Lewis, bats finally ring up Giants  —  Tex message sent  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Back in Texas.  Back in the World Series.  —  The Rangers, behind emerging October ace Colby Lewis, came home and threw themselves the biggest tailgate party of them all, beating San Francisco, 4-2, last night and cutting the Giants' Series edge to 2-1.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Sources: The Arizona Diamondbacks will make a play for Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko.  —  Paul Konerko may have played his last game as a member of the White Sox.  —  Konerko, a free agent five days after the 2010 World Series ends, will be an offseason priority of the Arizona Diamondbacks …

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.

Cashman: “It's about what they can do in that win column”  —  Let's start this blog weekend with a lengthy leftover comment from yesterday's Brian Cashman conference call.  It's nothing ground-breaking, but it's an interesting look at the evolution of the Yankees team-building philosophy.

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 …

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.