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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres still covet mercurial pitcher Perez — ST. LOUIS - The Padres will be watching the National League Championship Series tonight with extra interest. One of their own will start for the Mets - left-hander Oliver Perez, who was a gangly, bespectacled 17-year-old when the Padres signed him out of Mexico in 1999.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals take 2-1 lead over Mets in NLCS — What does it mean when lightning strikes both sides of Spruce Street within the same block and the same 13 months? — What does it mean when a 97-win team glances up from its sixth postseason game to discover its bullpen has worked more than its starting rotation?
NY Daily News:
Mets need place to run and hide — Bumbling at Busch, and now feeling pressure — ST. LOUIS - The minutes were ticking by long after the game had ended, and there wasn't a Met to be found in the visitors' clubhouse. Twenty minutes, 30 minutes, and the only player answering …
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Trachsel Does Little but Place the Mets in a Big Pitching Bind
Trachsel Does Little but Place the Mets in a Big Pitching Bind
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Dallas Morning News:
Tigers GM draws up championship blueprint — DETROIT - Here is the best possible news for the Rangers to come from the baseball playoffs: — In Jon Daniels, maybe, just maybe, they have the next David Dombrowski. They both went to Cornell. They both were once the youngest general managers in the game.
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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Lou 'refreshed,' ready to return — Piniella says time off from managing has changed his perspective — but his only goal still is to win, and it appears he'll try with Cubs — DETROIT — Barring a snag in contract talks that are expected to begin Monday, Lou Piniella will become the next manager of the Cubs.
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Fox Fires Baseball Analyst Over Ethnic Comments — Steve Lyons, the No. 2 Fox Sports baseball analyst, was fired Friday night for offensive comments he made earlier in the day during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Detroit. — He was replaced by Jose Mota …
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NY Daily News:
Pujols pulls no punches — Bat, mouth are trouble — Albert Pujols had an at-bat to remember last night, one that showcased all of his ability as the game's most dangerous hitter. In the seventh inning he fouled off six pitches from Guillermo Mota during an 11-pitch at-bat that ended …
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Tim Brown / Los Angeles Times:
La Russa Supports Cooling-Off Period — ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols' decision to slight Tom Glavine's pitching performance in Game 1 had legs for another day, with Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa advocating a 24-hour cooling-off period for athletes before they address the media and threatening …
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Denver Post:
Rockies look at five for hitting instructor, eye Mets' Alomar as coach — Detroit - For the Rockies to contend next season, they must ramp up their offense. They have moved closer to deciding who will be behind the steering wheel, interviewing Ron Jackson, Jose Morales …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
With whom will Barry bond? — Prospects for 2007 may be problematic — Played a name-association game with a National League scout last week. — ``Barry Bonds. Answer: ``Advil. That's where you start. Any team thinking about signing Bonds for what should be the historic season …
NY Daily News:
White Sox still eyeing Rodriguez — Now that Joe Torre has come full circle with George Steinbrenner - facing the same "show me what you're made of" edict in the potential final year of his Yankee managerial tenure as he did in his first - his main mission must be to re-establish the …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Hillman again a Rangers candidate — Fighters manager will worry about Texas after Japan Series — Trey Hillman is trying to keep his priorities straight. It's been a difficult task lately because of what's happening with the team that he has followed since 1972.
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NY Daily News:
Gonzo journalism — Fox drops ball with Luis in booth — Fox's Jeanne Zelasko and Kevin Kennedy got all self-righteous a couple of weeks ago while attacking the veracity of a Los Angeles Times report that revealed names said to appear on the affadavit from the federal investigation of Jason Grimsley and his alleged HGH distribution.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
NY Daily News:
It's all about the arms — Even as the postseason goes on without the Yankees, here and in St. Louis and so splendidly in Detroit early yesterday evening, here is a daring prediction for next season: — The Yankees win the American League East again. — Yankee fans are hoping for more …
T.J. Quinn / NY Daily News:
How to fix Yanks — So the conclusion was reached that whatever ails the Yankees, Joe Torre isn't the problem. At least not so much of a problem that another manager is the solution. — It will be Torre's charge to confer with Brian Cashman and the rest of the brain trust to find …