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12:25 PM ET, October 1, 2007

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 Top News: 
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Beinfest: All options worthy of discussion  —  NEW YORK — Miguel Cabrera said Sunday he doesn't expect the Marlins to trade him this winter.  But will the third baseman be moved to first base next year?  Will Hanley Ramirez move to center field?  And Kevin Gregg from the bullpen to the starting rotation?
Discussion: FishStripes
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Olivo suspended, but appeals  —  Marlins catcher expresses limited regret over Mets incident  —  NEW YORK — The major regret that Miguel Olivo has about Saturday's skirmish with the Mets was that his actions involved respected Mets third-base coach Sandy Alomar Sr.
Discussion: SOX & Dawgs and FishStripes
Mark Hale / New York Post:
MOISES WANTS TO RETURN  —  Moises Alou, who ended his first season as a Met with yesterday's 8-1 loss to the Marlins, likely will return to the club next season, assuming they exercise his $7.5 million option.  —  "If they pick it up, I think I'm coming back," the 41-year-old outfielder said.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets lose NL East title to Phillies on season's final day  —  Jimmy Rollins called it in January.  The Mets made it happen in September.  —  The Mets completed a historic collapse on the season's final day as Tom Glavine, their Hall of Fame-bound pitcher, put them in a seven-run hole before their hitters even had a chance to swing.
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Tom Glavine's failure only part of entire team's  —  If you want to blame Tom Glavine for the final heartbreak in this historic collapse, you have every right because ultimately he's a future Hall of Famer who had a chance to be a savior for the Mets yesterday, and he came up terribly empty.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Billy Wagner closes controversy with apology  —  Billy Wagner apologized to Willie Randolph and pitching coach Rick Peterson yesterday morning, after seeing his ill-timed comments to New York magazine in print.  The closer was quoted as saying about the bullpen: "We've been throwing four innings a night - for four months!
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Marlins hammer Tom Glavine in first inning
Discussion: Talking Chop and Associated Press
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jorge Posada manages Yanks to win in regular-season finale  —  BALTIMORE - With their playoff spot wrapped up, their opponent decided and Game1 another four days away, the Yankees had some fun yesterday during the final game of a grueling regular season.  —  Joe Torre took the day off …
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George King / New York Post:
MENTAL LAPSES FOR MELKY
Discussion: YanksBlog.com
Owen Perkins / MLB.com:
Rookie arms shine in loss to Rockies  —  Arizona's Petit duels with Colorado's Jimenez on final day  —  DENVER — The game may not have had playoff implications for the D-backs, but the packed house at Coors Field hung on every pitch as a pair of rookie hurlers put up a gaggle …
Discussion: AZ Snakepit
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John C. Ensslin / Rocky Mountain News:
For Rockies fans, hope holds on
Discussion: Blue-Collar Baseball
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Phillies Soak Up the Scene  —  Victory Over Nationals Completes 'Unbelievable' Surge to NL East Title: Phillies 6, Nationals 1  —  With the sun already low and the shadows long, Ryan Zimmerman leaned on a railing Sunday afternoon in the visiting dugout at Citizens Bank Park.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Seats Set Up for Playoffs at Shea Offer View of Collapse  —  The first things the Mets' front office will try to dismantle this off-season will not be the team's coaching staff or its shaky bullpen.  The Mets will take apart two auxiliary seating boxes that the organization placed beside each dugout last week.
Discussion: Knuckle Curve
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Sponsorships Available.  Inside Stadium, That Is.  —  The Yankees are never known for missing opportunities to make money.  Yet when they decided to build a new stadium, they declined the potential riches that could come from selling the rights to the name.
Discussion: WasWatching.com
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Tracy's future looks doubtful after finale  —  Decision from Pirates GM likely this week  —  The fate of Pirates manager Jim Tracy and his staff should be known this week.  —  And indications seemed strong yesterday that a change will be made.  —  Tracy and all of his coaches will remain …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Padres may pay for saving Peavy  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Padres faced one of those impossible baseball decisions.  —  Start right-hander Jake Peavy in the final game of the regular season despite his poor history on three days rest.  —  Or, hold back Peavy so he could pitch …
Michael Schwartz / MLB.com:
D-backs facts and figures  —  The D-backs reached their fourth postseason in 10 years of existence after winning the National League West, earning home-field advantage through the National League Championship Series in their first playoff berth in five years.
Wayne Coffey / NY Daily News:
Jose Reyes hitless in Mets' season finale to cap slump  —  All you need to know about the star shortstop's day, and his sorry September, was there for the hearing a few minutes before 4 p.m. at Shea Stadium yesterday.  —  After Jose Reyes popped out for the fourth time in six innings …
Discussion: New York Post
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Biggest collapses in baseball history  —  Mets' loss on season's final day is a reminder of past folds  —  As the inconceivable upshot began to unfold early on Sunday afternoon in Queens with the instant departure of Mets starter Tom Glavine, the guy behind the mike, meeting his sponsor obligations …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Embarrassment Averted, Nationals Can Now Plan the Future
Discussion: Capitol Punishment
Chris Smith / New York Magazine:
The Closer  —  As the aging Mets limped to the finish …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Ortiz has bounce in his step
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Paul Lo Duca's exit may be final
Discussion: New York Post
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers finish with loss, pitching concerns
Michael Phillips / MLB.com:
Yanks plate 10 runs in inning vs. O's
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: McCourt vows to stay the course
 Earlier Picks: 
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Marquis' slide continues
Dave Anderson / New York Times:
Time Doesn't Relieve the Pain, or Change the Facts
Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Indians win, roll into postseason
Discussion: MLB.com and Let's Go Tribe!
Danny Knobler / MLive.com:
Tigers unlikely to bring back Pudge
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
End of an era for TBS, Braves, fans
Chris Duncan / Associated Press:
Astros send retiring Biggio out with win
Discussion: Washington Post
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Errant pitch fractures Delgado's hand
Discussion: New York Post and Mets Fever
 

 
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