Top News:
New York Post:
EXCLUSIVE: Yankees' CC to undergo knee surgery — By JOEL SHERMAN in New York and GEORGE A. KING III in San Francisco — Tweet — CC Sabathia was diagnosed with a minor meniscus tear of the right knee that will require surgery, The Post has learned. — Sabathia was diagnosed yesterday …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Sandy Alderson will be Mets' new GM — The Mets have settled on Sandy Alderson to be their new general manager, sources say. — The Mets made the choice after bringing back Alderson and former Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes as finalists. — The official hire of Alderson as GM could come …
Discussion:
New Jersey Online, Amazin' Avenue and Bats
Steve Popper / Amazin' Stories:
Mets and Alderson agree in principal — A baseball official confirmed this morning a report originally reported last night by SI.com that the Mets have decided on Sandy Alderson as the next GM. — There is still work to do with the commissioner's office have to approve the deal …
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com and baseballmusings.com
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: Sandy Alderson to be Mets GM — NEW YORK — Sandy Alderson will be the next general manager of the New York Mets, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. — An announcement could come Friday, on the off day between Games 2 and 3 of the World Series.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com, Ducksnorts and Faith and Fear in Flushing
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets will hire Sandy Alderson as general manager to replace Omar Minaya, according to sources — Sandy Alderson will be hired as the next Mets general manager, according to sources. The team prefers him over other candidates, including Rangers GM and Queens native Jon Daniels (below).
Discussion:
New York Mets Fan Blog and Mike Silva's …
ESPN:
New York Yankees' CC Sabathia to have knee surgery to repair …
Discussion:
It's About The Money
Mike Sielski / Wall Street Journal:
Alderson's Skill Set A Good Fit for Mets
Discussion:
Mets Merized Online
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Cliff Lee's wife harassed in NY … Fans' treatment of Cliff Lee's wife at Yankee Stadium was ugly, but it might not have hurt the Yankees' recruitment of one of the game's top left-handed pitchers. — During the American League Championship Series games in New York between the Yankees and Rangers …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Lee's Wife Is No Fan of Yankee Stadium
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus, TYU and New Jersey Online
Larry Fine / Reuters:
Lee And Lincecum In Mutual Admiration Before World Series Duel
Discussion:
Viva El Birdos
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Ortiz: I'll be with the Red Sox in 2011 — David Ortiz is at the Heat-Celtics game tonight and the Globe's Mike Vega tracked him down at halftime. — Big Papi said the Red Sox have yet to tell him whether they will pick up his $12.5 million contract option for next season.
Discussion:
Projo Sox Blog, HardballTalk and NESN.com
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox announce ticket prices for 2011
Discussion:
The House That Dewey Built, Boston Globe and HardballTalk
Dallas Morning News:
Joe Eskenazi: In SF, we don't say ‘y,all,’ but y'all better watch out — and the online news editor for SF Weekly. He's been subjecting himself to Giants baseball since 1985. — SAN FRANCISCO - Why does San Francisco deserve to win the World Series? — That was the weighty question posed …
Discussion:
HardballTalk
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Harvey Araton / New York Times:
World Series Backdrop Comes in Red and Blue — The men who manage the metropolises that will be competing when the World Series begins Wednesday night have played a little baseball in their time. In the case of the Dallas mayor, Tom Leppert, it was a few innings on the mound for the junior varsity …
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
It's official: Riggleman to return in 2011 — The Nationals announced the return of Manager Jim Riggleman for the 2011 season, making official what had been widely assumed and reported at the end of the regular season. The Nationals went 69-93 this year, making Riggleman's record 102-135 …
Discussion:
HardballTalk
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Rest in peace, Bill Shannon — It's impossible to say who is the best at what they do. We all have opinions on who is the best player in baseball, the best manager, the best GM or which is the best ballpark. — But the best official scorer in baseball was unquestionably Bill Shannon …
Discussion:
BronxBanterBlog.com, Baseball Nerd, MLB.com and Patrick Flood
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Fox Sports:
Nuns auctioning rare baseball card — BALTIMORE (AP) — Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Honus Wagner. — But she quickly learned the baseball great is a revered figure among collectors, and the most sought-after baseball card in history.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Dallas Morning News:
Grant: Rangers young GM Jon Daniels still finds solid players the old-fashioned way — SAN FRANCISCO - The Rangers' run through the American League playoffs started and ended in a most unusual way in Arlington: with the honoring of their scouting staff. — Before the first home …
