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ESPN:
Report: Piniella agrees to manage Cubs — CHICAGO — Lou Piniella apparently will take his fiery brand of managing to "the Windy City." — Chicago radio station ESPN 1000 reported Monday that the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a three-year deal with Piniella.
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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Tuesday is Lou's day: Announcement near — Cubs ready to introduce Piniella as manager — Negotiations between the Cubs and their top managerial candidate advanced so quickly Sunday, the team expects to complete talks today and introduce Lou Piniella as their new manager by Tuesday, according to team and industry sources.
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The Cub Reporter, Brew Crew Ball, Purple Row, Baseball Musings, Lone Star Ball and Pride of the Yankees
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs come to terms with Piniella — Tuesday press conference expected to announce hiring — After finalizing negotiations on Monday, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry is expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday announcing a deal with Lou Piniella to manage the club, MLB.com has learned.
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The Cub Reporter
Fox Sports:
A's fire Macha despite run to ALCS — So apparently winning Oakland's first postseason series since 1990 wasn't enough for Ken Macha to keep his job. — FOXSports.com has learned that the A's have fired Macha. — The A's averaged 92 wins and captured two AL West titles in Macha's four years as manager.
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Baseball Musings
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's fire manager Macha — (10-16) 12:47 PDT — The A's have fired manager Ken Macha, the team announced on Monday afternoon. — Many of the A's players, eliminated Saturday by the Tigers in the American League Championship Series, were at the Coliseum in Oakland on Monday to clean out their lockers.
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Athletics Nation
ESPN:
After quick ALCS exit, A's fire manager Macha — Two days after getting swept out of the ALCS by Detroit, the Oakland A's fired manager Ken Macha, the team announced Monday. — The San Francisco Chronicle, citing team sources, reported earlier Monday that Macha's job was in jeopardy due …
ESPN:
Players snipe over Macha's management style — OAKLAND, Calif. — Less than 48 hours after being eliminated from the American League Championship Series, there seems to be some discontent in the clubhouse of the Oakland A's. — Ken Macha reportedly is in some trouble as manager of the A's …
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ELEPHANTS IN OAKLAND
Contra Costa Times:
More of same is not a bad thing — The A's weren't even an hour into their offseason Saturday night when general manager Billy Beane was cornered outside the locker room for a quick state-of-the-what comes next address. — Barry Zito's hair still hadn't dried from his postgame shower.
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Baseball Musings
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Joe Stiglich / Mercury News:
A's will face familiar task with the roster in off-season
A's will face familiar task with the roster in off-season
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6-4-2
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
El Duque wants to take on the World — ST. LOUIS - Orlando Hernandez predicted he would be ready for the World Series. That is, of course, if the Mets advance. — El Duque threw a 50-pitch bullpen session yesterday, his first activity on a mound since tearing his right-calf muscle …
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
From minor league mess to New York Mets savior: Perez comes up big in Game 4 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Oliver Perez was a perfect mess back in July, struggling in the minor leagues with the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates. — His mechanics were all out of whack, his mind was even more mixed up …
Steve Politi / New Jersey Online:
No matter what Pujols says, he's become a nonfactor
No matter what Pujols says, he's become a nonfactor
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the metropolitans
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Ex-Ranger added to list of managerial candidates — Russell, four others set to begin interview process — The Rangers will begin the interviewing process for their managerial vacancy this week. The pool of candidates has grown to five. — Former Ranger John Russell …
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New York Post:
TRACH STOCK DROPS — STEVE PULLED SELF FROM GAME 3 — Steve Trachsel missed time at the end of the regular season due to personal reasons, so the Mets were already down on him. Now his stock with the team has dropped further. — In his horrible Game 3 start against the Cardinals on Saturday …
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
Shadow From a Miserable Night Still Hangs Over Trachsel
Shadow From a Miserable Night Still Hangs Over Trachsel
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The Feeding the Monster Blog
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Rays tweak 40-man roster — Tampa Bay adds lefty Ridgeway, releases first baseman Witt — ST. PETERSBURG — Left-hander Jeff Ridgeway was added to the Devil Rays' 40-man roster Monday, taking the place of first baseman Kevin Witt, who was released. — Ridgeway, 26, was the Rays' 14th …
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DRays Bay
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Rangers need starting pitching — Beat writer T.R. Sullivan answers Rangers fans' questions — There were many letters this week with the manager's situation being the No. 1 topic on people's minds. Actually there were very few questions about the manager search …
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
MLB.com:
Red Sox appoint John Farrell major league pitching coach — BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox today announced that John Farrell, Director of Player Development for the Cleveland Indians, has been appointed as the team's major league pitching coach. — The announcement was made by Executive …
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 …
Benjamin Hoffman / New York Times:
Beyond the Tumult, Rodriguez Is a Key Contributor — In the wake of the Yankees' failure to win the American League division series against Detroit — topping a six-year streak without a World Series title — no player has felt the fans' ire more than Alex Rodriguez.