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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Red Sox bench coach was skipper in Minors for 11 years — HOUSTON — Astros general manager Ed Wade's respect for Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona runs deep, so it wasn't surprising that the club leaned on Francona heavily for advice and wound up tabbing someone from his staff to lead the Astros into the future.
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Mctaggart / Tag's Lines:
Astros hire Mills — Brad Mills, who spent the last six years working under former college roommate and teammate Terry Francona as the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox, will be named Tuesday to be named as the new manager of the Astros. — How does the hiring of Mills play with Astros fans?
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Associated Press:
Houston Astros name Boston Red Sox's Brad Mills skipper — HOUSTON — Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. — The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona's bench coach in Boston.
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Sox to stay internal for bench coach? — NEW YORK — While Sox manager Terry Francona is ecstatic at the news that Brad Mills was named the manager of the Houston Astros today, it is also clear that he will have a void to fill on the Red Sox staff. — Asked if he might turn to an internal candidate …
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TMZ.com:
Jamie McCourt Pulls Divorce Trigger — Frank McCourt — owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers — is heading to divorce court courtesy of his wife Jamie. — TMZ has obtained legal docs in which Jamie McCourt has officially petitioned to end her marriage of 30 years, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
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Houston Mitchell / LA Times Sports Blog:
Highlights from the Jamie McCourt divorce papers — As you probably know by now, Jamie McCourt filed for divorce from Frank McCourt today. The Times has a copy of the divorce papers, and some of the things in it are pretty amazing: — Jamie McCourt says she enjoyed many perks as Dodgers owner …
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Keith Law / ESPN:
Insider Intel: 2009 World Series — Joe Girardi's decision-making could be the ultimate key in the Fall Classic — STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME Become an Insider Today — It's geographically unbalanced, but otherwise, Philadelphia Phillies versus New York Yankees is about as good a World Series matchup …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Phillies to add Myers, drop Cairo for Series
Phillies to add Myers, drop Cairo for Series
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Entering World Series, MLB Sees Ratings Up 15% Compared to Last Year
Entering World Series, MLB Sees Ratings Up 15% Compared to Last Year
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Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Gary Matthews Jr. wants out of Anaheim — While three Angels headed for free agency — Vladimir Guerrero, Bobby Abreu and Chone Figgins — have expressed publicly a desire to return to Anaheim, one player who has two years remaining on his contract has no desire to return to the Angels in 2010.
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Gaudin getting stretched out, start possible — Pitching coach Dave Eiland said the Yankees haven't ruled out the idea of sticking with a three-man rotation in the World Series, a plan that would force all three starters to pitch on short rest. That said, Chad Gaudin is scheduled to throw …
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Wall Street Journal:
Stars and Stats Align for the Yankees — As the World Series gets under way in New York, we asked an astrologer, a statistician, a Las Vegas oddsmaker, a computer, a former major-league manager and a baseball analyst to predict the outcome of the series. The Yankees are favored from Las Vegas to Mars, but not in Philadelphia.
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Pedro gets Game 2 start for Phillies — Old foe will make seventh postseason appearance vs. Yanks — NEW YORK — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel dropped a few big hints the past few days that Pedro Martinez would pitch Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. — He made it official Tuesday morning.
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Globe and Mail:
Robert MacLeod — It was an arduous hunt for sure - more than a year in the making - but Paul Beeston has finally found the best man to head up the Toronto Blue Jays. — Himself. — The 64-year-old confirmed yesterday what many had been anticipating for months - that he has decided …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Hinske, Bruney on Yankees roster; Guzman, Cervelli off — Emphasizing extra pitching and a power bat to pinch-hit, the Yankees will submit a World Series roster that will add Brian Bruney and Eric Hinske and remove Francisco Cervelli and Freddy Guzman, The Post has learned.
New York Post:
Their fans are second rate & so is their city — Gotham trembles; the Frillies are coming to town — Yankee fans have a message for the Phillies and their hometown: This ain't Rocky, and the underdog won't win! — “The Yankees are going to make Philly cream cheese out of them,” …
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
One of the Whiz Kids, Curt Simmons, recalls the last Phils-Yankees World Series - in 1950 — Imagine if Cole Hamels or Cliff Lee couldn't pitch for Philadelphia in the World Series this week because they were summoned for military service. — That's what happened to Curt Simmons nearly 60 years ago …
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