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Associated Press:
Guillen's website leaks news of his move to Marlins — MIAMI (AP) — Ozzie Guillen's website apparently leaked the news he has agreed to become manager of the Florida Marlins. — A post Monday night quoted Guillen announcing he was Florida-bound. The blog was taken down a short time later …
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baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
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D.J. Short / HardballTalk:
Ozzie Guillen released from contract with White Sox, expected to join Marlins
Ozzie Guillen released from contract with White Sox, expected to join Marlins
Discussion:
The Big Lead and MLB Rumors
Jon Heyman / Associated Press:
Ozzie appears close to joining Marlins
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Infante, Marlins reach agreement — MIAMI — For months, Omar Infante expressed how much he wanted to remain with the Marlins beyond this season. — Infante is about to get his wish. — According to a team source, the veteran second baseman and the team have reached an agreement on a two-year contract.
Discussion:
Fish Tank blog, Baseball Nation, HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish, Fish Bytes, Fish Stripes and Florida Marlins
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Setback may keep Cervelli out for October — ST. PETERSBURG — Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli has suffered another concussion-related setback and is all but certain to sit out the American League Division Series, if not the entire postseason. — Cervelli traveled with the Yankees …
Discussion:
Baseball Nation, Bronx Baseball Daily and HardballTalk
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees' Russell Martin ejected for making joke to umpire; Joe Girardi unhappy with playoff schedule — ST. PETERSBURG - Russell Martin's stand-up comedy career appears to have been a one-night affair. — Martin thought he was cracking a harmless joke at home-plate umpire Paul Schrieber …
Associated Press:
Kemp homers in triple crown chase, Dodgers top Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer, Dana Eveland pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit
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Associated Press:
Rays 1 road game if 3-way tie
Rays 1 road game if 3-way tie
Discussion:
Boston Globe, ESPN and Baseball Prospectus
Jerry Izenberg / New Jersey Online:
Mets blocked Yankees from bringing minor league team to Newark for a season — This is a baseball story — but not about the universal baseball feeling for a community that we used to know. It is also about Newark, the city where I was raised to love baseball and where the Yankees' Triple-A farm team …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
September Collapse of Red Sox Could Be Worst Ever — After beating the Texas Rangers on Sept. 3, the Boston Red Sox were 84-54. Although half a game behind the Yankees in the American League East, the Red Sox had a nine-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays for the wild card and roughly a 99.6 percent chance of making the playoffs.
Discussion:
Deadspin, Beyond the Box Score, Baseball Nation and New York Times
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 161: Red Sox at Orioles — Here are the lineups: — RED SOX (89-71) — Ellsbury CF — Pedroia 2B — Ortiz DH — Lowrie 3B — Gonzalez 1B — Lavarnway C — McDonald RF — Crawford LF — Scutaro SS — Pitching: LHP Erik Bedard (5-9, 3.50) — ORIOLES (68-92)
Discussion:
The LoHud Yankees Blog
Sports Illustrated:
Making my awards picks (for now) … The ballots for the Baseball Writers Association of America major awards are due before the playoffs begin, which still leaves time to finalize the choices. — (Partial disclosure: I do have a vote for one of the awards, but will honor the request …
Discussion:
Batter's Box Interactive …
Dan Connolly / Orioles Insider:
Coming soon to a front office near you ... With two days left in the season, there's really just one question remaining at Camden Yards - besides whether the Boston Red Sox end up choking away their playoff berth. What's happening with the Orioles' president of baseball operations position?
Discussion:
HardballTalk
Fox Sports:
Chipper likely to undergo MRI exam — ATLANTA — Chipper Jones slumped in his chair. — “I feel like I'm 50,” he said late Monday night. — Jones, 39, was referring to the lower half of his body — and specifically, his troublesome right knee. — Jones, the Braves' third baseman …
Discussion:
HardballTalk
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Five keys that will lead Phils' October success — With four aces, Philly should need just a few big hits to go deep — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies reached 100 wins for the first time since 1977 this season and won the National League East for the fifth consecutive time.
Discussion:
Phillies Nation
Ray Parrillo / Philly.com:
Phillies Notes: Phillies like their coaches, but will all return? — ATLANTA - Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. made it clear he's pleased with the job the coaches have done when he said Monday that each of them have been asked to return for the 2012 season. — “Hopefully they all accept,” he said.
Discussion:
Philliesflow.com

