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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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Associated Press:
Damon's HR helps Yanks top Indians — LIKE THIS STORY? — NEW YORK (AP) - Dangerously close to getting swept, the New York Yankees woke up just in time to save their season and perhaps Joe Torre's job. — Johnny Damon lofted a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning …
ESPN:
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.
Discussion:
Around the Majors, Dan Agonistes, Lady At The Bat, Babes Love Baseball, SOX & Dawgs and Lone Star Ball
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Time for Roger Clemens to show he's money — He first pitched an October game of great consequence in New York 21 years ago, for the Red Sox, and even though Roger Clemens wasn't around for the finish of that one, it only turned out to be one of the most famous postseason games ever played here.
Associated Press:
Red Sox sweep Angels out of playoffs — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Where in heaven did the real Los Angeles Angels go in the playoffs? You know, the ones who earned the AL West title with small-ball offense — hitting singles, drawing walks and running the bases with abandon.
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John Nadel / Associated Press:
Curt Schilling pitches Red Sox into ALCS — ANAHEIM, Calif. —Brilliant as ever in the postseason, Curt Schilling helped give the Boston Red Sox some time off. The way they're playing, maybe that's the last thing they need. — Schilling worked seven masterful innings …
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 …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
D-Backs sweep aside Cubs — CHICAGO - The final out was about to fall into the glove of Jeff Salazar in right field when closer Jose Valverde began thumping his chest, and soon the celebration had begun anew, the smell of champagne and beer and sweat hanging heavy in the air of the cramped visitor's clubhouse at Wrigley Field.
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Baseball Musings
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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Jim Armstrong / Denver Post:
Rox relievers pen in Phillies — The Sunday notes, my friend, are blowin' in the wind.... Why are the Rockies a threat to play in the World Series? Lots of reasons. For one thing, their bullpen, like their ballpark, has been lights out. — The Rockies' pen in the aftermath …
Discussion:
Purple Row
New York Post:
SHAKE IT UP — METS WOULD GET MUCH-NEEDED JOLT FROM ROWAND AND ECKSTEIN — THE strong feeling the Mets gave even in retaining Willie Randolph was that they do not have strong feelings for him. — Their endorsement was delayed and tepid, and therefore played like an organization that a) …
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Mets Fever
Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
Here are guys who can joke about Mets' choke — The last laugh usually isn't all that funny, which is why so few people bother to pursue it. Getting the last laugh is like dancing on someone else's misery, something a few Mets might do outside their dugout.
Todd Behrendt / Fox Sports:
Where does Mets' collapse rank? — LIKE THIS STORY? — A mere 19 days ago, the New York Mets were contemplating making history in the form of the franchise's first championship in 21 years. — Today, they've got a different sort of legacy to contemplate.
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MetsBlog.com
John Delcos / The Journal News:
Some free advice for the Mets — Journal News Mets beat reporter John Delcos offers his take on what moves the team should make this offseason. — While the Yankees play today to keep their season alive, the Mets are already a week into a long offseason of self-analysis of what went wrong …

