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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro leaves team after not making playoff roster — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays told C Dioner Navarro he was not going to be on the roster for the first round of the playoffs. — And Navarro told them he was going home. — The Rays wanted Navarro to remain …
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St. Petersburg Times:
Baldelli off roster, Aybar in; Pena benched today, Jennings in RF — Rocco Baldelli has been taken off the Rays division series roster for medical reasons and replaced by Willy Aybar, who will start at DH today. — Baldelli felt cramping after Wednesday's game as a result of his illness …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Byrnes, Alderson believed to be among names on Mets' GM list … The Mets' GM search has about seven names at the top, and it is believed they may include ex-Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes, White Sox assistant GM Rick Hahn, MLB consultant Sandy Alderson, Diamondbacks VP Jerry Di Poto …
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Source: Mets to interview Rick Hahn — CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox vice president/assistant general manager Rick Hahn will interview for the New York Mets general manager position next week, according to a Major League Baseball source. — The Mets fired Omar Minaya on Monday …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Mets DEFINITELY considering Sandy Alderson — To read David Lennon's take on why Alderson could be the best fit for the Mets, read his latest column for Newsday. — “His no-nonsense style is what the Mets are looking for in replacing Omar Minaya,” Lennon explains.
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David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Former Twins great Jack Morris criticizes Francisco Liriano — MINNEAPOLIS — The things one hears riding in elevators. — On my way back from the clubhouses following the New York Yankees victory in Game 1 of the ALDS, I caught a few moments of the Minnesota Twins' radio network postgame show being piped in.
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Associated Press:
Teixeira, Yankees storm back on Twins in opener
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Postgame notes: Going against the book
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Doctober! No-no for Halladay in playoff debut — Phillies ace joins Larsen with second postseason no-hitter — PHILADELPHIA — Panic washed over Carlos Ruiz as the ball rolled up the length of the bat in front of home plate. — Roy Halladay had pitched a masterpiece through 8 2/3 …
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Ray Parrillo / Philly.com:
Reds complain about strike zone
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Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
Baseball Thoughts: Day 2 — Well, this will be a different kind of baseball live blog... we're not going to do the minute-by-minute or inning-by-inning thing because, well, we're just not going to do that. — But you can check back throughout the day for baseball thoughts, rants, jokes …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Saito out; Braves go with seven rookies in NLDS — Reliever's sore right shoulder not yet ready for game action — SAN FRANCISCO — With some uncertainty still surrounding Takashi Saito's right shoulder, the Braves opted to include five rookie relievers on their National League Division Series roster.
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Associated Press:
Barry Zito left off Giants' roster — SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants are sending $126 million to the sidelines. Struggling left-hander Barry Zito has been left off the team's playoff roster for its best-of-five National League Division Series against the wild-card Atlanta Braves.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez seeking plea deal, attorney says — NEW YORK — An attorney for Francisco Rodriguez says he hopes to have a plea deal in place for the New York Mets closer by his next scheduled court date next month. — “I really can't comment except to say we're engaged …
