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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Taking an overview — Francona tweaks rotation: Schilling will start Game 2 — David Ortiz was walking out of a movie theater Monday night with his kids, having just seen "The Game Plan" ("Outstanding," he said), when he heard someone yelling his name. — "This lady's screaming at me …
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
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Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Picture These First Two Acts — Beckett Vs. Sabathia, Then Schilling-Carmona — BOSTON - David Ortiz was walking out of a movie theater Monday night, having taken his kids to see "The Game Plan," when he got a real-time update on the Yankees-Indians game.
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:Schill to go Game 2 — Just the quick news right now...
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Over the Monster
Arizona Republic:
D-Backs still waiting for fever pitch — JJ Hensley — It's getting louder, but it's not deafening. — The buzz for the Diamondbacks' push through the National League playoffs has grown since the team started its series with the Cubs, but the excitement still fails to match the mood in Denver …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
NLCS features homegrown talent — Last week, on the day that the Diamondbacks were to play their first postseason game in the past five years, General Manager Josh Byrnes spent part of his morning with farm director A.J. Hinch in Tucson, watching some of the organization's top prospects compete in the instructional league.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
He said, he said — Sitting in limbo somewhere near the Bay Area, Tony La Russa emphasized Tuesday that he won't commit to another term as Cardinals manager until chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. can at least provide direction where the club's general manager search might end.
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Viva El Birdos
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Rick Carpiniello / Journal News:
If Torre is not brought back, new manager will be walking into no-win situation — NEW YORK - While waiting for George Steinbrenner to pull the lever that opens the trap door underneath his manager of 12 seasons to start the whole string of implosions, we wonder.
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The Bronx Block
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:Steinbrenner knows he needs a star to replace Torre
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Rocky Mountain News:
Yankees are mum on future of Torre — NEW YORK - Yankees fans wanted to know Tuesday whether owner George Steinbrenner will keep longtime manager Joe Torre or let him go after 12 straight playoff appearances. — No answers yet. — "Have some patience. Things take time.
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Purple Row
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
Rodriguez's Agent Votes to Opt Out — A clubhouse attendant packed the belongings from Alex Rodriguez's locker into cardboard boxes yesterday, in what may have been a sign that Rodriguez did not plan to visit Yankee Stadium anytime soon. He may never return as a member of the Yankees …
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Dukes to play in Winter League — Devil Rays say troubled outfielder is making strides — ST. PETERSBURG — Elijah Dukes is headed to the Dominican Republic to play winter ball for Licey. — "Elijah continues to make great strides," said Andrew Friedman, Devil Rays executive vice president of baseball operation.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Chien-Ming Wang's needs are sinking in — The Yankees' latest first-round meltdown was a team-wide affair, and it's unfair to pin their demise on any one culprit. — But two-time 19-game winner Chien-Ming Wang certainly didn't distinguish himself at the front end of the rotation against the Indians …
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New York Post
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Despite little fan-fare, Byrd leads Indians — LIKE THIS STORY? — Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the Rodney Dangerfield of baseball. — Indians right-hander Paul Byrd gets no respect. — "I'm not tall. I'm right-handed. I'm balding. I don't throw hard. And my breaking ball isn't that great," Byrd jokes.
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Washington Post
Joe McDonald / Providence Journal:
Everybody loves Manny these days — BOSTON — Very slowly, Manny Ramirez is allowing civilization into his world. — It's been an obvious change ever since he returned to the lineup for the last few games of the regular season after he missed 24 due to a strained oblique.
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Hartford Courant
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants part ways with hitting coach, first-base coach — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants fired hitting coach Joe Lefebvre and first-base coach Willie Upshaw on Tuesday. — Lefebvre just completed his sixth season on the Giants' staff, fifth as hitting coach, and worked closely with slugger Barry Bonds.
Discussion:
The Griddle
Esquire:
New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians — Game Four: 6-4, Indians — Cleveland wins series: 3-1 — The Cleveland Indians celebrate on the Yankees' home turf after winning game four of the ALDS on the road. Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images. — Scott Raab: Derek Jeter is a no-doubt future member …
