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Ian O'Connor / NorthJersey.com:
The Boss to Torre: Win or else — Joe Torre's 12-year run as manager of the Yankees will likely end if his team does not rally to beat the Cleveland Indians in the AL Division Series, George Steinbrenner told The Record on Saturday night. — "His job is on the line," the Yankees' owner said in a phone interview.
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Report: Yanks' Torre managing for his job in ALDS — As the Yankees stand on the brink of elimination in the first round of the playoffs for the third season in a row, owner George Steinbrenner says longtime manager Joe Torre needs his team to advance to the ALCS if he wants to keep managing the club.
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Howard Bryant / ESPN:
Yankees counting on Clemens to save season … NEW YORK — The details of the night of Oct. 17, 2003, otherwise known as Game 7 of the American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and Yankees, remain seared into baseball consciousness and do not require much recap …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Improbable D-backs just know how to win … CHICAGO — They defy the numbers. They defy the experts. They practically defy logic itself. — But that's the beauty of those improbable Arizona Diamondbacks. They're a reminder to all of us that there are no magic formulas in this game they play.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cubs show true colors in sweep defeat — LIKE THIS STORY? — A computer analysis by Baseball Prospectus gave the Diamondbacks a 7 percent chance of sweeping the Cubs. — The computer being a computer, it couldn't account for the human element in the Division Series:
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
99 years of solitude — CHICAGO - Year 99 ended like all the ones before it, with a loss, only this one came so decisively that Chicago Cubs fans didn't bother booing at the end. Losing in Wrigleyville is like breathing and walking and sleeping, more function than action …
Jay Mariotti / Chicago Sun Times:
One hundred friggin' years — It's sickening enough that someone would kill a goat, hang it on the Harry Caray statue the other night and post a video of the carcass on YouTube. But you know what's really creepy? It had zero impact in reversing the most futile, maddening …
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:The one left behind — Deer-hunting season opened in Oregon …
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Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Rockies Pregame report — A front moved into the Denver area shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday night. — Nearly three hours later, the storm hit Coors Field. — The Rockies had continued their fairy tale. — Jeff Baker, the seemingly forgotten man from the Opening Day roster …
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Associated Press:
Rockies roll to NLDS sweep — White-hot club tops Phillies for 17th win in 18 games — DENVER (AP) — Lights out! — The blackout at Coors Field was caused by a cranky computer. Blame the Philadelphia Phillies' power outage on rookie Ubaldo Jimenez and a Colorado bullpen that's been untouchable for three weeks.
Steve Henson / Yahoo! Sports:
Another life for Rockies' Matsui — DENVER - He was once an opulent import, a lavish addition expected to vault the New York Mets to prominence. The mayor of New York and more than 200 reporters greeted him at a news conference to announce his signing. The Mets moved top prospect Jose Reyes …
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Jackie MacMullan / Boston Globe:
Falling Angels need a win and a prayer — ANAHEIM, Calif. - I am a practical person who rarely jumps to unnecessary conclusions, but as I wind my way toward the home of the Almost Annihilated Angels of Anaheim, I can't think of one good reason to restrain myself from stating the obvious.
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Joe Torre may start Jason Giambi to spark offense — With the Yankees facing elimination tonight, they are looking everywhere for a spark. Doug Mientkiewicz worked his cell phone yesterday, texting Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, trying to get his longtime friend in the right frame of mind.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Notes: Teammates in awe of Manny — Slugger's walk-off jack makes Sox even more dangerous — ANAHEIM — In the short term, Manny Ramirez delivered the Red Sox an instant postseason victory with one swing by hitting a ball so far that his teammates were literally awed.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Being Cards' 'lightning rod' makes Luhnow uneasy — Jeff Luhnow has heard the derisive nicknames before, from false, like "accountant," to funny, like "Harry Potter." — But the Cardinals vice president finds those jabs quaint compared to the past week, when he has been described …
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rockies rookie a Longoria preview — NEW YORK - Wondering what kind of impact rookie 3B Evan Longoria could have on the Rays next season? Take a look at what rookie SS Troy Tulowitzki has done for the Rockies. — They were teammates at Long Beach State, close friends now, and considered similar in ability, attitude and approach.
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