Price excited to join Reds  —  Not that the past week was the best time to sight-see in Cincinnati, but for new Reds pitching coach Bryan Price, it was enough to sell him on the job.  —  “I didn't know a great deal about the whole situation there until I got a chance to fly up there and visit …

Don't call it a sellout - because it wasn't  —  NEW YORK - The sellout kerfuffle started at 10:17 p.m. The New York Yankees announced the attendance for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series - 49,688 - but didn't call it a sellout, as is standard practice.  Someone tweeted that it wasn't a sellout.

Rivera: “This is the way we should play.”  —  On a night that harkened back to Octobers past, the Yankees won 4-1.  They took advantage of three errors, scored when they could and rode eight innings from their ace and a ninth from their closer.  —  “I think the whole team played tremendous,” Mariano Rivera said.

Report: Kim Ng interviews for San Diego Padres' GM vacancy  —  SAN DIEGO — Kim Ng interviewed for the San Diego Padres' vacant general manager's job on Saturday, giving her another chance to become the first female GM in major league history.  —  Ng, the Los Angeles Dodgers' assistant general manager …

ALCS Game 2: Angels at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 1.50 ERA)  —  ANGELS  —  WEATHER: Not much better - and probably worse - than yesterday.  It's cold and brisk with rain lingering all over the area.  In other words, perfect baseball weather.  Check out the forecast here.

Strasburg's AFL Debut  —  Stephen Strasburg made his long-awaited and highly-anticipated professional debut here Friday night in an Arizona Fall League contest.  —  The righthander was one of the most highly publicized prospects in baseball history, Strasburg enjoyed a sensational junior …

Perry Hill not returning to Pirates; Searage promoted  —  The Pirates announced this morning that first base coach and infield instructor Perry Hill will not return to the organization next year.  —  “We made an aggressive attempt to bring Perry back, including exercising his option …

New York Yankees fired singer Ronan Tynan hopes for another chance  —  NEW YORK — Irish tenor Ronan Tynan says he's sorry for making an anti-Semitic remark, and hopes for another chance to sing his noted rendition of “God Bless America” at Yankee Stadium.  —  “This is my mea culpa,” …

Technology to play big role at new stadium  —  Jumbotrons, scanners aimed at improving fan experience … MIAMI — At the Marlins' new ballpark, being in your seat isn't the only way to watch all the action.  —  A trip to the concession stand doesn't mean you will miss, say, a home run.

Thome returns to Philly as key LA cog  —  Veteran was dealt to make room for rising star Howard  —  PHILADELPHIA — Jim Thome had played three years of a seven-year contract for the Phillies when they were faced with one of those decisions that set the course of a franchise for years to come.