Top News:
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 …
RELATED:
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 …
Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Red Sox see World Series lead cut to 1 game in thin Rocky Mountain air — DENVER (AP) — Jonathan Papelbon felt a bit woozy. Fortunately for the Red Sox relief ace, the thin air didn't get to him until after the final out. — Putting aside the symptoms of playing a mile high …
RELATED:
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.
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.
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Red Sox on higher ground, push Rockies to the edge — DENVER - The comparison, as commonly applied, tends to be odious. It makes John Henry quaver, Larry Lucchino combative, Theo Epstein defensive. — But perhaps in this one instance, the Red Sox will not object to being likened to the New York Yankees.
Discussion:
Peter's Red Sox Forever
RELATED:
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Sox a win away from making more history — Newcomers lead charge to 3-0 lead … DENVER - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia [stats] were in Japan, Oregon and Arizona, respectively, when the Red Sox [team stats] last won the World Series in 2004, but their unified presence …
Discussion:
Associated Press
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 …
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Biggio receives Clemente Award honor — DENVER — With 3,060 hits and 291 home runs, Craig Biggio will undoubtedly be remembered first for his offensive contributions during his 20-year Major League career. But it's quite possible the veteran second baseman is as recognizable …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Biggio earns 2007 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.
Discussion:
Unfiltered
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 …
Discussion:
Siberian Baseball
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 …
