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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Joe Girardi first to interview — Just got back from spending the day outside Legends Field. Joe Girardi was in as the first candidate to interview for the managerial job. He met with 10-12 people from the baseball side of the Yankees organization, then met for about an hour with George …
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George King / New York Post:
STEINBRENNERS OPTING TO TALK WITH A-ROD — The Yankees are making plans for a face-to-face meeting with Alex Rodriguez in the hope they can persuade their All World third baseman and cleanup hitter to stay in The Bronx and not opt out of his contract to become a free agent.
ESPN.com:
Report: Yanks planning face-to-face A-Rod talks — The New York Yankees reportedly have requested a face-to-face meeting with Alex Rodriguez in an effort to keep the prized third baseman from opting out of his contract and becoming a free agent. — The New York Post reported Monday …
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Rox and Sox 2007 World Series, it's on.... Congratulations to Josh Beckett, 2007 ALCS MVP. I don't doubt for a second that we don't get here if he doesn't clutch up with arguably the most dominating post season start in my lifetime. So many guys came up huge but the awesome part …
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Denver News, Colorado Breaking News …:
Rockies Fans Overwhelm System, Ticket Sales Suspended — Rockies Spokesman Booed By Fans Outside Coors Field — DENVER — Like DIA in a huge snowstorm, Colorado's sales of World Series tickets were shut down Monday after fans overwhelmed the computer system with a blizzard of requests.
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Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Ticket demand crashes Rockies' computers — DENVER (AP) — Baseball fans trying to snap up Colorado Rockies World Series tickets overwhelmed computers set up for the online-only sale on Monday, forcing the club to temporarily suspend transactions. — "Right now we're shutting the system down …
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Starting Ortiz at Coors a big question for Boston … The Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies. One team has one of the richest traditions in baseball history, and the other has been around for only 15 seasons. One team made a terrific comeback to win the ALCS, while the other made a miracle comeback to make the playoffs.
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Jeff Gordon / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Sanity restored with La Russa's return — It's official. Sanity has been restored at New Busch Stadium. Tony La Russa, the most successful manager of his baseball era, will direct the Cardinals again in 2008. — La Russa's return will keep Dave Duncan in charge of the pitching staff …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
La Russa back for at least two more years — The Cardinals this afternoon announced that Tony La Russa has agreed to a two-year contract to remain as the club's manager. — La Russa traveled from Oakland to St. Louis on Sunday and spoke at today's 1 p.m. press conference at Busch Stadium.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Red Sox roar into World Series — The game was played on the 32d anniversary of Carlton Fisk's World Series walkoff homer and though the score indicated little drama, the final play was no less spectacular. — At 11:56 last night, Casey Blake hit a towering shot toward the 420 (foot) …
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Jeff Pearlman / ESPN:
Three years later, Backman still trying to get to the bigs — "It seems like everywhere Wally goes, good things happen." — PRINEVILLE, Ore. — In this blue-collar town of 9,090 residents, two pizzerias, Boss Hogg's Smokes and the Dixon Saddle Shop ("Saddle Repairs While You Wait!") …
Sports Illustrated:
Mariners to hire Mel Stottlemyre — Former Yankees great part of M's coaching overhaul — Mel Stottlemyre, a fixture on the New York Yankees' coaching staff for a decade, came out of retirement on Monday to join the Seattle Mariners as their pitching coach.
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ESPN:
It's a miracle ... '04 Red Sox, Joe D. top the list — What constitutes a miracle? Leaving theology aside for the moment — or rather, forever, at least in this space — a baseball miracle is anything that would, if depicted in a movie, require a serious suspension of belief.
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Rob Neyer Interview — Can you tell us a little about yourself? — I was born in 1966. I grew up in the Midwest, mostly near Kansas City. Today I live in Portland, Oregon, with my wife and stepson, who's almost 16. — Growing up, were you always a baseball fan? Who was your favorite player as a kid?
Helene Elliott / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers need to take Series notes — Colorado's high rise, built on the backs of the Dodgers, was constructed with a mix that is needed in L.A. — Ned Colletti couldn't bring himself to do more than "glance here and there" as the Rockies romped through the playoffs and into the World Series.
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