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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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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.
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.
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
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
Associated Press:
Report: Torre expected to be fired — NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Joe Torre likely will be fired and replaced by Lou Piniella following another early exit from the playoffs, the New York Daily News reported Sunday. — According to sources the Daily News did not identify …
Brian Borawski / Hardball Times:
ALDS: Tigers vs. Yankees: The Kenny Rogers Show — Kenny Rogers hasn't had much luck against the New York Yankees. In 97.2 innings, Rogers has a 6.45 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP. His postseason record is equally unimpressive. In 20.1 post season innings prior to today, Rogers had an 8.85 ERA and a 2.36 WHIP.
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Viva El Birdos
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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
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 …
Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
Lo Duca, Green and Mota shine for Mets … LOS ANGELES — Tucked inside a Hollywood warehouse, there's the home plate Shawn Green crossed when his 49th homer set the Dodgers' single-season record. And atop a file cabinet is a lineup card with Paul Lo Duca's name etched on it.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Instincts, Not Statistics, Guide Randolph — Endy Chávez's two hits to spark the Mets' offense in Game 2 had little effect when Manager Willie Randolph filled out his lineup card Saturday. Randolph said he had a feeling "in his bones" that Shawn Green, who was benched in favor of Chávez, would contribute in Game 3.
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Hot Foot
Eric Neel / ESPN:
Hit-happy Mets pepper Dodgers into submission … LOS ANGELES — You know that moment in the Ali-Foreman fight in Zaire when Ali was up against the ropes and Foreman was throwing those roundhouse body blows, and then all of a sudden Ali peeked out from behind his gloves, opened his eyes wide, and grinned as if to say, "That's it?
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Hot Foot
Kirk Kenney / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Nobody before or since — Larsen hardly knew what a perfect game was until he made history that day — Yankees manager Casey Stengel sometimes didn't decide on his starting pitcher until the morning of that day's game. On such occasions, it became ritual for third base coach Frank Crosetti …
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.
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 …
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
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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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:Nats Are Looking At Baker, Piniella
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