Top News:
John Nadel / Associated Press:
Garciaparra has torn quadriceps — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra has a tear in his left quadriceps and won't be in the lineup for Game 3 of their NL playoff series Saturday when Los Angeles tries to avoid getting swept by the New York Mets.
RELATED ITEMS:
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets go up 2-0 on L.A. — The veteran Tom Glavine was in command on the mound in the Mets' 4-1 win. — With a week left in the regular season, the Mets positioned Tom Glavine as their No. 2 starter for the Division Series. But after injuries suffered by Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez …
Associated Press:
Glavine stellar as Mets shine — NEW YORK (AP) - Thanks to a stellar performance by steady Tom Glavine, the otherwise pitching-depleted New York Mets are on the cusp of a first-round sweep. — Making his 33rd postseason start - but first since joining the Mets in 2003 …
Dave Studeman / Hardball Times:
NLDS: Dodgers vs. Mets: Game of Attrition
NLDS: Dodgers vs. Mets: Game of Attrition
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue
Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
A-Rod & Yanks just looking — Series swings as Tigers strike — The last pitch whizzed by Alex Rodriguez at 101 mph, his swing a futile hack. As the boos began to tumble down from above, Rodriguez leaned over and said a few words to home plate umpire Laz Diaz before trudging slowly out toward third base.
Discussion:
El Lefty Malo
RELATED ITEMS:
Jack Curry / New York Times:
Struggling in October, Rodriguez Finds It's All a Blur
Struggling in October, Rodriguez Finds It's All a Blur
Discussion:
The Soxaholix
Greg Beacham / Associated Press:
"Mr. Clutch" comes through again for A's — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Although Marco Scutaro is far from famous outside the Coliseum, the fans inside were screaming his name when the Oakland Athletics wrapped up their first playoff series victory in 16 years.
RELATED ITEMS:
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Flat offense strands Twins in ALDS — Minnesota goes 1-for-19 with runners in scoring position — OAKLAND — Center fielder Torii Hunter went around the Minnesota Twins clubhouse after Friday's game, stopping at every locker and hugging every teammate. — "There's no use in crying," Hunter said when he was done.
Discussion:
6-4-2
Associated Press:
Former Negro Leaguer O'Neil dies — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Buck O'Neil, baseball's charismatic Negro Leagues ambassador who barnstormed with Satchel Paige and inexplicably fell one vote shy of the Hall of Fame, died Friday night. He was 94. — Bob Kendrick, marketing director …
Tim Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Beimel Cut Hand in a Bar, Not Hotel — NEW YORK — Dodgers left-hander Joe Beimel said Thursday he was in a New York bar early Tuesday morning when he cut his pitching hand on a broken glass and not in his hotel room, as he had told team officials. — "I realize nothing good happens …
Discussion:
The Eddie Kranepool Society
RELATED ITEMS:
Murray Chass / New York Times:
'These Guys' Are Nearly as Good as Those Guys — Although they didn't demonstrate it yesterday in their 4-3 loss to Detroit, the Yankees have an awesome offense. Bobby Cox, the venerable Atlanta manager, who does not engage in hyperbole, has called the Yankees' lineup the best in baseball history.
Discussion:
Hot Foot
RELATED ITEMS:
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Time for Hendry to take off kid gloves — Cubs' GM must stop being Mr. Nice Guy if he's serious about rebuilding, writes Phil Rogers — Hey, look there. — The Los Angeles Dodgers badly overpaid to sign shortstop Rafael Furcal last winter, but the shame didn't seem to affect them too badly.
Discussion:
Behind the Ivy
RELATED ITEMS:
Sports Illustrated:
Walk this way — Ever-patient Boggs looks back on birth of a dynasty … SI.com: In Sports Illustrated's 1986 Baseball Preview Issue, you sat down for a lengthy chat with Don Mattingly and Ted Williams. Do you have any memories of the conversation you had that day? — Wade Boggs: Every bit of it.
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Former Reds exec Wagner passes — Big Red Machine architect served as GM and club president — CINCINNATI — Former Reds executive Dick Wagner, who played a part in the building and dismantling of the championship "Big Red Machine" clubs, died at the age of 78.
NY Daily News:
Pedro's surgery called success — Omar Minaya labeled Pedro Martinez's surgery yesterday to repair a torn rotator cuff a success. The GM predicted the Mets' ace would be ready to return to the rotation during the second half of the 2007 season. — "Everything went well," Minaya said.
Jim Baker / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Matchups — October Musings — By now, every baseball fan older than the age of six (and a few of the more precocious kindergartners) is asking the same thing: why isn't Joel Zumaya closing for the Tigers? Or at the very least, why wasn't he allowed to finish off the Yankees yesterday?
Discussion:
Cincinnati Reds Blog
George King / New York Post:
WINNING EARNED DOUBLE-A MANAGER THE BOOT — The Yankees' Double-A Trenton manager, Bill Masse, says he has been fired for a reason that doesn't exist. — Minor league head Mark Newman told Masse on Tuesday that he would not be coming back for a seventh season as a manager in the organization following …