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George King / New York Post:
HE'S JOE-ING NOWHERE — SOURCE: BOSS WILL KEEP TORRE — EXCLUSIVE After two days of soul searching, George Steinbrenner isn't going to fire Joe Torre, The Post has learned. — According to several sources, The Boss has decided firing Torre isn't the cure for the subterranean problems …
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ESPN:
Boss, brass discuss Torre; no timetable on decision — Is Joe Torre in or out? Only New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner knows for sure — and he has yet to officially announce his intentions. — The New York Post, citing several unnamed sources, reported Tuesday that Steinbrenner has decided against firing Torre.
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The View From The Bleachers
NY Daily News:
George bides Torre's time — Report: Jeter pulls for Joe — George Steinbrenner headed back to Tampa last night to mull over whether Joe Torre will return as Yankees manager next season. — Sources told the Daily News over the weekend that Steinbrenner was planning to remove Torre …
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Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN:
Yankees' 'sad failure' is George's doing … The Boss? George Steinbrenner is The Boss like Mariah Carey is Mrs. Derek Jeter. Those days are long gone, like the last glow of a cigarette butt. — Only Steinbrenner, the imperialistic owner of the New York Yankees, can issue a statement chiding …
NY Daily News:
Do Yanks need to ax Joe? YES — If Joe Torre is fired by George Steinbrenner, the manager will look back one day and realize he was a collaborator in his own demise, a victim of his triumphs and The Boss' only definition of success - winning the World Series.
David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
Torre deserves 1 more year - Rudy — Ex-mayor may make pitch to Boss — Rudy Giuliani wants all this nonsense about firing Joe Torre to stop. — The ex-mayor told the Daily News the fabled manager deserves at least one more year at the helm of Giuliani's beloved Yankees …
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New York Post
Newsday:
Wallace Matthews — Clear sailing for no-excuse Mets — A week ago today, Omar Minaya, general manager of the National League East champion New York Mets, said these words to me: "We believe we have a chance to win the World Series. But if we don't, I won't be disappointed.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
If It's the Hard Way, It's the Mets' Way — Go back in time, to 2000, the last time the Mets played in the National League Championship Series, and examine their recipe for postseason success. — A competent, though modest, lineup. A meager bullpen. A modicum of team speed.
Chicago Sun Times:
Girardi gets warm welcome — Hendry pleased with interview at Wrigley; Padres' Bochy could be dark-horse candidate — Less than a week after he was fired by the Florida Marlins, Joe Girardi was back home Monday, making the rounds at Wrigley Field during an extensive interview with the Cubs for their vacant managerial job.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Piniella Rules Out Nationals — Club Interviews Astros Coach Cooper, White Sox' Cora — In the midst of being besieged by hypotheticals and what-ifs regarding the manager's position of the New York Yankees Monday afternoon, former big league manager Lou Piniella spoke in vagaries — except when one issue arose.
Christina Kahrl / Baseball Prospectus:
Playoff Prospectus — ALCS Preview — Okay, so it's Cinderella with some serious mojo versus the Moneyball-Meets-John Jaha Memorial Edition A's, and everyone's fascinated because it's another delightfully Yankee- and Red Sox-free American League Championship Series involving real ballclubs …
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Baseball America:
Texas League Top 20 Prospects List — Subscribers can read scouting reports on all 20 players (Click here to subscribe) — The Double-A Texas League had plenty of talent this season, most of it concentrated among four teams. — While Tulsa (six players on this Top 20 list) …
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Ticket cost on the rise next season — Though the worst team in the National League West, the Rockies' improvement produced their first season-ticket price increase since 2000. — Season-ticket holders were informed of the raise through a letter written by team president Keli McGregor.
Associated Press:
Japanese star cleared to go to majors; bidders await — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — TOKYO — Highly regarded pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was given permission by the Seibu Lions on Tuesday to pursue a career in the major leagues. — Matsuzaka, who has drawn interest …
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Hot Foot
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Manager? Jaramillo is happy being a coach — Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo has taken his name out of the running for the team's managerial vacancy, telling the club he wants to remain in his current capacity. — "I think my heart was always in hitting and always will be," Jaramillo said Monday.
Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Zito readies money pitch — OAKLAND - New York baseball fans might want to try a little experiment when they tune into tonight's Game 1 of the ALCS between the A's and Tigers. Watch Oakland lefthander Barry Zito and try to envision him in Mets threads or Yankees pinstripes.
