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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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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Aggravated hamstring chases Rocket — Clemens exits in third frame, could be replaced on roster — NEW YORK — Roger Clemens may have thrown his final pitch. Again. — That's become something of an October custom for Clemens, though the gravity of his current situation hints at more than just another false alarm.
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 …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Yanks rally by Tribe, avoid elimination — NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Torre knew it. Johnny Damon knew it. And the fans at Yankee Stadium certainly knew it, too. — With one more loss, Torre's run as manager might end after 12 championship-filled years. — When Roger Clemens was chased …
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Let's Go Tribe!
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.
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Dan Agonistes, Around the Majors, Lady At The Bat, Babes Love Baseball, Lone Star Ball and SOX & Dawgs
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 …
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 …
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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
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 …
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Purple Row
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 …
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 …
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Baseball Prospectus
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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