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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.
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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Fox News:
Woman Accused of Offering Sex for World Series Tickets on Craigslist — A Philadelphia woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly posted an ad on Craigslist offering to perform sex acts in exchange for World Series tickets, MyFoxPhilly reported. — Susan Finkelstein, 43 …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:Entering World Series, MLB Sees Ratings Up 15% Compared to Last Year
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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.
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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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Gary Matthews Jr. Wants Out — When the Angels handed Gary Matthews Jr. a five-year, $50MM contract prior to the 2007 season, the team figured it was getting an elite centerfielder that played Gold Glove defense and hit .300+ like he did in his final season in Texas.
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.
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 …
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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Doug Glanville / New York Times:
My World Series Ghost — For years, I have waited for this moment: the Phillies and the Yankees going toe-to-toe in the World Series. Of course, I would have loved to actually still be wearing the uniform, but this is the next best thing. — I grew up a Phillies fan …
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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