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Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
Michael Kay rips Joe Torre, but not on YES Network — Why was Michael Kay treading lightly on Alex Rodriguez and jolly-stomping Joe Torre? That is the question a caller to Kay's ESPN-1050 Tuesday soiree asked. — The inquiry agitated Mr. Kay. — "There are things about Joe Torre …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Exhibition games vs. Yankees set for Dolphin Stadium — Joe Girardi will get his final tuneup for his first year as New York Yankees manager against his old team. — The Yankees play the Marlins on March 28 at 7:05 p.m. and March 29 at 6:05 p.m. at Dolphin Stadium to close both teams' exhibition schedules.
Tracy Ringolsby / Fox Sports:
Hot Stove about to hit Orlando — LIKE THIS STORY? — After giving up three of its top five pitching prospects in July of 2006 to acquire Livan Hernandez from Arizona, and then shelling out a two-year, $26 million deal to get Randy Johnson — bad back and all — to return, Arizona finds itself searching for rotation help.
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Hot Foot
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Brian Cashman says Robinson Cano will stay at second base — Brian Cashman says he hasn't started the process of landing a third-base replacement for Alex Rodriguez, but the Yankee GM insisted he doesn't expect to ask second baseman Robinson Cano to make the move across the diamond.
Clark Spencer / MiamiHerald.com:
A-Rod in Marlins' future? — Florida's Larry Beinfest would not discount the idea of Alex Rodriguez playing in his hometown in 2008. — AIM cspencer@MiamiHerald.com — A-Rod to the Marlins? — Although it's a long shot, don't dismiss him entirely. — Five days after Alex Rodriguez opted …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Bruce Jenkins / San Francisco Chronicle:
So who's in line to pay A-Rod? — (10-30) 19:46 PDT — Mix a weak-minded narcissist with a conniving, slime-covered agent and you get Sunday night at the World Series: a shameful bit of upstaging that not only exposed the true colors of Alex Rodriguez and Scott Boras, but actually damaged their cause.
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Bats
Associated Press:
Giants acknowledge interest in A-Rod — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean plans to "kick the tires" to determine the feasibility of signing free agent Alex Rodriguez, but characterized the team's chances of acquiring the slugger as "a reach."
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Posada-Girardi rift? Not really; he should be back — There's a buzz working its way through the media, if nowhere else, that Jorge Posada doesn't want to play for Joe Girardi. That the Mets have hope, after all, in recruiting the lifelong Yankee over the Triborough Bridge.
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Jeff Jacobs / Hartford Courant:
A New York Fielding Drill For Girardi — Joe Girardi ended the formal portion of his introductory press conference with a rhetorical question. — "How am I different than Joe Torre?" said the new manager of the most famous franchise in sports. "Give me a chance and you'll find out.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Girardi Will Wear Goal on His Back: No. 27 — The mission statement is summarized in the two numerals that will follow Joe Girardi wherever he goes. The uniform number of the Yankees' new manager is 27, and the reason is rhetorical. — "How many have they won?" Girardi said, knowing that the answer is 26.
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Baseball Musings
Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
McCourt and Colletti still have work to do — If the Dodgers don't significantly improve their roster, Joe Torre will be little more than a gaudy trinket. — Hiring Joe Torre to manage the Dodgers is like hanging a masterpiece in a tool shed, installing leather seats in a jalopy, buying designer shoes for a dog.
Andrew Ryan / Boston Globe:
Fans catch treat at Varitek home — NEWTON - This Halloween, Jason Varitek gave trick-or-treaters something infinitely more valuable than a king-sized Snickers bar. The Red Sox captain sat in a lawn chair at the top on his driveway and handed out autographs, signing baseballs, hats, shirts …
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Red Sox Monster:
YouTube goodness: Dice-K's high school no-no — What do you do when baseball season's over? — Well, besides for playing "Choose Your Own Adventure" with Alex Rodriguez, how about peeping the video of Daisuke Matsuzaka's famed high school no-hitter? After seeing this …
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Siberian Baseball, Center Field, The Joy of Sox, SOX & Dawgs, East Windup Chronicle and Sports Scope
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
It's official: Dodgers hire Torre — Ex-Yankees skipper brought in to replace Little in LA — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers made it official on Thursday, hiring future Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre to replace Grady Little, who resigned on Tuesday. — Why Joe Torre?
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MSNBC:
Bonds would boycott Hall of Fame over asterisk — If Hall displays HR ball with asterisk, slugger won't step inside Cooperstown — NEW YORK - Barry Bonds would boycott Cooperstown if the Hall of Fame displays his record-breaking home run ball with an asterisk. — That includes skipping his potential induction ceremony.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Macha interested in managing Pirates — Former A's skipper has deep roots in Pittsburgh area — PITTSURGH — While the Pirates front office remains tight-lipped as they proceed with a search to hire a new manager and key front office personnel, there is no hiding that the organization's search for a new skipper is in full swing.
