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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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Associated Press:
Torre remaining as manager of Yankees — NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Torre will remain as manager of the New York Yankees, finally getting the word from owner George Steinbrenner after the team's surprise elimination from the playoffs last weekend. — Torre spoke with Steinbrenner on the telephone Tuesday …
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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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners analysis: What would it take? — Mariners could bring back A-Rod for as little as $2.4 million, and Beltre — There was a time, as recently as 2000, when it seemed Alex Rodriguez might never play baseball except as a Seattle Mariner. — There was a time, as recently as this season …
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Torre will continue as Yanks manager — Steinbrenner informs skipper he'll return for 2007 — NEW YORK — Joe Torre will continue to be manager of the New York Yankees. — "I just got off the phone with George Steinbrenner and he told me I'll be the manager next year," …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
After whiffing on picks, let's keep swinging — Oh-and-four. Oh-and-freakin'-four. That's how well I did picking the winners of the Division Series. — I got one thing right: I said the postseason would be unpredictable. It sure was, for moi. But seriously, I doubt many people picked …
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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.
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.
David Lennon / Newsday:Changes on the fly — Mets considering backup plans for Floyd, back end of rotation
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Shop 'til they bop — Their lack of power exposed in series vs. Cardinals, Padres need a power hitter, so this offseason they'll . . . ST. LOUIS - Kevin Towers has received an eyeful the past week or so - vivid lessons of October baseball that, to varying degrees, will impact …
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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.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:Nats add Cora, Cooper to skipper list
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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 …
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) …
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
McCann, Jones earn postseason honors — ATLANTA — Brian McCann's sensational breakthrough season didn't go unnoticed by his peers, many of whom also thought Andruw Jones was one of the top three National League outfielders this year. — When The Sporting News released …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
On Fox, Sour Notes From a Pair of Veteran Voices — It was difficult not to see that the left-hander Tyler Johnson had come in to relieve for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night. — His name is on the back of his uniform. Fox flashed up a graphic. To paraphrase the old umpire Jim Honochick …
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