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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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Pinstripe Alley
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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.
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 …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Pinstripes may suit Piniella — Will elimination trigger a shake-up? — Lou Piniella has fielded inquiries from teams about managing next season, and he may soon hear from a fifth after the Yankees, in a monumentally disappointing end to their season, bowed out of the American League Division Series against the Tigers in four games.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Report: Torre to be dismissed — NEW YORK — Joe Torre's days as the manager of the Yankees appear to be numbered, according to a report in Sunday's Daily News. — The front-page headline of one edition of the newspaper proclaims "Outta Here" with a photo of Torre, whose Yankees were eliminated …
Scott Miller / CBS SportsLine.com:
In ALDS, Leyland's message comes through loud and clear — DETROIT — When Jim Leyland speaks, people listen. Right now, nobody knows that better than the group in the Detroit clubhouse, though in as revealing a season as we've seen in years, a whole lot of other folks are catching on as well.
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Associated Press:
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
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
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. — Yesterday, the Mets erased any doubt about which is the best baseball team in town.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Glum Yankees arrive home at quiet Yankee Stadium
Glum Yankees arrive home at quiet Yankee Stadium
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Chad Finn's Touching …
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
Nats Are Looking At Baker, Piniella
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District of Baseball
Billfer / The Detroit Tiger Weblog:
The Clinch: ALDS — I've been home from the UM/MSU game for almost an hour. I had over an hour in the car to listen to postgame quotes and gather my thoughts. And I'm still here and don't even know what to write. I'll start with just saying how freakin' proud I am of this team right now.
Associated Press:
Garciaparra, Thome win comeback player awards — NEW YORK — 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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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