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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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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
White Sox ‘fire’ interim manager Joey Cora by text — White Sox coach Joey Cora, who was told on Monday that he'd be the interim manager for the final two games, was informed by a Ken Williams' text on Tuesday that he's no longer needed. — The strange end to the White Sox' 2011 season …
Discussion:
MLB.com, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors, Seattle Mariners blog and Baseball Nation
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:
Yahoo! Sports and The Big Lead
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:
Yahoo! Sports, 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 …
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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 …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Mets Exercise Terry Collins' 2013 Option — The Mets have exercised Terry Collins' contract option for 2013, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com (on Twitter). The manager signed a two-year deal for 2011 and 2012 last November, but GM Sandy Alderson has been pleased enough …
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Heisey leads Reds past Mets 6-5 with bat, glove
Heisey leads Reds past Mets 6-5 with bat, glove
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports and Red Reporter
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).
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
Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Saltalamacchia out but ‘available’ for O's game — BALTIMORE — Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said he wanted to play Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles but his collarbone is still stiff, weak and sore, so manager Terry Francona decided to go with rookie Ryan Lavarnway behind …
Discussion:
Boston Globe and Associated Press
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 …
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
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

