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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets set sights on Sandy Alderson, White Sox assistant GM Rick Hahn as general manager candidates — MLB Consultant for Dominican Operations Sandy Alderson visits the New York Mets Dominican Summer League facility. He might be more involved with the Mets very soon.
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Mike Silva's … and Fanhouse MLB Blog
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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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MetsBlog.com and Yahoo! Sports
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Byrnes, Alderson believed to be among names on Mets' GM list
Byrnes, Alderson believed to be among names on Mets' GM list
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CBS New York
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Mets DEFINITELY considering Sandy Alderson
Fred Goodall / Associated Press:
Rangers on the brink of first playoff series win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Following Cliff Lee in the postseason is a tough act, yet C.J. Wilson made it look easy. — Now, the Texas Rangers are up 2- in their AL division series against the Tampa Bay Rays, with a chance to make franchise history …
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus
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Fred Goodall / Associated Press:
Baldelli out, Aybar in on Rays roster
Baldelli out, Aybar in on Rays roster
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DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro leaves team after not making playoff roster
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro leaves team after not making playoff roster
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MLB, ESPN, NESN.com, Rays Index and MLB Rumors
Billy Witz / New York Times:
With Lincecum Pitching, a Lead Feels Insurmountable — SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum climbed atop a small stage Wednesday and sat down to answer questions from the news media, moments after Roy Halladay finished off his no-hitter in Philadelphia. — Lincecum's seat was barely warm when he was asked if he had seen Halladay's gem.
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Lookout Landing
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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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Only Baseball Matters
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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Associated Press:
Yanks head home with 2-0 series lead over Twins — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees stumbled through September and landed in the AL wild-card spot. — As the Minnesota Twins can attest, the Yankees are hardly an underdog in October.
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Pinstripe Alley, Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
Mandy Housenick / Press Association:
Roy Halladay's humbleness, work ethic much appreciated — PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay excels at many things. — Being the center of attention is not one of them. — Halladay, who threw the second no-hitter in more than 100 years of postseason major league baseball on Wednesday …
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus
Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
MLB players want offseason meeting — PHILADELPHIA — Representatives from the Major League Baseball Players' Association are trying to organize what would be a rare meeting between umpires, players and the commissioner's office to discuss growing concerns about the state of umpiring in Major League Baseball.
MLB.com:
Hall chats about new direction with fans — Club president fields questions during online chat … Derrick Hall: Welcome to today's chat. It has been busy around here as you all know, but the dust is beginning to settle. I just came upstairs from watching the Instructional League game here between the D-backs and the Rockies.
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MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Dave Roberts now first base coach — SAN DIEGO — Dave Roberts is returning to the field as first base coach of the San Diego Padres. — The former major leaguer will move over from his current role as a special assistant in the baseball operations department.
Discussion:
Over the Monster
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.
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Postgame notes: Going against the book — Joe Girardi goes by the book. For better or worse, he keeps a massive three-ring binder on every team, and he seems to treat it as gospel. He likes matchups. He likes numbers. He likes to believe that history will repeat itself.
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Pinstripe Alley, Pinstriped Bible, baseballmusings.com and It's About The Money
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Ben Goessling / The Goessling Game:
A transcript of Stan Kasten's final press conference — Outgoing Nationals president Stan Kasten talked with reporters for about a half-hour on Wednesday afternoon, sitting in a leather chair in the Presidents' Club at Nationals Park and reflecting on his 4 1/2-season tenure with the team.
Discussion:
NATIONALS NEWS NETWORK and Federal Baseball
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Stan Kasten's final news conference: the highlights
Stan Kasten's final news conference: the highlights
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The Nationals Enquirer