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Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
La Russa rips media for report of Pujols ripping Glavine … After going -for-3 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night, Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols told the media that Mets starter Tom Glavine "wasn't that good," despite the 40-year-old left-hander …
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Johnette Howard / Newsday:
Cranky slugger takes his cuts at everyone — Listen, you may think it's easy to be The Best Hitter in Baseball. But it ain't all trophies and free batting gloves and nice tables at swell restaurants, pal. Think again. You've got the media crowding you in the clubhouse the minute …
Newsday:
Wallace Matthews — Poof! There goes Willie's magic — Willie Randolph says he doesn't have a crystal ball, but he didn't say anything about a rabbit's foot. Or a four-leaf clover in his pocket, an angel on his shoulder, a pair of knitting needles and a seemingly endless supply of whole cloth.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Rolen surprised, irked by being left on bench
Discussion:
Baseball Musings
Jim Reeves / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Timing appears right for Hillman, Rangers — Maybe it's my sense of justice, or a feeling that I'd just like to know what would have happened, if... If the Rangers' sense of timing had been a little better back in October of 2002. If Trey Hillman hadn't signed that contract to manage …
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Dallas Morning News:
The capper? Rogers, Tigers move within win of Series — DETROIT - Over the course of his final month running the Rangers, Buck Showalter's favorite phrase became: "You've got to know your own." — If these playoffs say anything to the Rangers, they echo Showalter's words.
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Fox fires Lyons after insensitive comment — DETROIT (AP) — Fox baseball broadcaster Steve Lyons has been fired for making a racially insensitive comment directed at colleague Lou Piniella's Hispanic heritage on the air during Game 3 of the American League championship series.
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Lookout Landing
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Scott Miller / CBS SportsLine.com:
Managerial cake walk: Piniella to Cubs? Girardi to Nats? — Veteran Lou Piniella appears to have emerged as the Chicago Cubs top choice, though the Cubs are expected to seek permission from San Diego to interview Padres skipper Bruce Bochy as they winnow their list and try to name a manager …
Discussion:
The Sports Frog
Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs' man looks like Lou — DETROIT — On the day he cut Dusty Baker loose as the Cubs' manager, Jim Hendry issued a simple mission statement. — ''All I will promise you is it will be a very extensive search,'' the Cubs' general manager said on Oct. 2. ''I know how important …
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Raines out as Sox coach — Leading the White Sox to their first World Series title in 88 years last season also brought manager Ozzie Guillen more responsibility. — Back in spring training, general manager Ken Williams handed the future decisions of the coaching staff to Guillen …
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Billy Wagner / New York Post:
I LET DOWN THE TEAM, METS FANS — Billy Wagner, the Mets' fireballing lefty closer, offers his exclusive insights to Post readers throughout the Amazin's postseason run. — Icame on in relief last night with the same emotion and adrenaline I had all year long. The results were drastically different.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Haren rested for pivotal Game 4 start — Righty won ALDS clincher, will pitch on seven days' rest — DETROIT — Dan Haren was last seen pitching the A's to a Division Series-clinching, Game 3 victory over the Twins. That six-inning, two-run performance usually isn't the type of thing …
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Boston Globe:
Farrell now warming up for Red Sox — Eight-year big leaguer expected to be named new pitching coach — John Farrell, a 44-year-old New Jersey native who pitched parts of eight seasons in the big leagues and for one season was Terry Francona's teammate in Cleveland, is expected to be named Red Sox pitching coach.
Discussion:
Tribe Report
Cincinnati Post:
To trade or not to trade — Dunn, that is — Adam Dunn arrived in Cincinnati on a meteor. At the age of 21, he had started the 2001 season in Chattanooga and burned a hole in the Southern League, shot over to Louisville and rocked the International League - between the two, he batted .334 …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
NY Daily News:
Scare for A-Rod: Jet skids to halt — Private plane runs off Calif. runway — Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez got a horrible scare yesterday when a private jet he was aboard skidded off a runway outside Los Angeles - just two days after the crash of Cory Lidle's doomed plane.
Discussion:
Pride of the Yankees
Sports Illustrated:
Yankees fire advance scouts — Cashman says Taylor, Cottier will be replaced — Joe Torre's job was spared, but the Yankees have fired their two long-time advance scouts, Wade Taylor and Chuck Cottier. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed the firings but said the decision …
