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According to a report in the New York Times, several Yankees were not pleased that Showalter pulled three of his best hitters from Sunday's game with the Angels in the third inning. If Los Angeles had lost that game, the best-of-five series would have opened at Yankee Stadium. But the Angels earned home-field advantage for the ALDS with the 7-4 win over the Rangers.

Cubs not only Chicago losers You've waited all your life for this. You're in the front row. Your team is about to win the pennant your team never wins. You're wearing your Cubs cap and you're following the game on your headset radio and you're counting down the outs until you get to shout "Hallelujah!" and then Luis Castillo slices one your way. You do what every red-blooded American would do. And when you sit back down, you wonder if your life is ruined. You aren't Jeffrey Maier. In New York, the homer-helping Maier is regarded as a hero. (Famous...