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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Tigers' Jones stirs pot with Weaver jab — DETROIT — When it comes to rivalries, the St. Louis Cardinals have the Cubs, and you could make a strong case for the Detroit Tigers having the White Sox. — But the Cardinals and Tigers being rivals? You would have to go all the way back to 1968 for that.
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Viva El Birdos
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards Notebook: All-Star irritation — All-Star irritation — Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty said he dislikes the fact that the outcome of the All-Star Game determines home field advantage in the World Series. Twice his team has had to travel for the first game of the series …
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 …
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.
Black Voices:
Cards Blogger Dan: Reyes the Titanic — Normally I stick to game recaps, but it's the World Series — gotta pull out all the stops, right? I'll be adding to this post on an irregular basis throughout the game, hopefully to count up Anthony Reyes's strikeouts and otherwise celebrate what would be a huge win today.
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ESPN:
Players, owners agree to tentative 5-year labor deal — DETROIT — Baseball players and owners have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. — The deal, struck during bargaining in New York …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Shortchanged by 'Moneyball' — DETROIT — You could see clearly that Ken Macha and Billy Beane were not going to coexist indefinitely, whether the Oakland A's were World Series champions or not. There was a clash of philosophies — the traditional manager vs. the general manager and his pioneering "Moneyball" theory.
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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," …
Carl Steward / Mercury News:
Macha dismayed by media portrayal of his character — HE SAYS PLAYER COMPLAINTS NOT BEHIND FIRING — When Ken Macha was fired as A's manager Monday, he didn't anticipate how hard the door was going to slam him on his way out. — When he returned to his Pittsburgh home …
Associated Press:
Actor de la Rosa, Pedro's tiny good luck charm, dies — SANTO DOMINGO — Nelson de la Rosa, the world's shortest actor and a ubiquitous good-luck charm for the Boston Red Sox during their victorious 2004 World Series run, died at a New York hospital on Sunday, his agent said.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Center field, bullpen are main targets — With the general managers' meetings three weeks away, the Marlins are setting their sights on plugging the most significant holes in their roster: center field and the bullpen. — Baseball sources said the Marlins particularly are interested …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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 …
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.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Tim Panaccio / Philly.com:
Flyers fire Hitchcock; Clarke resigns — A historic era of Flyers hockey ended today with the resignation of general manager Bob Clarke along with the firing of coach Ken Hitchcock. — John Stevens, who coached the Phantoms to the Calder Cup championship two seasons ago, is taking over the Flyers' coaching duties.
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Balls, Sticks, & Stuff
Melissa Isaacson / Chicago Tribune:
Lou's sweet home in Tampa — Family, friends back in Tampa have been with Piniella every step of the way — TAMPA — You are a reflection of the company you choose to keep. Isn't that what your parents always told you? Only Lou Piniella never really chose. He just got lucky.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
HOMEMLBNEWS STORYMets' Acta interviews with Rangers — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Hours after the Mets lost in Game 7 of the NL championship series, New York third-base coach Manny Acta became the third person interviewed for the Texas Rangers' managerial vacancy. — Acta flew to Texas and interviewed Friday.
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:Acta 'optimistic' after interviewing for Rangers' job
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Tales Of A Transplanted …
