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ESPN:
Report: Torre won't survive Yanks' collapse, to be fired — Heads were likely to roll after the Yankees were eliminated from the postseason by the Tigers, but the opening odds were on Alex Rodriguez going first, not Joe Torre. — According to the New York Daily News, however …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
For Yankees, October Has an Early End — Manager Jim Leyland was carried off the field after the win. The Tigers went from a 71-win season to the league championship series. — They have won almost 600 games over six regular seasons, spending nearly $1 billion on salaries.
Associated Press:
A-Rod looks in mirror after Yankees' loss: 'I sucked' — DETROIT — Alex Rodriguez had big black marks under his eyes. Nothing will deflect the glare of another postseason bust for A-Rod and the New York Yankees. — Just like last year, Rodriguez was AWOL when the Yankees needed him most …
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Motor skills — Tigers rip Yankees, reach ALCS for first time since '87 — DETROIT (AP) — As a reborn baseball town erupted in splashes of orange and blue around them, the Detroit Tigers danced in the infield, kicking up dirt like kids on a sandlot. — They grabbed Jim Leyland …
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Bronx Banter
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
From Fall Heroes to Fall Guys: There Will Be Some Fallout — It began with a 15-run outburst in Oakland on April 3, when the Yankees seemed invincible. The whole season was before them, and the Yankees believed they could realize the goal on the T-shirts they made for themselves that week.
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WasWatching.com
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers rout Yankees to reach ALCS — Perfect into sixth, Bonderman secures matchup with Oakland — DETROIT — The Tigers proved again that good pitching will beat good hitting. But by the time they were done with the Yankees, they were better at just about everything.
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WELCOME TO
Associated Press:
Bonderman's perfect through five as Tigers advance to ALCS — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — DETROIT — Three years ago, they lost 119 games and were a punchline. You know, the Detroit Tigers ... ha, ha, ha. — Funny game, baseball. — The Tigers are the ones laughing loudest now.
Associated Press:Rogers roasts Yankees, Tigers coast to 6-0 win in Game 3
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Surviving Grady
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals outright four to New Orleans — Corcoran, Lombard, Dorta and Mateo sent to Triple-A affiliate — WASHINGTON — The Nationals outrighted reliever Roy Corcoran, outfielder George Lombard and infielders Melvin Dorta and Henry Mateo to Triple-A New Orleans on Friday.
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Just A Nats Fan
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Are Looking At Baker, Piniella — Since the Washington Nationals formally parted ways with Manager Frank Robinson earlier this week, most familiar with the search for Robinson's replacement figured the club wanted a young manager to take over what will, in all likelihood, be a team that struggles through the 2007 season.
Associated Press:
Nomar, Thome win comeback awards — NEW YORK (AP) - Re-emerging with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two injury-shortened seasons with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, Nomar Garciaparra was voted NL Comeback Player of the Year. — Jim Thome was the AL winner in his first season with the Chicago White Sox.
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Baseball Musings
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Ben Houser / ESPN:
Buckner: 'I try to look at it in a positive way' — Idaho. It is called the Gem State for good reason, covered by an amazing landscape, endless vegetation and vast mountains. — Today, this is the home of William Joseph Buckner. He is hardly recognizable in his current attire as the former hard-nosed major leaguer.
R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Padres defeat Cardinals, 3-1 — Dominant pitching by Young, key double by Branyan save San Diego from sweep — ST. LOUIS - Russell Branyan, Chris Young and Trevor Hoffman saved San Diego, stopping the St. Louis Cardinals from sweeping the Padres in the first round of the NL playoffs.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Claire Smith / Philly.com:'Hells Bells' silenced for record-setting closer
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Baseball Musings
Newsday:
Wallace Matthews — Balance of power shifts to Flushing — and commit it to memory, because on that day, the baseball landscape in this town officially tilted away from the Bronx and back toward Flushing. — Saturday, the Mets erased any doubt about which is the best baseball team in town.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Washington recognizes Casto, Zinicola — Nationals honor Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year — WASHINGTON — The Nationals named outfielder Kory Casto as the team's Minor League Player of the Year and right-hander Zechry Zinicola as their Minor League Pitcher of the Year on Friday.
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Nats Triple Play
Los Angeles Times:
Beimel's Future Is Uncertain — Plastic surgery repaired Joe Beimel's left hand, but the cuts kept coming in the clubhouse. — It has been difficult for players and team officials to forgive Beimel for slicing his hand on a broken glass in a Manhattan bar at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday …
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It's Mets For Me
