Exclusive: Tony La Russa bullpen phone mixup linked to Murdoch phone hacking scandal!

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Baseball pundits were puzzled at how an experienced manager like Tony La Russa could make a rookie managerial mistake like not having the right relief pitcher ready to face the hottest Texas Ranger's hitter with the bases loaded in the eighth inning of the fifth game of the World Series. Now it turns out that the bullpen phone may have been hacked so that La Russa's instructions to the bullpen to have Jason Motte warm up were changed to have Lance Lynn warm up - a pitcher who was not even supposed to be pitching in that game. The Commissioner of Major League Baseball is said to be investigating. An unnamed source within the Commissioner's office stated Wednesday morning that "This could be the biggest scandal in World Series history since the 1919 Black Sox scandal." Unconfirmed sources in Las Vegas say that mysterious large last minute bets were placed on the outcome of Game Five for the Rangers to win by individuals linked to Murdoch's news empire. The scandal spilled over into Republican presidential politics when Michelle Bachmann suggested that Texas Governor Rick Perry may have had a hand in the bullpen phone hacking on behalf of the Texas Rangers. "I am not saying he did it," said Bachmann, "but the question has to be asked, who benefits if the Texas Rangers win? And we know from his past political campaigns that Rick Perry is willing to do whatever it takes to win. Rick Perry needs to tell what he knows about this scandal and when did he know it?"