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Chicago Sun Times:
Hendry: 'Lou is the perfect guy' — Piniella, Cubs agree on three-year deal worth $10M-$12M — After two weeks of pink slips and resignation letters littering the landscape at Wrigley Field, the last-place Cubs are relieved to finally be announcing some good news today …
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Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN:
Source: Piniella expects Cubs to go hard after A-Rod … CHICAGO — Lou Piniella, who will be formally introduced as the new Chicago Cubs manager Tuesday afternoon, wants to acquire embattled — and possibly available — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cards seem to have edge in best-of-three affair — ST. LOUIS - The postseason hardly is proceeding according to form, but if the pitching matchups mean anything, the Cardinals hold a clear edge now that the National League Championship Series boils down to a best-of-three.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rain, Plot Thicken: Pujols, Rolen are story of day — A daylong rain postponed Monday's Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, allowing Cardinals starting pitcher Jeff Weaver and New York Mets 40-something lefthander Tom Glavine to return tonight on regular rather than short rest.
Associated Press:
Uribe questioned, released; remains suspect — SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe was questioned and released Tuesday but remains a suspect in the shooting of two men in the Dominican Republic. — Uribe spent more than two hours at the San Cristobal courthouse …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Arrest warrant issued for Sox's Uribe — Lawyer says shortstop wasn't at place where shooting happened — An arrest warrant was issued Monday for White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe in connection with a shooting Friday night that wounded two men in the Dominican Republic.
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Associated Press:
Rangers to interview A's Washington — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oakland Athletics third base coach Ron Washington will be the first of at least five candidates interviewed for the Texas Rangers' managerial vacancy. — Washington, a coach with the A's the past 11 seasons, will interview Tuesday.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bochy to interview for San Francisco job — With Padres' OK, manager to talk with GM Sabean today or tomorrow — ST. LOUIS - For the second consecutive autumn, an upper-level member of the Padres' management team will interview with a National League West rival less than six weeks after San Diego won the West.
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Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Giants will talk to Black about job — PITCHING COACH HAS HISTORY WITH TEAM; TRAINER CONTE QUITS — The Giants are moving to the next phase in their search for a manager, and Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Bud Black will be part of the process. — Giants General Manager Brian Sabean called …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
A Game 1 could go to Duque — ST. LOUIS — If the Mets do advance to the World Series, Orlando Hernandez seems likely to be their starting pitcher for Game 1 Saturday in Detroit. — Before last night's rainout, the logical choice would have been Tom Glavine.
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Larry Stewart / Los Angeles Times:
Lyons to Keep Part-Time Dodgers Job — Steve Lyons, fired by Fox for on-air comments the network deemed inappropriate, will keep his job as a part-time television commentator for the Dodgers. — The team, in a statement issued Monday, said Lyons would undergo diversity training and that he was given probationary guidelines.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Sox land pitching coach — Farrell leaves Indians to guide staff — John Farrell, the 44-year-old credited with much of the success for the talented young arms in the Cleveland Indians organization, will get a chance to do the same for the Red Sox. Farrell was named the team's pitching coach yesterday.
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Marcos Bretón / Sacramento Bee:
Marcos Bretón: Manager's job is overrated — Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C1 — Ken Macha took the A's further than any Oakland manager in 14 years — to the American League Championship Series — and got fired anyway Monday. — But who really cares?
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ESPN:
TBS to broadcast division series, LCS games … NEW YORK — More of playoff baseball is headed to cable. — Major League Baseball announced an agreement with Turner Sports on Tuesday that gives the network exclusive rights to a league championship series.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Where Did the Mets Come From? — Since playing in the World Series six years ago, the New York Mets have been a perennial disappointment, going 377-431 over the next five years and not returning to the postseason until this season, as a combination of homegrown stars and bigmoney free agents cruised to the National League East title.
MLB.com:
Protrade: Is there a carryover? — September success does not mean October victories … This is one of the oldest and most reliable adages in sports. But is it really true? — The baseball-writing establishment certainly thinks so. Google the phrase "St. Louis Cardinals 2006 collapse" …
Associated Press:
Howe, Lopes, Jimy Williams fill out Phils' coaching staff — PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies put together an all-star coaching staff to assist oft-criticized manager Charlie Manuel. — Former major league managers Art Howe, Davey Lopes and Jimy Williams each signed …
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Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Yankees pitcher Lidle mourned at service — COVINA, Calif. —Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was remembered as "a loving husband and an awesome father" Tuesday at a memorial attended by family, friends and teammates of the avid yet inexperienced pilot who was killed during an aerial tour of New York City.
Greg / Faith and Fear in Flushing:
The Best Fans In Baseball — Watching the middle of this Championship Series has been slightly odder for me than it would be if it were taking place anywhere else in the National League. The ridiculously retentive reader will recall that my midsummer jaunt in 2006 was to the very same Busch Stadium we focus on now.
Neil Best / Newsday:
So far, SNY's on-site show a hit — The Mets' victory Sunday ensured that the playoff circus will be back in town tomorrow, and that its most unusual sideshow will return to Gate A outside Shea Stadium. — Clearly, SNY's pre- and postgame shows have gotten an energy jolt from Gary Cohen …