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Sources: Tony La Russa will return to St. Louis Cardinals in '10 — ST. LOUIS — Tony La Russa is returning to the St. Louis Cardinals as manager on a multiyear contract, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney, but there will be at least one change to his coaching staff.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
McGwire could become next hitting coach — Report comes as La Russa ponders his future in St. Louis — Tony La Russa was expected to return as the Cardinals' skipper, but he could have a new hitting coach in slugger Mark McGwire. — According to ESPN.com's Buster Olney, La Russa has signed a multi-year contract to return.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
TLR Back, McRae Out, Big Mac Appears In — The Cardinals will announce at a Monday morning press conference Tony La Russa's decision to return for a 15th season as manager. Today's run-up, however, features mounting evidence that La Russa's return after a 2-week deliberation will be dwarfed …
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:La Russa says he's close to decision on whether to return …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe tabs Acta to be new manager — Veteran becomes 40th skipper in franchise's history — NEW YORK — The Indians hoped to select and announce their new manager after the World Series. — Manny Acta sped up their timetable. — Acta was the first candidate the Indians brought …
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians select Manny Acta as new manager with 3-year contract … CLEVELAND, Ohio — Manny Acta will be named the 40th manager of the Indians today. — Acta reportedly turned down an offer to become Houston's manager to accept the Indians job, which is for three seasons with a team option for 2013.
Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Acta turns down Astros' offer, accepts Indians job — Less than two weeks since declaring a potential return to the Astros as too good to be true, Manny Acta ended talks with the club after intense flirtations Saturday. Instead, he chose the Cleveland Indians.
Seth Livingstone / USA Today:
Pettitte prefers World Series over postseason resume — NEW YORK — For the second time in the American League Championship Series, Andy Pettitte started with a chance to become the winningest postseason pitcher. It would also give him the most postseason series-clinching wins.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Another Day Off for Yankees and Angels, and It's Not Exactly Welcome
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
MLB ANALYST STEVE PHILLIPS FIRED BY ESPN — THIS IS BREAKING NEWS... UPDATE 1: Sources to The Biz of Baseball indicate that Phillips' agent Steve Lefkowitz has said that Phillips is voluntarily admitting himself to an inpatient treatment facility to address his personal issues.
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Kikuchi Stays Home — Kyodo News and reader Manzino beat me to it, but Yusei Kikuchi is staying in Japan. I'll have more later in the evening. — It's later in the evening, and here's more. — This news doesn't come as a surprise, as even though I had been reserving some skepticism …
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Red Sox' hot stove fired up early — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email the Author — Red Sox fans and their followers have had way too much on their hands this October. — With no American League Championship Series to attend to, the flame of the hot-stove league has been lit unseasonably early.
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Mets Out of Chapman Sweepstakes — Bart Hubbuch, in a post to Twitter, says the Mets will not be pursuing free-agent LHP Cuban Defector Aroldis Chapman, who met with the Mets, among other teams, last week. — Hubbuch says the Mets made this decision after learning about his $40-$60 million price tag.
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Josh Thomson / The Journal News:
Rivera plans pep talk for Hughes — NEW YORK - After a dominant regular season, Phil Hughes has struggled this postseason, breaking the bridge to Mariano Rivera on more than one occasion. — The Yankees continue to show confidence in him, but Hughes' struggles have not gone unnoticed.
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Sliding Into Home
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