Top News:
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 and Associated Press
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Frank McCourt goes on a fishing expedition
Discussion:
HardballTalk and Fish Stripes
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, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk, Fish Stripes, Fish Bytes 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:
Bronx Baseball Daily, Baseball Nation and HardballTalk
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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 …
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
Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
A's acquire Kila Ka'aihue from Royals for Ethan Hollingsworth — Last week the Royals designated Kila Ka'aihue for assignment, removing him from the 40-man roster, and today they traded the 27-year-old first baseman to the A's for minor-league pitcher Ethan Hollingsworth.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com, MLB Daily Dish and Al's Ramblings
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
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Judge tosses all but two counts in Wilpon/Madoff case — Matthew Cerrone: The early word out of Citi Field is that this is very good news for Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, in that it means only a small portion of what Irving Picard had been originally seeking is still on the table (in what seems almost certain to end in a settlement).
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
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
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
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

