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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
After Lincecum, Giants tweak Series rotation — Cain moved up to Game 2, Sanchez back to Game 3 — SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants announced their rotation for the World Series on Monday, flip-flopping Jonathan Sanchez and Matt Cain to give Cain the Game 2 start.
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The Crawfish Boxes
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Dan Rosenheck / Bats:
Keeping Score: How Good Are the Giants' Starters? — The San Francisco Giants have so far proved the old adage that pitching wins in the postseason. Despite finishing ninth in the National League in offense, they squeaked into the tournament on the back of a vaunted starting rotation of Tim Lincecum …
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Baseball Prospectus, ESPN, Only Baseball Matters, Yahoo! Sports, FanGraphs Baseball and baseballmusings.com
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Vlad to play right field in Game 1 of Series — Hunter to start Game 4 as Rangers keep rotation the same — SAN FRANCISCO — Vladimir Guerrero will be in right field for the Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday, and right-hander Tommy Hunter will be on the mound for Game 4 when the Series returns to Texas.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports
George Vecsey / New York Times:
Anything Can Happen in a San Francisco Series
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Yahoo! Sports
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
San Francisco DH Options
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Hardball Times, The Platoon Advantage and ESPN
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Pat Burrell, revived with San Francisco Giants, doesn't want to …
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HardballTalk and baseballmusings.com
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Duncan to return as coach through 2012 — The Cardinals and pitching coach Dave Duncan have agreed upon a two-year contract with a mutual option for 2013. The deal represents a departure from the front office's initial sentiment to award only one-year deals to manager Tony La Russa's coaching staff.
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Eiland not being brought back — Brian Cashman just announced that the team is not bringing Dave Eiland back next season. — “It has nothing to do with what took place in the playoffs,” Cashman said. — Cashman said the decision is not based on performance. He labeled the reason as “private.”
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yankees fire Dave Eiland
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish, Yahoo! Sports and It's About The Money
Ben Shpigel / Bats:
Highlights From Yankees' News Conferences
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Bronx Baseball Daily and Sliding Into Home
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Pitching coach Eiland won't be back
Discussion:
True Blue LA and Britt's Bird Watch
Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Cashman: Eiland will not return
Discussion:
Surviving Grady, Pinstripe Alley and IT IS HIGH!
Dan Barbarisi / Projo Sox Blog:
John Farrell introduced as manager of Toronto Blue Jays — The Toronto Blue Jays have officially named Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell to be their new manager, robbing Boston of one of its best assets and potentially helping to create another talented team taking aim at Boston, New York and Tampa.
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Boston Globe, Red Sox Monster and Bluebird Banter
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Arizona Republic:
Nagy the frontrunner to be next pitching coach — Former All-Star right-hander Charles Nagy has emerged as the leading candidate to become the Diamondbacks new pitching coach, according to multiple baseball sources. — Nagy, 43, spent parts of 14 seasons in the major leagues, nearly all of it with the Cleveland Indians.
Discussion:
Hardball Times, HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Francona: Farrell deserved to manage
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The Zo Zone, Fenway West and The700Level.com
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Inside the Phillies: Age is a consideration as Phillies GM Ruben Amaro builds his team for next season — Winning never gets old, but the players do and that has always been the tricky part for the men in charge of making sure the victories keep coming even as the names on the back of the uniforms change.
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Associated Press:
All eyes on Werth as Phillies close shop
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USA Today, ESPN and Yahoo! Sports
Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Tim Wallach out of Brewers mix — PHOENIX — Tim Wallach has been told by the Milwaukee Brewers that he is no longer a candidate for their managerial vacancy, a development that all but assures Wallach will be the third-base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011.
Discussion:
True Blue LA and Memories Of Kevin Malone
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MLB.com:
Week 2 AFL Players of the Week — Scorpions' Culberson, Sox's Holt claim honors — PHOENIX, Ari. — Scottsdale Scorpions IF Charlie Culberson (SF) and Mesa Solar Sox RHP Brad Holt (NYM) are the Arizona Fall League's week two player-of-the-week and pitcher-of-the-week, respectively.
Discussion:
MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com
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Bill Mitchell / Baseball America:
Laird Returns To AFL
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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre … and HardballTalk
Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Cliff Lee's Wife Likes Texas, Doesn't Like the Yankees — More photos » Al Bello - Getty Images — 8 days ago: NEW YORK - OCTOBER 18: Cliff Lee #33 of the Texas Rangers throws a pitch against the New York Yankees in Game Three of the ALCS during the 2010 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 18 2010 in New York New York.
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USA Today, Subway Squawkers and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Josh Byrnes has 2nd Mets interview — NEW YORK — Josh Byrnes, one of two finalists for the New York Mets' general manager position, completed his second-round interview Monday. The other finalist, Sandy Alderson, is scheduled for a comparable session Tuesday.
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HardballTalk
