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12:10 PM ET, September 27, 2011

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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Guillen out, could be managing last game tonight  —  Sox manager Ozzie Guillen takes his place on the dugout rail before the Chicago White Sox-Seattle Mariners game Monday June 6, 2011 at US Cellular Field.  Tom Cruze~Sun-Times  —  Come Tuesday morning, the silence on the South Side could be more deafening than golden.
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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 …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
White Sox grant Ozzie Guillen release  —  The Chicago White Sox have accepted manager Ozzie Guillen's request to be released from his contract.  —  “We certainly cannot thank Ozzie enough for all he has done during his eight seasons as manager of the Chicago White Sox …
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Sox Beat Jays in Guillen's Last Game as Manager
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
D.J. Short / HardballTalk:
Ozzie Guillen released from contract with White Sox, expected to join Marlins
Discussion: The Big Lead and MLB Rumors
ESPN:   White Sox grant Ozzie Guillen release
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.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:   Marlins, Omar Infante Agree To Extension
Associated Press:
Shields dominates, Rays beat Yankees to catch Red Sox  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays moved into a tie with the Boston Red Sox for the wild-card lead, beating the New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday night behind another strong performance by James Shields.
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Associated Press:
Rays 1 road game if 3-way tie
Discussion: Boston Globe and ESPN
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 …
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
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 …
NY Daily News:
BLOGS OF SUMMER … EDITORS' PICKS … BEST OF NYDN.COM
Discussion: Mike Silva's …
Associated Press:
Smoak 3-run homer lifts Mariners over Oakland  —  SEATTLE — Justin Smoak hit a three-run, tie-breaking home run in the sixth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.  —  The victory gave Jason Vargas (10-13) his career-high 10th victory.
Associated Press:
Latos Sharp in Final Start for Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mat Latos took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out nine in seven innings, and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Monday night.  —  It was a strong finish to an uneven season for Latos (9-14) who struggled during the first half.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Gaslamp Ball
Associated Press:
Red-Hot Fister, Tigers Offense Rout Indians, 14-0  —  DETROIT (AP) — Doug Fister pitched eight strong innings and Alex Avila drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 14-0 on Monday night.  —  Justin Verlander and Fister, who are scheduled to start …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Fontenot, Vogelsong Lead Giants to Win  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong threw seven shutout innings, Mike Fontenot tripled in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Monday night.  —  Pablo Sandoval and Brett Pill, who also had an RBI …
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles and Purple Row
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Angels' Mark Trumbo out for rest of season because of foot injury  —  If the Angels stage a miraculous comeback and somehow reach the playoffs, they will be without their leading run producer.  First baseman Mark Trumbo has a broken bone on the top of his right foot, an injury that will sideline …
Discussion: HardballTalk
 
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