No matter what, Opening Day still special (Photo: Mike Segar / Reuters) Joe Posnanski: When you cut through the nonsense, it doesn’t matter that baseball opens in New York and not in Cincinnati. Read more from NBC Sports.
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No matter what, Opening Day still special

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Joe Posnanski: When you cut through the nonsense, it doesn’t matter that baseball opens in New York and not in Cincinnati.

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Shocker: Josh Hamilton signs a five-year, $125 million deal with the Angels (Photo: Layne Murdoch / Getty Images) The hot stove season always takes unexpected turns, and this afternoon it took the most unexpected turn we’ve seen in some time.  Seemingly out of nowhere the Los Angeles Angels swooped in and signed Josh Hamilton.  Legendary L.A. radio man Joe McDonnell had the first news that a deal with close. Within an hour it was reported by multiple sources, starting with ESPN Dallas, that the Angels and Hamilton had reached deal.  Fox’s Jon Paul Morosi was the first to report that it was a five-year deal. The money: $125 million. Read the complete story.
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Shocker: Josh Hamilton signs a five-year, $125 million deal with the Angels

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The hot stove season always takes unexpected turns, and this afternoon it took the most unexpected turn we’ve seen in some time.  Seemingly out of nowhere the Los Angeles Angels swooped in and signed Josh Hamilton.  Legendary L.A. radio man Joe McDonnell had the first news that a deal with close. Within an hour it was reported by multiple sources, starting with ESPN Dallas, that the Angels and Hamilton had reached deal.  Fox’s Jon Paul Morosi was the first to report that it was a five-year deal. The money: $125 million.

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Giants sweep Tigers to take World Series crown (Photo: Leon Halip / Getty Images) Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years. Read the complete story.
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Giants sweep Tigers to take World Series crown

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Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years.

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Giants blank Tigers again, one win from World Series sweep (Photo: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images) Ryan Vogelsong escaped trouble three times and Gregor Blanco hit a go-ahead triple to lead San Francisco over the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Saturday night and move the Giants into a 3-0 World Series lead. Read the complete story.
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Giants blank Tigers again, one win from World Series sweep

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Ryan Vogelsong escaped trouble three times and Gregor Blanco hit a go-ahead triple to lead San Francisco over the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Saturday night and move the Giants into a 3-0 World Series lead.

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Giants score early knockout, advance to World Series (Photo: Christian Petersen / Getty Images) The party started early in San Francisco. Hunter Pence doubled home two runs with a slicing, broken-bat hit during a five-run third inning that chased Kyle Lohse, and the San Francisco Giants took a 7-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the decisive game of the NL championship series Monday night and never looked back. Read the complete story.
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Giants score early knockout, advance to World Series

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The party started early in San Francisco.

Hunter Pence doubled home two runs with a slicing, broken-bat hit during a five-run third inning that chased Kyle Lohse, and the San Francisco Giants took a 7-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the decisive game of the NL championship series Monday night and never looked back.

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Sabathia hurls Yankees into ALCS (Photo: Elsa / Getty Images) NEW YORK - The big man on the mound for the New York Yankees came up big Friday night in the Bronx, shutting down the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 and sending the Yankees to the American League Championship Series against Detroit. Read the complete story.
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Sabathia hurls Yankees into ALCS

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NEW YORK - The big man on the mound for the New York Yankees came up big Friday night in the Bronx, shutting down the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 and sending the Yankees to the American League Championship Series against Detroit.

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Royal perfection: King Felix tosses perfect game (Photo: Ted S. Warren / AP) SEATTLE - Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez pitched the 23rd perfect game in major-league history on Wednesday, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 at Safeco Field. Hernandez struck out 11 batters on 112 pitches. Sean Rodriguez was the 27th and final out of the game. Read the complete story.
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Royal perfection: King Felix tosses perfect game

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SEATTLE - Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez pitched the 23rd perfect game in major-league history on Wednesday, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 at Safeco Field.

Hernandez struck out 11 batters on 112 pitches. Sean Rodriguez was the 27th and final out of the game.

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