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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Billy Beane says Sandy Alderson is perfect guy to lead Mets — Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane knows exactly why Sandy Alderson can stare into the Mets' abyss and see hope. “It's because Sandy loves a challenge,” he said. “The big thing is how knows it's not how quickly …
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Mets Merized Online, MetsBlog.com and Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Who's the man for Mets? — While Sandy Alderson may be the new face of the Mets, the day-to-day face in the dugout remains to be filled. Alderson's first big task will be to find a new manager to replace Jerry Manuel. — He was vague in his requirements Friday, but insisted that intelligence is No. 1 …
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MLB.com, HardballTalk and MetsBlog.com
New York Post:
Rare October victory for Wilpon's Mets — Mets on Twitter — Tweet — The Mets won yesterday. It is not something that has happened a lot for them in recent late Octobers. — This, of course, was not the kind of late-October victory that exhilarates a fan base. But think of it as a step toward that.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Alderson ‘suspected’ Canseco used steroids — Mets on Twitter — Tweet — One thing the A's teams of the late 1980s and early '90s always have been associated with is success. — Another, more recent addition to how those teams are viewed, is that the roster had players later associated with steroid use.
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NESN.com and HardballTalk
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Source: Joe Girardi, Dave Eiland at odds starting in June — NEW YORK — Although Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he had no prior knowledge that pitching coach Dave Eiland would be fired following the season, a person with knowledge of the relationship between Eiland and Girardi said it went south …
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TYU, HardballTalk and Bronx Baseball Daily
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Pot charge casts doubt on Cubs' bullpen catcher's job — Cubs bullpen catcher Corey Miller's four-year tenure with the team likely is over after he was busted for marijuana possession Saturday while driving through Lincoln, Neb., earlier this week. His contract with the team expires Monday.
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HardballTalk
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Cory Matteson / Lincoln Journal Star:
Cubs bullpen catcher ticketed during stop that nets 8.4 pounds of pot
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ESPN and Fanhouse MLB Blog
Associated Press:
Bochy: Guillen Off Roster Because of Neck Injury — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he decided to leave Jose Guillen off the postseason roster before learning of the outfielder's alleged link to a federal investigation into shipments of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Associated Press and ESPN
Associated Press:
No talk of using Lee for Game 4, Washington says — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington says he hasn't had any conversations with Cliff Lee about the possibility of the ace left-hander pitching Game 4 on short rest. — When asked about it before Game 3 on Saturday …
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ESPN and Associated Press
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Source: Sox' Williams would give Quentin for Rasmus — If it's not nailed down or named “Reinsdorf,” White Sox general manager Ken Williams will try to trade it — as supported by a Sun-Times report Friday that Williams had offered manager Ozzie Guillen to the Florida Marlins for highly touted outfielder Mike Stanton.
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MLB Rumors, Bluebird Banter and HardballTalk
Jeffrey Gross / Hardball Times:
Ichiro Suzuki, meet linear weights — Depending on when a given event occurs in a baseball game, it will have a different impact on the runs scoring differential. A single, for example, is worth almost twice as much with a runner on first than it is with the bases empty.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Richard / SportsJustice:
Now you know why Ed Wade acquired Miguel Tejada, Mike Hampton, etc. — Now you know why it was easy to believe Astros general manager Ed Wade had done the right thing when he took a chance on Miguel Tejada. This World Series is for you, Ed. — He went out and got Pedro Feliz for the same reason he got Miguel Tejada.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Rangers' Colby Lewis has been second to none — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — ARLINGTON, Texas - Colby Lewis has been Texas' second-best starter this season, but one stellar start tonight and he could move ahead of Cliff Lee in terms of playoff performance.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Baseball Prospectus
Aaron Gleeman / NBCSports.com:
Don Mattingly ran out of pitchers while managing in fall league — Hired as the Dodgers' manager despite having zero actual managerial experience, Don Mattingly headed to the Arizona Fall League to get some games under his belt skippering the Phoenix Desert Dogs.
Discussion:
Yanks Go Yard and baseballmusings.com
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Mattingly runs out of hurlers in AFL game
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Federal Baseball and The Big Lead
