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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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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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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Zito off roster for this series, source says — The Giants this morning will announce a Division Series roster that does not include pitcher Barry Zito, the team's highest-paid player, a source said Wednesday night, several hours after manager Bruce Bochy said either Madison Bumgarner …
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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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JSOnline:
Samuel on Brewers' radar — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Dan Connolly, baseball writer for the Baltimore Sun, tells me that former Orioles third base coach and interim manager Juan Samuel has spoken informally to the Brewers about their managerial vacancy and hopes to be interviewed for the position.
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 …
