A sampling of baseball-related headlines from the Newseum, elsewhere, and occasionally some websites, with the occasional note from me on what they are talking about:
Headline: Royals shock Astros with rally, force Game 5
Kansas City Star: DEJA BLUE
Houston Chronicle: It was hard to watch
St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press: ROYALS RALLY LATE
Primera Hora (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico): “Fallé la jugada, la fallé.” (“I missed the play, I failed.” This is a quote from the Puerto Rican Carlos Correa after his error proved very costly to the Astros.)
Brownsville (TX) Herald: COSTLY ERROR (Correa’s error)
The Monitor (McAllen, TX): COSTLY BLUNDER
The Hutchinson (KS) News: CALL IT A COMEBACK
Wichita (KS) Eagle: ROYALS RALLY PAST ASTROS
Lawrence (KS) Journal-World: KC FORCES GAME 5
El Nuevo Herald (Miami): Los Reales igualan serie con los Astros (“The Royals match/equal series with Astros”)
El Nuevo Diario (Managua, Nicaragua): Kansas obliga a un quinto y decisivo juego (“Kansas forcing a a fifth and deciding game”)
Headline: Blue Jays bash way to Game 5
Dallas Morning News: Oh, no — Canada
Toronto Star: THEY’RE COMING HOME
(Toronto) Globe and Mail: OFFENCE POWERS UP AS JAYS MAKE QUICK WORK OF RANGERS
National Post: Jays victory sets up Wednesday showdown
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Blue Jays win, send series to winner-take-all finale
Canada’s Metro Papers: BACK FROM THE BRINK or BOYS IN BLUE COMING HOME or JUMP FOR JOY (depending on city)
Calgary Herald: BLUE JAYS FORCE GAME 5
Ottawa Citizen: BLUE JAYS TWO-STEP IN TEXAS
Times Record News (Wichita Falls, TX): BACK TO CANADA
Le Journal de Quebec: Les Jays forcent un ultime match (“The Jays force a final game.”)
Amarillo (TX) Globe-News: JAYS FIGHT BACK
Edmonton Journal: BLUE JAYS STAY ALIVE
Winnipeg Free Press: Blue Jays hit power switch, knot series
Headline: Cubs see record six young guns go deep, one win from NLCS
Chicago Tribune: FLYIN’ HIGH
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: DEEP-SIXED
Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago): WRIGLEYVILLE SLUGGERS
Daily Chronicle (Dekalb, Ill.): CRUSHING IT
Beacon-News (Aurora, Ill.): On a real power trip
Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat: CUBS’ SIX HOMERS BLAST CARDS
Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review: Homer haven
Courier-News (Elgin, Ill.): Cubs have a blast at Wrigley
Journal Star (Peoria, Ill.): CUBS HAVE A BLAST
Tampa Bay Times: Maddon’s magic arrives at playoffs
Idaho Press-Tribune (Nampa): CHI-TOWN SLUGGERS
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa): HIT PARADE
The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa): Cubs down Cards in Wrigley matchup
Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Ind.): BREAKING SERIES TIE
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa): Cubs move one step closer
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY): HOMER HAPPY
Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press: THE BATTLE CONTINUES
Sioux City (Iowa) Journal: LEG UP
Register Citizen (Torrington, Conn.): Cubs move a game away from NLCS
The Times (Munster, Ind.): CUBS HOMER SIX TIMES, BEAT CARDS
Delaware State News (Dover): Cubs claw Cards in NL Div. Series
The Garden Island (Lihu’e, Hawaii): CUBS TAKE LEAD IN NLDS
Headline: Mets avenge Tejada not through beanballs but with offense
New York Times: Revenge of the Mets
Daily News (Front): Kicked ’em in the Uts!
Daily News (Back): CHASE THAT!
New York Post (Front): Monster mash
New York Post (Back): BREAK THIS!
Newsday (Front): METS GET REVENGE AT PLATE
Newsday (Back): TAKE THAT!
Bakersfield Californian: TO THE BRINK
Press-Telegram (Long Beach): Mets use the long ball to rout the Dodgers
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Ca.): Mets beat Dodgers, take lead in NLDS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ): Mets answer in big way
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Ca.): METS DRUB DODGERS
Herald News (Woodland Park, NJ): METS FANS SAVOR THE MOMENT
Ventura County (Ca.) Star: DODGERS BLASTED IN GAME 3
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport): Mets crush Dodgers to take 2-1 lead in NLDS
Herald News (Klamath Falls, Oregon): RECORD EFFORT
