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: Blue Jays advance to ALCS after bat-!@#$ insane Game 5

(Toronto) Globe and Mail: JAYS TAKE FANS ON A WILD RIDE TO REMEMBER

National Post: COMEBACK KIDS

Toronto Star: SING ALONG, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO … JOSE! JOSE! JOSE! JOSE!

Dallas Morning News: A tough way to go

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Seventh-inning collapse collapse ends Rangers’ season

Calgary Herald: BAUTISTA POWERS BLUE JAYS INTO ALCS

Calgary Sun: TRUE BLUE!

Canada’s Metro papers: BRING ‘EM ON or FLIPPING OUT IN TORONTO

Edmonton Journal: JAYS MOVE ON AFTER WILD WIN

Guelph Mercury: Bautista’s big blast

Hamilton Spectator: WHAT A WIN!

Waterloo Region Record: What a game!

La Presse (Montreal): UN MATCH FOU! (“A CRAZY GAME!”)

Ottawa Citizen: SEVENTH-INNING SMASH!

Prince George Citizen: JOSÉ! JOSÉ! JOSÉ!

Le Journal de Quebec: Les Jays sensationnels (“The Jays sensational”)

Citrus County (FL) Chronicle: It’s been a while: Toronto Blue Jays advance to ALCS

Augusta (GA) Chronicle: A WILD RIDE

The Gleaner (Henderson, KY): BLUE JAYS FLY INTO ALCS

Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA): TORONTO’S WILD WIN

Vanguardia (Saltillo, Mexico): El héroe de Toronto (“The hero of Toronto”, referring to Roberto Osuna, who is Mexican)

La Prensa (Managua, Nicaragua): Toronto completa asalto (“Toronto completes assault”)

El Nacional (Caracas, Venezuela): Errores de Andrus coronaron a Toronto (“Andrus errors crowned Toronto“, referring to Venezuelan Elvis Andrus’ critical 7th inning errors)

Headline: Royals return to ALCS behind Johnny Cueto’s excellent performance

Kansas City Star: Cheers & tears

Houston Chronicle: CRUSHED CITY

Joplin (MO) Globe: ROYAL FLUSH

The Eagle (Bryan-College Station, TX): MAJOR STUMBLES (This technically referred to both Texas teams, but the picture was of the Astros.)

The Hutchinson (KS) News: AND IT’S ON TO THE NEXT ONE

Lawrence (KS) Journal-World: JOHNNY BE GOOD

Springfield (MO) News-Leader: ROYALS RETURN TO ALCS

Omaha World-Herald: K.C.’s ace in the hole

Salina (KS) Journal: ROYALS WIN! 7-2

Topeka Capital-Journal: On to ALCS

Wichita Eagle: ROYALS ADVANCE TO AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa): Royals move on to ALCS

Headline: Mets vs. Dodgers for final LCS spot tonight

Daily News (Back): READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP (with picture of Mr. Met)

New York Post (Back): TAKE FIVE

Newsday (Back): HOLLYWOOD ENDING?

METRO- New York Edition: HANGING BY A HAIR

Press-Telegram (Long Beach): Greinke vs. deGrom will be a battle of styles (This was also used for other papers of the same chain.)

Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ): Mets face yet another do-or-die

The Desert Sun (Palm Springs): Dodgers looking to Greinke to extend team’s run

The Times of Trenton (NJ): Mets staking their hopes on deGrom

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: Cubs beat rival Cardinals, head to NLCS as America catches Cubs Fever

Chicago Tribune: HAVING A BLAST

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: KNOCKOUT PUNCH

Chicago Sun-Times (“Cubs Extra”): HOUSE PARTY

Redeye (Chicago): W (as in, it’s a big picture of the blue W flown after every Cubs win)

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.): W FLAG KEEPS FLYING

Springfield (Ill.) News-Leader: CARDINALS OUT

Daily Chronicle (Dekalb, Ill.): CUBS ADVANCE (This headline was also used elsewhere.)

Beacon-News (Aurora, Ill.): NO PLACE LIKE HOME (This headline was used with many other papers of the same chain.)

The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.): Cubs finish off Cardinals, reach NLCS

News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.): They are good. Really.

Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review: Cubs roar into NLCS

Courier-News (Elgin, Ill.): A NEW BLUE FLU (on Cubs fans playing hooky early from work to watch game)

Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Ill.) CUBS WIN NLDS

Naperville (Ill.) Sun: SENIOR CUBS FAN SAYS IT’S THIS YEAR

Rockford (Ill.) Register Star: LOVIN’ THE LONG BALL

Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune: Cubs clinch at Wrigley

Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.): Schwarber, Cubs head to NLCS

The Times (Munster, Ind.): FLY THE W

South Bend (Ind.) Tribune: Moving on

Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Ind.): IT’S CUBS IN 4 GAMES

The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa): Bye, bye, birds

Des Moines Register: THAT’S HISTORY

Omaha World-Herald: A little history for Cubs

Arizona Republic (Phoenix): Cubs move one step closer to World Series

Panama City (FL) News-Herald: Young Cubs blast Cards, advance to NLCS

Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, Arkansas): CUBS WIN (This headline was also used elsewhere.)

Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune: Cubs dispatch the Cardinals

St. Augustine (FL) Record: CUBS WIN DIVISION SERIES

Augusta (GA) Chronicle: CUBS MOVING ON

La Prensa (Managua, Nicaragua): Cachorros dejan atrás a Cardenales (“Cubs leave Cardinals behind”)

Primera Hora (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico): !Poder boricua! (“Puerto Rican Power!”, referring to Javier Baez’s home run)

El Nacional (Caracas, Venezuela): Hector Rondón sello el pase de Chicago (“Hector Rondon sealed the deal for Chicago.”)

Headline: Kershaw and Dodgers force Game 5

Daily News (Back page): KERSHES!

NY Post (Front): To live or die in LA

NY Post (Back): ‘SHAW SHANKED

Newsday (Back): ACED OUT

Los Angeles Times: Dodgers win, force Game 5

New York Times: Mets Strike Out, and It’s on to Game 5

Los Angeles Daily News: Turner, Dodgers win to bring series back to L.A.

La Opinion (LA): Kershaw salva a los Dodgers (“Kershaw saves Dodgers”)

The Record (Bergen County, NJ): Mets’ night ends in in frustration

Times Union (Albany, NY): Mets can’t close series out

Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA): ALIVE FOR FIVE

Republican-American (Waterbury, Conn.): METS LOSE

El Vigia (Ensenada, Mexico): Kershaw da vida Dodgers (“Kershaw gives Dodgers life”)

Headline: ALDS Game 5s Today

Kansas City Star: ROYALS WON’T HESITATE TO PULL JOHNNY CUETO

Dallas Morning News: Rangers turn to Cole

National Post (Toronto): ALL EYES ON STROMAN

Toronto Star: LET’S PLAY BALL!

St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press: BIG STAKES

Lufkin (TX) Daily News: Do or die!

Junction City (KS) Daily Union: It hinges on tonight: Royals prepare for Game 5

Salina (KS) Journal: ROYALS AT HOME!

Wichita Eagle: CUETO SET TO START GAME

American Press (Lake Charles, La.): NOW OR NEVER FOR ASTROS

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: Utley suspended and will appeal as NLDS heads to New York

Daily News (Front): PAYBACK IS A PITCH! (more or less calling for Harvey to bean Utley if he plays tonight)

Daily News (Back): WHO’S A BUM!

New York Post (Front): MLB: IT WAS DIRTY

New York Post (Back): DARK JUSTICE (calling for “Dark Knight” Matt Harvey to plunk somebody)

Newsday (Back): YER OUT!

Los Angeles Times: The price of an infamous slide

New York Times: Utley Disciplined for Slide

El Diario- La Prensa (Brooklyn): Golpe Bajo (“Low blow”)

Reno (NV) Gazette-Journal: PLAYING HARDBALL

Headline: Astros take 2-1 lead and look to clinch

Houston Chronicle: Hear them roar

Kansas City Star: On the ropes

Galveston County Daily News: GAME 3 TO THE HOUSTON ASTROS

St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press: ROAD WOES

Corpus Christi Caller-Times: IN THE LEAD

Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa): KC WE HAVE A PROBLEM

Salina (Kan.) Journal: DO OR DIE FOR KC

Joplin (Mo.) Globe: TROUBLE IN TEXAS

Headline: Blue Jays stay alive and force Game 4

(Toronto) Globe and Mail: Blue Jays still alive and finally clicking

Toronto Star: Jays pull post-season back from the brink

Dallas Morning-News: It wasn’t Texas’ night

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Blue Jays cool off Rangers 5-1 to stay alive in series

Calgary Sun: STAYIN’ ALIVE

La Prensa (Managua, Nicaragua): Azulejos sobreviven (“Blue Jays survive”)

A sampling of baseball-related headlines from the Newseum, as well as occasionally some websites, with the occasional note from me on what they are talking about:

Headline: Rangers beat Blue Jays in 14, take 2-0 lead

Dallas News: Two in a row, quite a show

(Toronto) Globe and Mail: On the brink

Toronto Star: SHATTERED

Calgary Herald: JAYS FACE ELIMINATION IN TEXAS

Chronicle-Herald (Halifax): Noooooo!!!

Hamilton Spectator: ANOTHER LOSS

Ottawa Citizen: 1ST INNING JITTERS HAUNT JAYS

El Universal (Cartagena, Colombia): RANGERS, ARRIBA

El Nuevo Diario (Managua, Nicaragua): Texas pone contra la pared a Toronto (It means either “Texas placed against the wall in Toronto”- referring to how it took 14 innings, but I think it might more mean “Texas puts Toronto’s backs against the wall”, as in they have pushed Toronto to the brink of elimination)

El Nacional (Caracas, Venezuela): Texas repitió en Toronto (“Texas repeated in Toronto”)

Headline: Royals tie up series with Astros

Kansas City Star: Houston, we have a series

Houston Chronicle: Astros, Royals all tied up

St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press: SQUARED AWAY

Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World: OUT OF A JAM

Headline: Cardinals win Game 1 against Cubs

Chicago Tribune: BACK TO EARTH

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: ROOKIES ROCK & ROLL

Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago): Lester bested

Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat: RED OCTOBER IS HERE (needless to say, Belleville is in solid Cardinals territory)

Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.): Lackey, long ball life Cards to Game 1 win

Peoria (Ill.) Journal-Star: WELCOME TO ARMAGEDDON (It’s for a column about the series)

Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.): LACKING

The Times (Munster, Ind.): CUBS BESTED IN GAME 1

Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Ind.): Clash of Clans (on divided fan loyalties)

The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa): HOUSE DIVIDED (similarly on divided fan loyalties)

The Gleaner (Henderson, Ky.): CARDINALS TAKE LEAD

Headline: deGrom wins match-up with Kershaw (due to how late the game ended, not as many papers had it on their front page)

New York Post: Wright on!

Daily News (from their website): deGROM-INANT

Pasadena Star-News: OLD-SCHOOL FANS KNOW THE SCORE: 3-1 (As there was also an article on people who keep score the old-fashioned way)

El Vigia (Ensenada, Mexico): Se repite la historia (“History repeats itself”- with a picture of Kershaw. Ouch.)