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.

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.

Phillies add Howe, Lopes and Williams to coaching staff  —  Former Major League managers Art Howe, Davey Lopes and Jimy Williams were added to the Phillies coaching staff, Manager Charlie Manuel announced today.  All three signed one-year contracts.  —  "We've added three guys with a tremendous amount of experience," said Manuel.

Game 5 of NLCS postponed; Mets, Cardinals to play Tuesday night  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — So much for all the scrutiny about pitching on short rest.  —  Daylong rain caused Game 5 of the NL championship series between New York and St. Louis to be postponed Monday night, meaning Mets lefty Tom Glavine …

Uribe denies role in shooting  —  After spending a good part of the second half of the 2006 season in manager Ozzie Guillen's roomy doghouse, Juan Uribe was expected to use this offseason to regain some stature in the organization.  —  But that seemed to be in jeopardy Sunday when a newspaper …

Hamstring injury slowing down Pujols  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) - If it appears that Albert Pujols jogs to first base on occasion, there's a good reason.  —  The St. Louis Cardinals' star has been nursing a right hamstring injury for several weeks and is under orders to run under control.

St. Claire back for 2007 season  —  Nationals decide to retain pitching coach for another year  —  ST. LOUIS — The Nationals have decided to retain Randy St. Claire as their pitching coach for the 2007 season.  The news comes almost a month after the club told Frank Robinson that he would not be back as manager.

Mailbag: Is Harang Cy Young bound?  —  Beat reporter Mark Sheldon answers Reds fans' questions  —  What do you think Aaron Harang's chances are at winning the National League Cy Young Award, especially considering his team ended the season in a slump and under .500?

Boston hires Indians' Farrell as pitching coach  —  BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox hired John Farrell as their pitching coach Monday after the staff finished with the fifth worst ERA in the majors last season.  —  The 44-year-old Farrell spent the past five seasons as Cleveland's director of player development.

Rain Lets Glavine's Role as Ace Soak In  —  Tom Glavine woke up Monday morning to see rain pelting the windows of his hotel room.  He knew.  Another 24 hours before he would throw a meaningful pitch, another 24 hours of putting his mind through spin cycle.

MLB Properties, Reebok to offer fans customized footwear  —  New Reebok platform marks first time licensed, customized shoes sold online  —  Major League Baseball Properties is joining with licensee Reebok International, the MLB Authentic Collection official supplier of footwear …

Indians and STO announce TV and radio broadcast booth realignment  —  Rick Manning and Matt Underwood to partner in STO booth for 138 games; WKYC to broadcast 20 games featuring Manning and Jim Donovan; "Voice of the Indians" Tom Hamilton and Mike Hegan to call 182 games on Indians Radio Network