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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Theo Epstein on brink of joining Cubs — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — Two baseball sources have confirmed that Theo Epstein is on the cusp of leaving his job as general manager of the Red Sox [team stats] to accept a position with the Chicago Cubs that is believed …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Epstein not out the door — yet — Major league sources said tonight that no deal is in place for Theo Epstein to join the Chicago Cubs in an upper management capacity. But a resolution is expected in the coming days. — Epstein is weighing the decision and is not necessarily a lock to leave the Red Sox after nine seasons.
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk, The LoHud Yankees Blog and joy of sox
Sean McAdam / Comcast SportsNet:
Epstein close to leaving Sox, heading to Cubs — According to a high-ranking baseball official, Theo Epstein is on the verge of leaving the Red Sox after 10 seasons to head up the Chicago Cubs front office. — “It's close, but it's not done yet,” said the official who has knowledge of the situation.
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SOX & Dawgs and NESN.com
Espn.Com / MLB:
Sources: Epstein on verge of position with Cubs … Theo Epstein, the general manager of the Boston Red Sox for two championship teams in the last eight seasons, could be on his way to the Chicago Cubs in the next day or two if the Red Sox and Chicago can conclude negotiations, two sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
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ESPN and MLB Rumors
Sports Illustrated:
Tigers head home in 0-2 ALCS hole — After winning the first two games of the AL championship series, the Texas Rangers head to Detroit with the right man on the mound to help pad their advantage. — Colby Lewis looks to remain undefeated for his career in the postseason as he tries to help …
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Lone Star Ball, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
V-Mart continues despite intercostal strain — Tigers DH expects to play in Game 4 on Wednesday — DETROIT — Some time after belting out a peerless national anthem, Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Motown, must have dedicated one of her signature songs to Victor Martinez.
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baseballmusings.com
Noah Trister / Associated Press:
Fister, Martinez help Tigers pull to 2-1 in ALCS — DETROIT—Victor Martinez slowed his home run trot to barely a jog, stepping gingerly around the bases after hurting himself with a big swing. — The banged-up Detroit Tigers are teetering but still standing, thanks to Martinez …
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Lookout Landing
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Rangers' Napoli at DH for break from catching
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Bats and Yahoo! Sports
Jim Caple / ESPN:
Rangers win a classic with walk-off slam
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ESPN, MLB, Hardball Times, Lone Star Ball and MLB.com
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Williams considered Konerko for Sox manager — While team captain wasn't interviewed, he was in candidate mix — CHICAGO — Picture this scenario at the first full-squad White Sox workout of Spring Training at Camelback Ranch next February. — Paul Konerko takes his physical and then joins …
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South Side Sox
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Williams briefly considered Konerko as player-manager
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Baseball Nation, HardballTalk and Deadspin
Philly.com:
Phillies GM wants smarter, more productive at-bats — ON THE WHOLE, he'd have rather been in Milwaukee. — Which is where Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. - Philly born, Philly bred - would have been yesterday if his team had advanced to the National League Championship Series instead …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees' killer instinct appears to have vanished — NEW YORK - Joe Girardi spent a lot of time Tuesday talking about how much “luck” goes into winning a championship. It's a popular anesthesia, meant to keep fans from feeling bitter about early round losses in the playoffs.
Richard Deitsch / Sports Illustrated:
Terry Francona shines for Fox … Terry Francona woke up on Tuesday morning to something rare in baseball broadcasting circles: Glowing reviews from critics and viewers. TERRY FRANCONA HAS STAR TV POTENTIAL, proclaimed Newsday. Suggested New York Times sports media reporter Richard Sandomir …
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Detroit Free Press, Bless You Boys, St. Petersburg Times and Deadspin
ESPN:
Sources: Orioles set GM candidates — The Orioles have assembled a list of six baseball executives as candidates to succeed Andy MacPhail as the team's next general manager, sources told ESPN The Magazine senior baseball writer Buster Olney. — The candidates include current San Diego Padres vice president …
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MLB Rumors
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Giants:
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey passes a big milestone in his recovery from his serious leg injuries — Good news from Scottsdale, Ariz., if you're a fan of the Giants and Buster Posey. — Dave Groeschner, the Giants' head athletic trainer, just told me that Posey …
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MLB Daily Dish
Mark Hale / New York Post:
Sabathia will ‘wait and see what happens’ with Yankees contract — Love might not conquer business for CC Sabathia. — The Yankees ace — a possible free agent — reiterated yesterday he loves being in New York. But though Sabathia admitted it would be hard to leave, he said that won't necessarily carry his decision.
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NESN.com and Sliding Into Home
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
No talks yet for Cashman, Yankees
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River Avenue Blues, MLB Rumors and It's About The Money
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Backman may go to Nationals — Mets on Twitter — Wally Backman, a candidate for the Mets' managerial opening last offseason, could soon leave the organization, according to a team source. — The fiery Backman, 52, is considering the possibility of joining Davey Johnson's coaching staff …
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MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com, HardballTalk and ESPN
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
MLB.com: Backman will not join Nationals
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Mets Merized Online
