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NY Daily News:
Yankees and manager Joe Girardi agree on a new three-year, $9 million contract — SAN FRANCISCO - Joe Girardi is headed back to the Bronx. — The Yankees and Girardi agreed to a three-year contract worth $9 million, the Daily News has learned. The two sides are putting the finishing touches on the deal …
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Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Yankees, Girardi close to deal — Joe Girardi is headed back to the Bronx. — The Yankees and Girardi agreed to a three-year contract worth $9 million, the Daily News has learned. The two sides are putting the finishing touches on the deal, which could be announced as early as today.
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Sources: Joe Girardi, Yanks agree — The New York Yankees and manager Joe Girardi have reached agreement on a three-year, $9 million contract with incentives that could add another $500,000 for winning the World Series, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.
New York Post:
Strong-willed manager for Mets not in Alderson's view — Mets on Twitter — Tweet — Sandy Alderson almost certainly will hire a low-profile manager for the Mets whose main focus will be to carry out the vision of the new general manager without drama.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Alderson is Mets' choice to be their GM — MLB exec, former GM expected to be introduced on Friday — SAN FRANCISCO — A little more than three weeks after the Omar Minaya era ended in Flushing, the Sandy Alderson era is about to begin. — A source with knowledge of the situation …
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Amazin' Avenue
Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Ex-Marine and Harvard Law School grad Sandy Alderson brings toughness to Mets' trenches — New Mets GM Sandy Alderson (r.) sits in the cockpit of a B-57 Canberra bomber while his father, former Air Force pilot John Alderson, sits on ledge in the summer of '67. Both served in Vietnam.
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Reuters:
World Series Game Two Starter Wilson Builds on Lee Lessons
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True Blue LA and 6-4-2
Associated Press:
GIANTS ROUGH UP LEE, RANGERS IN GAME 1 ROUT
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Hardball Times and NBCSports.com
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Giants' bats make surprise appearance
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Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Ron Washington's easy Game 2 choice — Let's be real clear about this ... David Murphy is not some raw scrub who's likely to wilt under the pressure of actually playing. For most of the past three years, he's been playing when the other team starts a right-handed pitcher (which is most of the time).
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BronxBanterBlog.com and Pinstriped Bible
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Vlad out, Murphy in for Game 2 — SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday night, Vladimir Guerrero became the 10th outfielder in World Series history to commit two errors in one game. — On Thursday, he was out of the lineup. Manager Ron Washington decided to go with David Murphy in left field …
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The LoHud Yankees Blog and FanGraphs Baseball
Arizona Daily Star:
Bonds has ‘gift,’ wants to be coach
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Vladimir Guerrero's rough night puts Game 2 start at risk
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Wakefield wins Roberto Clemente award — Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield has been named the recipient of the 2010 Roberto Clemente award, an award given annually to the player who “combines a dedication to giving back to the community with outstanding skills on the baseball field.”
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Wakefield wins 2010 Clemente Award — Red Sox knuckleballer's charitable actions earn recognition — Dependability and loyalty are two words as synonymous with Tim Wakefield as the knuckleball that has kept him going for all these years. Whether it is on the field or in the community, Wakefield has always been there when needed.
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Surviving Grady
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Official Elias Rankings — MLBTR has obtained the official Elias rankings for the upcoming offseason. The list below includes all ranked free agents, including those who have already signed, those who say they'll retire and those whose options will likely be picked up.
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David Waldstein / Bats:
Mets Get More Time to Negotiate With Takahashi — The Mets and the new agent for Hisanori Takahashi have received permission from Major League Baseball and the Players Association to push back the deadline for signing him, probably for about another week, although the exact date has not been determined.
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HardballTalk and Amazin' Avenue
Kristi Dosh / It's a Swing and a Miss:
Who Profits from the Postseason? — I previously blogged this on Comcast Sports Southeast, but I wanted to repost here for those who don't follow all my blogs. — Eight Men Out is one of my favorite baseball movies. No matter how many times I watch, my heart still aches for Shoeless Joe.
