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Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
Brad Mills and Tim Bogar will interview with the Astros — BOSTON — Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills said he's excited for the opportunity to interview for the Houston Astros' managerial opening, but doesn't yet know when that will be. — It was announced on Monday afternoon in a press conference …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Epstein looks ahead to the winter — Had the Red Sox won yesterday, Fenway Park would be brimming with activity right now with batting practice about to begin before Game 4 of the ALDS. Instead the stands are empty, the mound and plate are covered and all is quiet save a few writers …
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros line up familiar names for manager — Garner, Melvin, Yost among 10 candidates set for interviews — HOUSTON — Former Astros manager Phil Garner, former Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin and former Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost are among 10 candidates scheduled to interview …
John Maffei / North County Times:
PADRES: Ready will interview to be Astros' manager — Padres hitting coach Randy Ready is one of 10 candidates to be the Houston Astros' next manager. — The Astros asked for, and were granted, permission to talk to Ready. He'll interview with Astros officials on Thursday.
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
NY Yankees' GM Brian Cashman says this is one of the Yankees' ‘better teams’ … MINNEAPOLIS — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman leaned against a wall in the visitor's clubhouse at the Metrodome on Sunday night, seemingly oblivious to the celebration dying down around him.
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Sliding Into Home
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
NY Yankees set up CC Sabathia for Game 1 start in ALCS … MINNEAPOLIS — Even before the Yankees beat the Twins to complete a sweep in the American League Division Series, manager Joe Girardi talked about some extra motivation to close the series out. — The Angels, who completed a sweep …
Seth Livingstone / USA Today:
Rockies' Ubaldo, Phillies' Lee in pitching duel in Game 4 — DENVER — Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has the pitcher he wants going in tonight's Game 4 of the National League Division Series. — But Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy isn't cringing about the matchup that pits …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Lidge turns back the clock in Game 3 — Phillies closer, after awful regular season, goes into postseason mode and gets save … DENVER — He came trotting out of the bullpen at 2:02 a.m. ET, or Philadelphia Daylight Nail Chewing Time. — A year ago, this was his time. His place. His mountaintop.
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Associated Press:
Jim Tracy: Chase Utley's disputed hit not why Colorado Rockies lost — DENVER — Shane Victorino joked about Chase Utley's single off his right knee that put the Philadelphia Phillies on the cusp of advancing to the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Transactions — The offseason is officially upon us. The first wave of minor league free agents make their way to the open market as their contracts expire. The list includes a pair of No. 1 overall draft picks in Kris Benson ('96) and Bryan Bullington ('02).
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Minor League Free Agents — Baseball America's Matt Eddy has a list of “the first wave of minor league free agents.” See anyone you like? — RHP Greg Aquino — RHP Josh Banks — 3B Brian Barden — C Edwin Bellorin — RHP Kris Benson — 1B Wilson Betemit — LHP Travis Blackley
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Al's Ramblings
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
There's certainly a lot to love about the Angels; more notes (cont.) — Abreu thriving in Southern Cal, a good spot for him — Abreu was shocked at his lack of market last offseason, but he should do better this time, especially with Scioscia calling him the team MVP (he would have been the ALDS MVP …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Notebook: St. Louis Cardinals will start discussing future today
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Circling The Bases
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers' pitching core guarantees future — With top-flight rotation trio, Detroit will be back in 2010 — DETROIT — The Tigers have some decisions to make after a division lead they held or shared since May 10 slipped through their grasp on the 163rd game of the season.
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MLB Rumors
Aaron Fentress / MLB & the Seattle Mariners:
Local MLB legend, pitcher Larry Jansen passes away at 89 in his hometown of Verboort — Former major league baseball star Larry Jansen, the winning pitcher in one of the sport's most famous games, died in his sleep early Saturday morning in the home he built in 1951 in his hometown of Verboort.
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Will Jonathan Papelbon be wearing a Red Sox uniform in 2010? — sat silently in front of his locker after Sunday's season-ending blown save to the Angels, but the usually chatty closer was causing a lot of discussion around the baseball world. — And not just talk of the …
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