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La Russa on Rogers: 'I don't believe it was dirt' — ST. LOUIS — Tony La Russa kept talking about Kenny Rogers, his words from the interview room booming all around Busch Stadium, courtesy of the PA system. One by one, the Detroit Tigers stopped their workout to listen.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rogers' smudge leaves lots of issues — ST. LOUIS - Revise the script. Rewind to Sunday night, Game 2 of the World Series. — FOX cameras detect a brown splotch on the left hand of Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers in the first inning. And Cardinals manager Tony La Russa goes nuts.
USA Today:
Cards say Rogers used pine tar, scuffed ball — ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals believe not only was Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers doctoring the ball with pine tar Sunday in the World Series, he was scuffing baseballs. — "It was so blatant," Cardinals hitting coach Hal McRae told USA TODAY on Monday.
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
In Perry's Book, a Brown Smudge Is Not a Black Mark — Gaylord Perry, that master of doctoring a baseball who was just as much a master of making batters think he was doctoring it, has no doubt about what Kenny Rogers smeared across the palm of his left hand in the World Series.
Lady Macbeth / Sports Illustrated:Catch him if you can — "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Top Candidate Withdraws — Citing Family, Girardi Won't Seek Nats' Job — Former Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi, considered for weeks the favorite to become the next manager of the Washington Nationals, took his name out of consideration for the job yesterday, saying it was a decision based …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Girardi withdraws from manager search — WASHINGTON — Agent Steve Mandell confirmed a report in the Washington Post that his client, Joe Girardi, is no longer a candidate to become manager of the Nationals. Mandell would not discuss any further on the situation.
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Monday Morning Ten Pack 10/23/06 — 1B Mike Carp, North Shore Honu (Hawaii Winter League, Mets) — Carp had a very good year in the High-A Florida State League, batting .287/.379/.450 for St. Lucie. Not eye-popping numbers, but after considering the league, scout appreciation for his size …
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:Four Mets undergo successful surgeries
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Boston Globe:
Francona's trip to Japan is off — Manager hospitalized with a foot infection — ST. LOUIS — The Red Sox sent out word last night that Terry Francona, who last week had agreed to replace Ken Macha as manager of a team of major leaguers going to Japan next month for a series of exhibitions, has withdrawn.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
World Series ratings hit record low for opener, rebound for Game 2 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Television ratings for the World Series hit a record low for the opener, then rebounded for Game 2. — The St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night received …
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Sports Illustrated:
Tuning out — Fans to pay price for declining postseason ratings — Just as baseball's top brass continues to agonize over what to do about its shrinking TV audience, core fans have every reason to wonder how sagging ratings will affect the way their sport is broadcast.
Sports Illustrated:
Rogers better at Comerica, but is the success legit? — DETROIT — The conspiracy theory is as follows. Kenny Rogers is scuffing his pitches. But he only bothers to do so when he pitches at Comerica Park. That's why Jim Leyland has engineered his rotation throughout the postseason to ensure that Rogers pitches at home.
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MLB.com:
Cubs name Alan Trammell bench coach — The Chicago Cubs today announced that six-time American League All-Star shortstop Alan Trammell has agreed to a two-year deal to be the Cubs bench coach and infield instructor. — Trammell, 48, spent his 20-year Major League career with the Detroit Tigers …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Don't bet on Glavine's return — While there is a chance Tom Glavine could return to the Braves in 2007, the veteran pitcher probably would have to accept a significantly smaller salary than he'd get if he stays with the Mets. And that seems unlikely. — Glavine, who has 290 wins …
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ESPN:
Philies sign lefty Moyer, 43, to two-year extension — Jamie Moyer will be 44 when the 2007 season starts, but the Phillies are banking that he has two more strong seasons remaining in his left arm. — Philadelphia signed Moyer to a two-year, $10.5 million extension Monday.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Randolph Is Excited About the Progress the Mets Made — Healing has come in small doses for Willie Randolph. A shopping jaunt with his wife, Gretchen. An excursion to some farms in northern New Jersey. A day of watching football. — And the bottom of the fourth inning of Game 2 of the World Series.
Paul Lukas / ESPN:
The cap that killed the Cardinals? — Pine tar, gum, shoe polish, "a big clump of dirt" — whatever Kenny Rogers had out there Sunday night, Uni Watch thinks everyone's looking for it in the wrong place. Instead of poring over still shots of Rogers' hand, take a look at his cap.
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Giants get their chance to interview Mets' Acta — TEXAS, WASHINGTON ALSO AMONG STOPS — Manny Acta's world tour stopped Monday in San Francisco, where he spent several hours with Giants officials discussing the club's managerial vacancy. — Acta interviewed with Giants General Manager Brian Sabean …
Joseph Goldstein / New York Sun:
What's in a Name? For James Bell, It's A Baseball Lawsuit — Ballplayer James "Cool Papa" Bell received his nickname early in his career in the Negro League and carried it until his death in 1991. To this day streets in Mississippi, the state of his birth, and Missouri, the state of his death, bear the Hall of Famer's moniker.
