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Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Sources: Yanks to offer A-Rod record-setting deal … The New York Yankees have asked to meet with third baseman Alex Rodriguez, and if and when they get that meeting, league sources indicate the team is prepared to make him an offer that will exceed, in average salary, the $27 million per year …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
First Step for Yanks Is to Meet Rodriguez — Since their loss in the division series, there has been a gulf in the way the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez perceive his market value. With his free agency looming, the Yankees want to meet with Rodriguez to find common ground, and Rodriguez may be open to the idea.
ESPN:
Report: Yankees to decide on manager Monday — The New York Yankees expect to decide who their next manager will be Monday and could make their choice public Tuesday if Major League Baseball allows an announcement, The New York Times reported. — Hank Steinbrenner, who with his brother Hal …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees seek Alex Rodriguez sit-down to discuss contract — As Alex Rodriguez moved one day closer to his opt-out date, the Yankees were working to set up a face-to-face meeting with the third baseman. — Hank Steinbrenner said yesterday in Tampa that he believes the meeting will take place …
Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers one of futile four without Series trip — DENVER - For Rangers fans, the last decade's worth of World Series is nothing more than a test of outlook on life. — Good news: The number of clubs never to reach the World Series keeps shrinking. — Bad news: Shrinkage hasn't affected the Rangers.
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Joe Sheehan / Unfiltered:
Game Three pregame — Man, do I wish I'd picked up that coat before I left. Tonight will be the coldest of the nights here in Denver, and it will be nippy, with a gametime temp in the 40s, and probably a bit under that before things wrap up around 10 p.m. local time.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Game 3 preview — Ah, the Coors Field factor. — Though it's certainly not the same as it once was — humidors and such — the games played at Coors Field might have a distinctive offensive flair to them, which won't be news to the Rockies, for one. That's why manager Clint Hurdle …
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Danger zone has been home — Still confident, Rockies are used to uphill climbs — OK, so the Rockies are in that dangerous territory again. They have lost the first two games of the World Series, putting themselves in a hole that few have climbed out of. Their offense has gone dormant.
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Behind Dice-K, Red Sox seek Mile High clubbing — Up 2-0, team has air of confidence, focus … DENVER - A solitary row of purple seats encircles the top deck of Coors Field, signifying the point that is a mile above sea level. — After defeating the Colorado Rockies in the first two games …
Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Task Is Clear For Fogg — DENVER - Josh Fogg chose Colorado for the reason other free agent pitchers come to Denver: nowhere else to go. — "There weren't that many opportunities for me two years ago," Fogg said. "I didn't have a great year coming out of Pittsburgh. My options were limited at that point."
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
'Sodfather' begins renovation of field — Bossard scores big in 1st Wrigley dig — As another World Series goes on without the Cubs, the long-awaited plan to level the playing surface at Wrigley Field finally has begun. — And though Geraldo Rivera never found anything when he dug …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Selig: No qualms with any drug findings — He wants 'everyone to tell everything they know' to Mitchell — DENVER — Commissioner Bud Selig said on Saturday night prior to Game 3 of the World Series at Coors Field that he didn't fear the results of the investigation into Major League Baseball's steroid era …
Associated Press:
Biggio recognized with Roberto Clemente Award — DENVER (AP) — Craig Biggio capped his sweat-stained career with one more cherished honor. — The longtime Houston Astros star won the 2007 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a major league player who combines community service with excellence on the field.
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Dan Lamothe / Yahoo! Sports:
Ode to Funky Okajima — Rockies fans can complain all they want about the Boston Red Sox getting too much attention. Doesn't bother me, really. I understand the criticism, especially when there are Sox fans (in pink shirts! argh!) professing ignorance to pretty basic stuff in videos like this.
