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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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Providence Journal:
Ellsbury to replace Coco Crisp — BOSTON — Coco Crisp's postseason struggles, which culminated in three hitless games in Cleveland and was capped by his failure to lay down a sacrifice bunt in the second inning Thursday night, have prompted the Red Sox to make a lineup change.
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The Joy of Sox
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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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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