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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Tragedy  —  My favorite part about sitting in the Yankee Stadium press box is getting the chance to watch Bill Shannon, the official scorer, in action.  Shannon, who for years was the head of public relations at MSG, was ripped out of the pages of Damon Runyon.

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 …

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 …

Yanks, Girardi will open contract talks  —  The Yankees and Joe Girardi are beginning contract talks Monday that are expected to keep Girardi as manager an additional three years.  —  Girardi's new deal is expected to pay him about $3 million a year, according to sources.

Nats to unveil uniform changes Nov. 10  —  After months of rumors and speculation, the Nats are set to unveil significant changes to their uniforms on Nov. 10 at Nats Park.  The team will hold a fashion show event at the stadium, and will show off at least three styles of uniforms.