Hunter Pence
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Letters: A lot of errors going around
Obviously the owners of the Angels and Dodgers have never heard of team chemistry. Arte Moreno and the Guggenheim Guy thought they could build better teams just by adding more expensive elements. Here's a lesson from Chemistry 101: You won't improve...
Tags: New York Yankees, Josh Hamilton, Arizona Diamondbacks, Mychal Thompson, Torii Hunter
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Orioles minor leaguers Clark and Gamboa hope knuckleball lands them in big leagues
The Baltimore SunWhen right-hander Zach Clark was summoned to Orioles manager Buck Showalter's office two weeks ago and told he was being designated for assignment, the conversation suddenly veered off in a peculiar direction. Clark, who at that moment was still...Tags: New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Spring Training, Buck Showalter
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Toronto Blue Jays - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays could look at the San Francisco Giants over the past two games at Rogers Centre and see themselves earlier this season, and not so long ago. It was not pretty. The Giants fumbled and...Tags: New York Yankees, Skull Fracture, Emilio Bonifacio, Mark Derosa, Henry Blanco
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Giants' starting rotation suddenly lacking starpower
Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....
Tags: Ron Washington, Clayton Kershaw, Yu Darvish, Bryce Harper, Miguel Cabrera
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