Top News:
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Pitcher to Miss Postseason With Injury — Pedro Martínez has missed much of this season with injuries and illness. He will need four to six weeks to recover from his latest ailment. — The Mets had prepared themselves for the probability that Pedro Martínez …
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Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
MET FANS, IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS — THERE is something you really should ponder if you are a Mets fan, if your teeth are chattering, if your knees are clattering, if you're convinced - in the time-honored way that Mets fans see the Apocalypse lurking around every corner - that the sky is not only falling, but already fallen.
Scott Van Voorhis / Boston Herald:
Red Sox may sell season naming rights — For sale: The 2007 Boston Red Sox season. — Just be ready to ante up several million. — The Sox may have lost some of their luster on the field after the team's late-season crash landing. — But the franchise's front office is just hitting its stride.
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The Griddle
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Baker reflects on difficult season — Veteran skipper vows to manage somewhere in 2007 — CHICAGO — Dusty Baker said he still doesn't know if he'll be managing the Chicago Cubs next season but he does expect to be managing somewhere in 2007. — Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has yet …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
'Mr. Angel' Has Earned His Wings — Tim Salmon looks back at his lengthy career, which will come to an end Sunday at home. — It is the first day of the last week of his distinguished career. The weekend will come soon, and with it the pomp and circumstance of retirement, the ceremonies and farewells and standing ovations.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Associated Press:
Yanks' Johnson has herniated disc, playoffs in doubt — NEW YORK — Yankees lefty Randy Johnson has a herniated disc in his lower back, an injury that could prevent him from pitching in the playoffs next week. — The injury was discovered during an MRI exam Thursday.
Discussion:
Baseball Musings
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
'Adrenaline' prompts Giles' quick return — PHOENIX - Padres right fielder Brian Giles, emboldened by the power of adrenaline, returned to the lineup last night, one day after a sprained right ankle caused him to miss just his fourth start of the season. — "I know with the meaning …
Discussion:
The Cub Reporter
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Taking a mulligan on baseball's awards — Before the season, I compared making predictions to a pink shirt. Allow me to amend that. — Making predictions is like golf: I stink at it, and so does just about everyone else. — Of my choices for the six major awards …
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The Catbird …
Baseball America:
South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects List — Subscribers can read scouting reports on all 20 players (Click here to subscribe) — The low Class A South Atlantic League usually has its share of standout teenage prospects, but 2006 was unusual because four of its brightest young talents played …
Discussion:
Bucs Dugout
Dallas Morning News:
Rangers chat wrap: Don't blame Daniels exclusively — Evan Grant, The News' Rangers beat writer, answered your questions on Friday, Sept. 29. — Evan Grant: Sorry to be a day late (and, as usual, a dollar short), but an aborted takeoff in Orange County yesterday had more to do with it than taking …
Bernie Miklasz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Feeling the heat? Slay the messenger — Memo to Terrell Owens: If you have any of that extra-strength pain medication left over, please ship it to St. Louis. — In mass quantities. — The heat is really on, and so is the hurt. By the time the first 19 Milwaukee hitters had stepped …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Notes: Barrett needs time to heal — Catcher will sit out remainder of season with groin injury — CHICAGO — Michael Barrett won't be back this season, but when he returns in 2007, he'll have better protection. — The Cubs catcher has been sidelined since a foul tip caused an intrascrotal hematoma on Sept. 2.
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Ichiro says he'll stay in center field — Decision allows team to pursue left or right fielder with power — Ichiro Suzuki in center field next season? — Count on it. — In a meeting in Mike Hargrove's office this week, Ichiro told the manager he is willing to be Seattle's full …
Discussion:
Lookout Landing
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Having swinging time — Padres hitters pummel D-Backs, keep Dodgers one game back — PHOENIX - The Padres are rightly known for their pitching, which leads the National League in ERA. And San Diego's pitchers will get most of the attention should the team clinch a playoff berth - which it can do tonight.
