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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Torre Keeps Job, but Stays on the Hot Seat — The curtain has dropped on the annual fall passion play in the Bronx. The roles were different this time, but the ending was the same as always. Joe Torre is still the manager of the Yankees. — After last October's first-round playoff elimination …
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Bronx Banter
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Steinbrenner Takes Another Day to Decide on Torre — If George Steinbrenner had acted on his impulse after the Yankees' swift playoff exit Saturday, Joe Torre would already be a former Yankees manager. But Steinbrenner took a second day to contemplate Torre's fate, which could only be an encouraging sign for Torre.
Jim Williams / Examiner:Nats could be right fit for Piniella, Girardi
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William F. Yurasko
Johnette Howard / Newsday:
Glavine's chance to be embraced — Tom Glavine sat in his news conference yesterday and said a lot of modest things about not feeling any additional responsibility once the Mets lost Pedro Martinez, then Orlando Hernandez on the eve of the playoffs. But not a word of what he said was believable.
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Julian Garcia / NY Daily News:
Glavine burns to eat innings — Tom Glavine wore a bandage on his left index finger yesterday, and said he burned himself cooking a meal for himself last week before his start against the Dodgers. — He is expecting his start tonight to be a lot better than that meal was.
Barbara Barker / Newsday:
The Peterson prism — Mets pitching coach sees things in a different light — If you met him without his Mets uniform, you would never guess what Rick Peterson does for a living. Maybe it is the early-1980s Wayne Gretzky haircut that has him looking more like an aging rock star than a new-age baseball coach.
Associated Press:
Twins pick up $12 million option on Hunter for '07 — MINNEAPOLIS — Torii Hunter will be back with the Minnesota Twins for at least one more year. — The Twins said Tuesday they picked up Hunter's $12 million option. — Hunter, 31, a five-time Gold Glove winner in center field, was a big part of the Twins' AL Central title.
Discussion:
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog, A Large Regular, High and Tight, 6-4-2, MLB Trade Rumors and Camden Chat
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Lee Jenkins / New York Times:
Cardinals' Eckstein Perfects the Art of Small-Ball Guile — David Eckstein laying down a squeeze bunt in the sixth inning Sunday night. Eckstein's bunt scored Scott Spiezio from third in the Cardinals' 6-2 victory. — To prepare fully for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Mets …
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FIRE JOE MORGAN
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Perez will go 4th — Mets may only carry 11 pitchers — Oliver Perez is expected to start Game 4, Willie Randolph announced yesterday. The southpaw will follow Tom Glavine, John Maine (Game 2) and Steve Trachsel (Game 3) in the NLCS rotation. — The Mets had considered adding Dave Williams …
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Shea Faithful
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
One that got away — Scout recalls Red Sox passing on Pujols — NEW YORK — This is a story about how the Red Sox could have had Albert Pujols, the best righthanded hitter on the planet, came within minutes of drafting him, then at the last second passed.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
White Sox Have New Start Time: 7-Eleven — It is not easy to conjure $500,000 out of the ether, but the Chicago White Sox have discovered a way. Their financial trick was really quite simple. — They changed their evening game times at U.S. Cellular Field.
Discussion:
South Side Sox
Baseball America:
Harrington Signs Deal With The Cubs — After six years, five draft selections and three independent league teams, Matt Harrington is finally headed to affiliated baseball. — Harrington, the seventh overall pick in the 2000 draft, signed a minor league contract with the Cubs …
Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Beltran flashes back — Recalls his '04 power trip — Two Octobers ago, Carlos Beltran conducted a batting practice clinic across three states. At least it seemed that way. — As the center fielder for the Houston Astros, Beltran made the division series and NLCS seem like child's play rather than major league competition.
Lee Jenkins / New York Times:
Reyes vs. Molina: A Game Within Games — If the National League Championship Series is reduced to a 90-foot race, the Mets should win by five-hundredths of a second. — This is the amount of time that José Reyes is working with when he tries to steal second base against Yadier Molina.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Nomar is TSN Comeback Player of '06 — First baseman honored by peers after rebound season — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra has been named winner of The Sporting News National League Comeback Player of the Year in voting by fellow National League players.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
MLB unveils roster for Japan tour — Philadelphia's Howard highlights collection of stars — Not all Major Leaguers will have their bats and gloves packed up in November. A star-studded crew, led by Phillies slugger Ryan Howard, will go on a six-game tour of Japan.
