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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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NY Daily News:
Joe's toast in motown melt — Skipper likely gone after 11-year stint — DETROIT - Despite an 11-season run that will put him in the Hall of Fame, Joe Torre has probably spent his last day in a Yankee uniform after last night's stunning 8-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
NY Daily News:
It will be deja Lou all over again in the Bronx — DETROIT - You can make the case that they didn't have enough pitching to get back to the World Series and a parade up the Canyon of Heroes, but I can assure you, George Steinbrenner doesn't want to hear it.
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The Sports Frog
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Their fall in Motown is a classic — If you are a Red Sox fan, this was your World Series. — The Yankees were unceremoniously eliminated from the postseason by the Detroit Tigers yesterday. It is the story of the baseball year, and no matter what else happens, this is unlikely to change.
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
A special moment for the Tigers and their fans … DETROIT — Al Kaline and Willie Horton, Detroit Tiger favorites turned front-office assistants, love to tell the team's young players about the city's potential. Detroit doesn't have to be a baseball wasteland — or even Hockeytown.
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Cutoff Man
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 …
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
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 …
T.J. Quinn / NY Daily News:
Torre now an average Joe — Questionable moves draw Yank brass ire — DETROIT — The shine came off St. Joseph of the Bronx slowly over the past two years. — Maybe it began with the sudden loss to the Red Sox in 2004, after the Yankees had Boston pinned to the ground with three outs to go and lost four straight.
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The Futility Infielder
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:Motor skills — Tigers rip Yankees, reach ALCS for first time since '87
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Bronx Banter
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press: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
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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.
Dallas Star-Telegram:
Daniels hopes to begin interviewing shortly — Rangers general manager Jon Daniels discussed Friday his planned process for hiring a new manager. He said he is still sorting through a lengthy list of candidates but hopes to pare that down to five or six to interview shortly.
Josh Suchon / Contra Costa Times:
A's prove it takes more than talent — The 2006 squad doesn't have half the stars of four previous Oakland teams that failed to advance in the postseason — OAKLAND - If the 2006 A's played in some of those computer-simulated baseball games against the A's teams from earlier this decade …
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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Andrew Baggarly / Contra Costa Times:
Sabean has a Giant task ahead of him in offseason — With 11 free agents, the team has many needs to fill and decisions to make — Sizing up the monumental task he faces this winter, Giants general manager Brian Sabean said he must make the club younger and healthier while acquiring players who can make long-term contributions.
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Baseball Musings
