Tigers, Inge Agree To Two-Year Extension  —  The longest tenured Tiger is staying in Detroit.  The Tigers announced that they signed Brandon Inge to a two-year extension with a club option for 2013.  Inge's deal is worth $11.5MM, according to MLB.com's Jason Beck (on Twitter).

Manager Roundup: Blue Jays, Brewers, Pirates  —  A few managerial openings have been filled since baseball's regular season ended, but there are still a handful of clubs looking for skippers.  Here's the latest on some of the searches, with any new updates added to the top of the page throughout the evening:

Odds and ends: Freeman and Kawakami updates  —  Now that everyone in the baseball world knows Cody Ross, it's time to reminisce about the day that Chuck James didn't.  —  Ross homered off James in the second inning of a July 25, 2006 game at Turner Field.  Two innings later …

Mike Krukow generalizes both Philly and San Francisco fans  —  “They have nothing else to do in Philly.”  —  According to the ridiculous and stereotypical claim of San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow, that's why fans of the orange and black behave with more class than Philadelphia Phillies fans.

Rally Monkey Creator Selling Angels World Series Ring  —  One of the most famous recent gimmicks in sports has been Rally Monkey, which first appeared on the scoreboard at an Angels game more than 10 years ago.  The Rally Monkey achieved prominence during the Angels run to the 2002 World Series title …

Teixeira blames Stadium warning track for Berkman's fall  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - The kind of tumble Lance Berkman took in foul ground during Game 5 shouldn't happen again, the man he replaced at first base said.  “That warning track around our stadium is very dangerous,” Mark Teixeira said Thursday of the synthetic surface.

Did honesty cost Larry Bowa his job?  Trey Hillman reportedly in line as Dodgers' bench coach  —  That looks like the end of Larry Bowa, Dodgers coach.  —  Without fanfare, without even a tip of the cap.  Without any proper sendoff at all.  —  Dodgers.com's Ken Gurnick has reported …

Angels promote national cross-checker Ric Wilson to scouting director  —  The Angels on Thursday promoted national cross-checker Ric Wilson to scouting director, General Manager Tony Reagins announced.  Wilson replaces Eddie Bane, who was fired in late September after eight seasons in the position.

What's with the thicker necklaces being worn this postseason?  —  Another postseason, another opportunity to be curious about the neckwear of players.  —  Back in October 2008, we investigated the wave of necklaces that were the rage of MLB's postseason as everyone from Dustin Pedroia  —  to Jim Thome

HR champ Bautista played with injury since May … TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista has had surgery to repair a sports hernia.  —  The team says the operation was performed Thursday in Philadelphia “without complication” and his recovery will take four to six weeks.

MLB considering seven-day disabled list for concussions … NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is not the only sport figuring out how to deal with head injuries.  A person familiar with the proposal tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball is considering a 7-day disabled list for players with concussions.