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11:15 AM ET, October 18, 2009

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C. Trent Rosecrans / CNATI:
Price excited to join Reds  —  Not that the past week was the best time to sight-see in Cincinnati, but for new Reds pitching coach Bryan Price, it was enough to sell him on the job.  —  “I didn't know a great deal about the whole situation there until I got a chance to fly up there and visit …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Reds tap Price to fill staff vacancy  —  Pitching coach showed success in Arizona and Seattle  —  Reds president of baseball operations and general manager Walt Jocketty did not set a strict timetable to hire a new Major League pitching coach when he spoke about the topic on Monday …
Discussion: Better Off Red and Red Hot Mama
Drew Silva / MLB Rumors:   Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Astros, Reds
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
NY Yankees pull off 4-3, 13-inning victory over L.A. Angels in Game 2 of ALCS … NEW YORK — They battled cold.  They battled rain.  They battled themselves.  And it appeared so many times that it would be too much for the Yankees.  —  Instead, at 1:07 a.m. early Sunday morning …
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Mark Whicker / NY Daily News:   Angels' mistakes help Yankees heat up
Josh Thomson / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Rivera: “This is the way we should play.”
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Angels don't look so invincible
Discussion: Fack Youk and The Yankee Universe
Yahoo! Sports:
Don't call it a sellout - because it wasn't  —  NEW YORK - The sellout kerfuffle started at 10:17 p.m. The New York Yankees announced the attendance for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series - 49,688 - but didn't call it a sellout, as is standard practice.  Someone tweeted that it wasn't a sellout.
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Pricing the Kids Out  —  The Yankees took the field …
Discussion: Mets Today
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:   In Baseball, Stuff Happens. Just Deal With It.
Associated Press:
Report: Kim Ng interviews for San Diego Padres' GM vacancy  —  SAN DIEGO — Kim Ng interviewed for the San Diego Padres' vacant general manager's job on Saturday, giving her another chance to become the first female GM in major league history.  —  Ng, the Los Angeles Dodgers' assistant general manager …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Padres consider hiring first woman GM … Dodgers executive Kim Ng interviewed today for the Padres GM job, according to people familiar with the situation.  Ng, who is hoping to become the first female GM in baseball, was spotted having lunch with new Padres owner Jeff Moorad.
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Sunday reading: ALCS Game 2 review, and a Matt Holliday tidbit  —  Well, that was something, eh?  —  The very late night prompted the Yankees to cancel their workout in Anaheim, and that prompted me to push back my departure to Cally until tonight.  Gonna take the day to pack …
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Bay watch to be revealing  —  Red Sox' value(s) system shall be tested  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email the Author  —  How the Red Sox [team stats] really view Jason Bay's worth and how they approach contract negotiations with him in the coming weeks will be one of the more revealing chapters of the offseason.
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
St. Louis Cardinals in bad spot with Albert Pujols  —  (Darron Cummings, Associated Press / October 9, 2009)  —  They control him 2 more years, but he can command salary they can't pay  —  On Baseball  —  When Albert Pujols went a career-worst 89 at-bats without a home run to end an MVP performance in 2009, it was shocking.
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Erick Aybar's footwork (or lack thereof) creates a giant gray area  —  It didn't end up being the most important play in the Yankees' classic 3-2 ALCS victory on Saturday night, but Erick Aybar's  —  non-tag of second base in the 10th inning definitely ranks as its oddest and most controversial highlight.
Discussion: Bugs & Cranks
Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALCS Game 2: Angels at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 1.50 ERA)  —  ANGELS  —  WEATHER: Not much better - and probably worse - than yesterday.  It's cold and brisk with rain lingering all over the area.  In other words, perfect baseball weather.  Check out the forecast here.
Chuck Finder / PBC Blog:
Perry Hill not returning to Pirates; Searage promoted  —  The Pirates announced this morning that first base coach and infield instructor Perry Hill will not return to the organization next year.  —  “We made an aggressive attempt to bring Perry back, including exercising his option …
Associated Press:
New York Yankees fired singer Ronan Tynan hopes for another chance  —  NEW YORK — Irish tenor Ronan Tynan says he's sorry for making an anti-Semitic remark, and hopes for another chance to sing his noted rendition of “God Bless America” at Yankee Stadium.  —  “This is my mea culpa,” …
Conor Glassey / Baseball America:
Strasburg's AFL Debut  —  Stephen Strasburg made his long-awaited and highly-anticipated professional debut here Friday night in an Arizona Fall League contest.  —  The righthander was one of the most highly publicized prospects in baseball history, Strasburg enjoyed a sensational junior …
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