MACKANIN, SVEUM TO BE INTERVIEWED THIS WEEK  —  According to a major league source, the Red Sox will interview Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin and Milwaukee hitting coach Dale Sveum for the Sox' managerial opening early this week.  The two represent the first candidates to be interviewed for the position.

Official free agency list  —  Here is the official free-agency list supplied by the union ...  Atlanta Braves  —  Gonzalez, Alex  —  Linebrink, Scott  —  Nate McLouth  —  Nate McLouth  —  #13 CF  —  Atlanta Braves  —  2011 STATS  — GM81  — HR4  — RBI16  — R35

Report: Giants' Javier Lopez to re-sign  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Left-handed reliever Javier Lopez has agreed to an $8.5 million, two-year contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday.  —  Lopez

What you need to know about today's Cardinals parade  —  The parade to honor the Cardinals starts at 4 p.m. Sunday at 18th and Market streets downtown, after the Rams game.  It heads east on Market, turns south on Seventh Street and ends at Busch Stadium.  —  THE FORECAST

Rangers begin a new World Series dream  —  AM ET

Angels appear to give new GM a power boost  —  ANAHEIM - Jerry Dipoto took over as the Angels' new general manager Saturday, armed with some resources his predecessor Tony Reagins never had - a big-league playing career in his past and a five-year commitment from Angels owner Arte Moreno.

Ortiz in position to field offers as a first baseman?  —  David Ortiz has told friends that he'd like a three-year deal from the Red Sox to be their designated hitter.  —  The chances of the Sox committing to a 36-year-old player for that long appear slim, though a compromise of two years isn't out of the realm of possibility.

In Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals World Series, it's a field of screams  —  Mistake-field series epitomizes game's thin talent base  —  The hard truth for baseball is this just-completed World Series - which so many in the media have been eager to call a “classic” …

Joe Nathan to consider Mets in free agency  —  On a day when Joe Nathan affirmed his connection to Stony Brook University at the dedication ceremony for the $1.3 million baseball field that bears his name, the Twins' closer said the Mets “are going to be on my radar” when the free-agent market opens to all teams Thursday.

Yankees' expanded scouting is a key resource during offseason  —  NEW YORK — Upon joining the Yankees' scouting department, Billy Eppler gravitated toward lifelong baseball men, eager to learn from former general manager Gene Michael and longtime scout Bill Livesey.

Predicting next 25 World Series champs  —  But in this world of instant gratification, that's already old news.  So in a nod to our short attention spans, Page 2 looks forward by predicting the next 25 World Series champions:  —  2012: Philadelphia Phillies  —  Phillies def.  New York Yankees, 4-2