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Associated Press:
Indians still confident despite trip to Boston — BOSTON (AP) — Ah, mid-October in lovely New England. The famously breathtaking fall foliage, historical landmarks on almost every corner, pumpkin picking, clam bakes on the Cape. An autumnal paradise. — It's the last place the Cleveland Indians wanted to be.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Manny's antics aren't a laughing matter — FOXSports.com, Updated 12 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — Manny Ramirez is a great hitter. He is not a great baseball player. — FOX Bite — Videos — Sox, Tribe look to Game 6 — After a tremendous performance from Josh Beckett …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Fear motivates Schilling to succeed — Postseason vet ready to add to already impressive legacy — BOSTON — To catch a glimpse into one of the things that has made Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling one of the best postseason pitchers in Major League history, consider just for a second his fear of failure.
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Kansas City Star:
Hiring of Hillman should work — Here's the biggest reason why I love the hiring of Trey Hillman as manager of the Kansas City Royals: This should work. The key word here is "should." For so many years now, we have watched the Royals make a whole lot of decisions that left you muttering …
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Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Manager search: Huntington says he's ready to take 'action' — Neal Huntington is ready to go. — "We're through the 'gathering' [information] process," the Pirate general manager said yesterday. "We're into the 'action' process." — Thing is, the American League Championship Series didn't end Thursday evening.
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MLB.com:
Royals announce Trey Hillman as manager — He will be introduced on Monday at the "K" — KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals today announced they have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract with Trey Hillman as manager. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:Royals close in on new manager, could be looking to Japan
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Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Game 2 against Indians tied Joe Torre up with gnats — Joe Torre doesn't lose sleep over the Yankees' spectacular collapse in 2004 when they were knocked out of the playoffs after beating the Red Sox in the first three games. — What bugs Torre is Game 2 of this year's Division Series …
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Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
EMPIRE GETS A NEW FACE OF EVIL — FROM the moment Joe Torre was hired to run the Yankees, he always talked about how temporary the life of a baseball manager is, how transient it can be. From the first moment he shook hands with George Steinbrenner, Torre accepted as a personal dare …
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Leitch / Deadspin:
Joe Torre: Live Blogging The Torre Press Conference — In a perfect, imaginary universe, Joe Torre would just go off today. His press conference, which is starting any minute now, will most likely feature Torre looking bemused and tired, giving "his side" of the story.
Associated Press:
Torre: Yankees' contract was 'an insult' — Associated Press, Updated 2 hours ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — RYE BROOK, N.Y. (AP) - Joe Torre knew they didn't want him back. — FOX Bite — Videos — Torre: NYY offer 'an insult' — Hear from Joe Torre on why he declined …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Q&A with Jim Hendry — Cubs GM discusses playoff loss and offseason plans … MLB.com: Did anything that happened in the NLDS help you in terms of determining what needs to be done to make the Cubs better in 2008? — Hendry: Not necessarily. From June 1 on, we were the second-best team in all of baseball.
Kirby Arnold / The Olympian:
M's could announce coaches within days — SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners have all but settled their coaching staff for 2008, and an announcement is expected within days. — Mariners manager John McLaren said Thursday that most positions are set, but no announcement would be made until every job is filled.
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ESPN.com:
Mets' Hernandez has surgery on ailing right foot — NEW YORK — Orlando Hernandez had surgery on his right foot Friday, and the New York Mets' pitcher is expected to be ready for spring training. — El Duque had a bunion removed from his second toe. An ailing foot interrupted his season …
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Associated Press:
Team: There's only one 'Rocktober' — and it's ours — DENVER — "Rocktober," the new shorthand for the Colorado Rockies' amazing playoff run, is showing up everywhere from newspaper headlines to handmade ballpark signs. But now the team wants a trademark to keep anyone else from selling keepsakes bearing the word.
Awful Announcing:
Kenny Lofton Isn't Happy With Josh Beckett (Update: Now With Umpire Mic Goodness!) — As a pitcher I don't think you ever lose you cool like this, but Josh Beckett wasn't happy with Kenny Lofton putting down his bat on three and zero........annnnnd let's start the feud!
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Gerry Fraley / Rocky Mountain News:
Tulowitzki rare mix of talent, leadership — Rookie shortstop has single-minded outlook about game - just win — This should not be happening. A rookie shortstop does not play his way into the World Series. — "It happened to Derek Jeter, didn't it?" Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said.
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