Sox are specialists on October comebacks  —  Club knows what to do when it comes to elimination games  —  BOSTON — As uncomfortable a situation as it is, the Red Sox of recent Octobers have been there numerous times before and somehow crawled out of the hole.

Game 3 of Rox-Phils NLDS postponed  —  Tilt moved to Sunday due to snow, record-low temperatures  —  DENVER — Rocktober became a winter wonderland overnight, so Major League Baseball announced Saturday that Game 3 of the National League Division Series has been postponed.

Could Matsui and Mets be a match?  —  Could there be a Godzilla sighting in Flushing next year?  —  With Hideki Matsui telling friends he'd like to remain in New York above all else, as well as return to leftfield, it would be logical for the free agent to appear on the Mets' radar this offseason.

Past echoes mix with new cheers  —  AS IT turns out, Sinatra sounds just as sweet in the new place.  The walls rattle and shake with the same fevered fervor, and the new foundation can be battered to its core, and the air can be filled with grandiose glee that thunders down all the way from the upper deck.

Rogers' MLB whispers: Is Dusty Baker's job safe in Cincinnati?  —  (Paul J. Bereswill, Associated Press / July 12, 2009)  —  Dusty Baker may not be as safe in Cincinnati as the Reds' strong finish would suggest.  Owner Bob Castellini reportedly has his eye on the Cardinals tandem …

Twins Way might be path for Anthopoulos to consider  —  NEW YORK — As they grope for answers, preparing for an uncertain future, the Blue Jays know they never will be like the Yankees.  They might entertain thoughts of one day catching them in a vulnerable moment and beating them.  —  But, be like them?

Playoff odds are with the frequent players  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - A day before he watched the team he assembled open the playoffs, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein stood in the visitors' dugout.  His work was done.  All he could do was watch, as he put it, “the fates unwind.”

Hawpe might be odd man out  —  Saturday Morning Posts: Quick hits from the sports world  —  The Saturday morning notes.  Over a billion served. . . .  Memo to Matt Holliday: incoming! . . .  Memo to Brad Hawpe: outgoing? . . .  Now, more than ever, you have to wonder about Hawpe's future in purple pinstripes.

Another call for instant replay  —  NEW YORK - The human element.  That's the best argument purists muster against widespread instant replay in Major League Baseball.  Let's see how that works: Umpires make mistakes because they're human, and ... that makes it OK!