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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Weaver back where it began … DETROIT // It has not exactly been a warm homecoming for St. Louis Cardinals starter Jeff Weaver in his return to the city where he began his big league career. — At least there are no good vibes for Weaver emanating from Detroit closer Todd Jones, Weaver's former Tigers teammate from 1999 to 2001.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes Rules: Mowdown in Motown — DETROIT — Until Saturday night at Comerica Park, Anthony Reyes was mostly known as Mark Prior's college teammate, the Cardinals' rookie fifth starter, the guy with the flat hat who might turn into a pumpkin after the sixth inning.
MO Boiler / The Birdwatch:
DETROIT SHOCK — No, this post does not refer to the WNBA. — Anthony Reyes, you done good... real good. Reyes' start tonight was reminiscent of his best outings of the year: pounding the strike zone with fastballs, working quickly, giving up a ton of fly balls (3 GO, 17(!) FO), but few runs.
Tim Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Jones: 'No love lost here' for Weaver — DETROIT — Jeff Weaver returns to Detroit, where he pitched most of four seasons before being traded to the New York Yankees, then the Dodgers, and, well, it goes on from there. — In need of pitching, the St. Louis Cardinals gave up a marginal prospect to get him from the Angels.
Mercury News:
Tigers' Jones bashes ex-teammate — Detroit closer Todd Jones didn't roll out the red carpet for former Tigers teammate Jeff Weaver, who will start Game 2 of the World Series for St. Louis. — ``I'm not a big advocate of his and I wasn't a big advocate of his when he was here …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
So much for being a juggernaut … DETROIT — One bad game won't make World Series tickets readily available in this city, or prompt Tigers fans to ask for refunds on their Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco jerseys, or alter the mood to the extent that Anita Baker can expect to be booed …
Sports Illustrated:
Rust belt blues — Extra rest fails to help Tigers; Magglio's big mistake — The Tigers came into tonight's game with a full six days of inactivity against the Cardinals' one. That five-day differential is the largest ever in a World Series. But three teams had four more off-days …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes' start tonight will be part of a first
Reyes' start tonight will be part of a first
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Wallace Matthews — Chance may never be this good again — With all due respect to Omar Minaya, the only sure thing they are building in Flushing is a new stadium. — It will be a beauty, too, with plenty of luxury boxes, 10,000 fewer cheap seats that just get in the way of the rich and privileged …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Four play — What Mets must do to get World serious — Omar Minaya appreciated the performance of the 2006 Mets, but only to a point. — "For me, a successful season is winning the World Series," the GM said. "Anything that's not winning the World Series, for me, is not what I consider a successful season.
John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
'Hurt' by players' comments, Macha tells his side of story — (10-22) 04:00 PDT Detroit — Former A's manager Ken Macha, saying critical comments by some of his players "really hurt," gave his side of the story for the first time since his Monday firing. — "The reason I was fired," …
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Acta 'optimistic' after interviewing for Rangers' job … NEW YORK — New York Mets third-base coach Manny Acta was impressed with the management of the Texas Rangers and left his Friday interview with the team optimistic about his chances of becoming the next Hispanic manager in the major leagues.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
In Detroit, 1968 season forever special — DETROIT — Autumn, 1968. Too many things happening at once. It scrambled your brain. — The Summer Olympics were in October because they were held in Mexico City, and America reeled when a couple of our black sprinters raised gloved fists on the victory podium.
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Postseason Insider, Oct. 21 — DETROIT - For once, common sense has prevailed in baseball's labor negotiations. — An agreement on a new deal is expected to be finalized before the end of the World Series, two months before the current deal expires. It will be the first time ever …
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NY Daily News:
Piniella aims for Trammell — DETROIT - Former Tigers great Alan Trammell, whose unfortunate post-playing career legacy is that AL record 119-loss season as Detroit manager in 2003, will make his first appearance at Comerica Park tonight since being fired at the end of the '05 season …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Won't get ring but will get raise — Randolph can expect an extension that gives him at least $1M a year — The most notable absence from Friday's locker cleanout at Shea Stadium was manager Willie Randolph, but for him, there really was no rush. Unlike his players …
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Oh Yeah, There's a Ballgame, Too — The Chop House, one of several restaurants and other attractions at Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves. These kinds of amenities are becoming important revenue producers at many stadiums. — Atlanta — DINERS in the members-only 755 Club …