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Peter Abraham / THE JOURNAL NEWS:
Torre to manage Dodgers; Mattingly will be his bench coach — The Los Angeles Dodgers have decided to fire manager Grady Little and replace him with former Yankees manager Joe Torre, The Journal News has learned. — Torre, 67, could be named manager as soon as tomorrow, according to two sources close to the situation.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Dodgers Could Reunite Torre and Mattingly — Joe Torre and Don Mattingly parted ways with the Yankees this month, but they may stay together in a major league dugout next season. — Two major league officials said yesterday that the Los Angeles Dodgers planned to fire Grady Little …
ESPN.com:
Sources: Girardi agrees to manage Yankees — The Yankees have agreed to a contract with Joe Girardi to become the team's next manager and an official announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. — Girardi's contract is expected to be in the three-year, $6 million range.
NY Daily News:
Joe Girardi agrees to 3-year deal to manage Yankees — DAILY NEWS STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS — Joe Girardi has agreed to a three-year contract to manage the Yankees. — The agreement to take over as Joe Torre's replacement is worth an average salary of at least $2 million annually …
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Hiring Torre's all right; treatment of Little's all wrong — Hiring Torre would be all right, but way they're treating Little is all wrong — The move makes sense. — But the machinations make me sick. — If the Dodgers have an opportunity to hire future Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre …
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Sports Illustrated:
Girardi picks Yankees over Dodgers — Turns down last-minute attempts from Dodgers — Joe Girardi, rebuffing last-minute attempts by the Dodgers to become their manager, has agreed to succeed Joe Torre as Yankees manager. — And, in a major twist, Torre may switch from the Yankees to the Dodgers.
Will Carroll / Unfiltered:
More Heat - Torre and friends to Dodgers — It didn't take long. — Joe Torre has been named manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers in what is whispered to be a "giant shakeup" of the Dodgers organization. Peter Abraham of the Journal-News had the scoop late Monday, including the news …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Girardi Is Yankees' Choice for Manager
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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Bid farewell to A-Rod, the gold-plated phony — More coverage: — Alex Rodriguez and his agent, Scott Boras, have become the kind of phonies that aspiring phonies now study in sports, somewhat the way scientists study lab rats. — Here was Boras the other night, getting his client A-Rod …
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Scott Miller / CBS SportsLine.com:
If you still like or support A-Rod, stop reading now — DENVER — Alex Rodriguez is a weasel. — Fantastic player. Great hitter. Fabulous, skilled, amazing, incredible hitter. GQ dresser. Nice eyes. — And a complete, colossal and utter weasel.
Neil Best / Newsday:
Heyman opts to hush over his SI.com A-Rod scoop — What did Jon Heyman know, and when did he know it? — "I cannot talk about that," he said yesterday from Denver, 19 hours after he was at the center of one of the most shockingly timed scoops in recent sports media history.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
BORAS OPTS TO COMPLAIN AGENT: WHY WON'T YANKS NEGOTIATE? — Alex Rodriguez is a free agent now after opting out of his contract and the Yankees have reasserted they will not negotiate further with the slugger. Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera likely will file for free agency, and the Yankees will negotiate with them.
Mark Hale / New York Post:
A-ROD ON MENU AT MET MEETING — Exactly one month after their season stunningly collapsed, the Mets will hold organizational meetings today, and Alex Rodriguez surely will be one of the topics of discussion. — In addition to Rodriguez and what stance they should take with other free agents …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Lowell toast of Boston; A-Rod need not apply — DENVER - Red Sox Nation attained superpower status late Sunday night in completing a World Series sweep of the overwhelmed Rockies at Coors Field. The revelry continued long after Jonathan Papelbon rifled a fastball past a swinging Seth Smith …
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ESPN.com:
Tigers fill need at shortstop via trade for Renteria — DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers made the first splash in baseball's offseason as they addressed a pressing priority. — Again. — Detroit filled its No. 1 void Monday, acquiring shortstop Edgar Renteria and cash from the Atlanta Braves for two prospects.
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Clark Spencer / MiamiHerald.com:
M. Cabrera to Yankees? It's possible — The vacancy at third base for the New York Yankees could pave the path for trade discussions with the Marlins involving third baseman Miguel Cabrera, who is gradually pricing himself out of Florida's moderate budget.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Joe Girardi managed to sink, swim with Marlins — More coverage: — There were 45 of so players sitting in the Marlins' spring-training clubhouse when Joe Girardi held his first meeting as a manager. Florida's payroll had been slashed, some of their best players traded away and some of the kids …
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