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Oct 30, 2007 9:44 PM CDT

Boston Fetes Triumphant Sox

Victory parade kicks off potentially tumultuous offseason

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of raucous Bostonians cheered at the victory parade today for their beloved World Series champion Red Sox. Bekilted by the Dropkick Murphys, an Irish-influenced punk band, excitable closer Jonathan Papelbon delighted and bemused the crowd with his inimitable jigging. Many signs in particular congratulated Series MVP Mike...

Girardi Accepts 3-Year Offer to Manage Yanks

Oct 30, 2007 9:32 PM CDT

Girardi Accepts 3-Year Offer to Manage Yanks

Ex-catcher beat out Mattingly because of experience as a skipper

(Newser) - Joe Girardi has agreed to a three-year, $6 million contract to accept the unenviable task of succeeding Joe Torre, and his four championships, as the Yankees manager. Girardi is no slouch in the hardware department, however. He won three championships as a player for the Yankees and was the 2006...

Torre Steps Up to Plate as
Little Resigns

Oct 30, 2007 8:26 PM CDT

Torre Steps Up to Plate as Little Resigns

Torre and Dodgers agree to terms as Yanks sign Joe Girardi

(Newser) - Joe Torre's in and Grady Little's out with the Dodgers, who have okayed terms with the ex-Yankee skipper and almost clinched a deal, the Los Angeles Times reports. Still at issue are Torre's coaching staff and player personnel input. Torre wants his own staff, with Don Mattingly, and is negotiating...

Torre May Go to Dodgers

Oct 30, 2007 6:40 AM CDT

Torre May Go to Dodgers

Yankees manager to head to LA, replaces Little

(Newser) - Joe Torre, who turned down a one-year deal to continue as Yankees coach two weeks ago, could be heading to Los Angeles. MLB.com is reporting that the Los Angeles Dodgers are seeking to dismiss Grady Little and hire Torre, although the Dodgers won't confirm the story. Last night Torre...

Braves Trade Renteria for Prospects

Oct 29, 2007 11:12 PM CDT

Braves Trade Renteria for Prospects

Detroit fills SS gap; Atlanta ushers in youth movement

(Newser) - The Tigers have signaled that the future is now; with the window closing on last year's AL champions, Detroit has traded two stellar prospects for the veteran bat and glove of Edgar Renteria. Atlanta will receive righty fireballer Jair Jurrjens, 21, and outfielder Gorkys Hernandez, 20, who hit .293 and...

Agent Says 'Sorry' for
A-Rod Timing

Oct 29, 2007 10:55 PM CDT

Agent Says 'Sorry' for A-Rod Timing

MLB had slammed him for revealing opt-out news during Series

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez's agent Scott Boras apologized today for the distraction caused by his announcement during the World Series that A-Rod would opt out of his Yankee contract, Responding to criticism from baseball officials angered at the move, Boras said in a statement that, "The unfortunate result was not...

Yanks Want Girardi to Succeed Torre

Oct 29, 2007 8:34 PM CDT

Yanks Want Girardi to Succeed Torre

Mattingly 'extremely disappointed' about being passed over

(Newser) - The Yankees have picked a successor to Joe Torre's managerial throne: Joe Girardi, the former Marlins manager and Yankee coach who was a catcher on three New York title teams in the '90s and worked for them this year as a TV analyst. The New York Times reports that though...

A-Rod Calls Bombers' Bluff and Opts Out

Oct 29, 2007 4:38 AM CDT

A-Rod Calls Bombers' Bluff and Opts Out

Uses clause in contract to declare himself a free agent

(Newser) - Superstar third baseman Alex Rodriguez is no longer a New York Yankee, Sports Illustrated reports. His agent tells the magazine that he notified the club that A-Rod is opting out of his $252 million deal to seek an even bigger one on the open market. The Yankees, who were reportedly...

Schilling, Okajima Stifle Rockies

Oct 26, 2007 3:14 AM CDT

Schilling, Okajima Stifle Rockies

Rex Sox are halfway to title with 2-1 win

(Newser) - Curt Schilling got his 11th postseason win, and Jonathan Papelbon his first October save, in Boston's 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies last night. Hideki Okajima bagged four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief, and J.D. Drew continued his redemption arc, going 2-for-2 with a walk and hit-by-pitch,...

Barry's Heart is in San Francisco

Oct 25, 2007 3:36 PM CDT

Barry's Heart is in San Francisco

Ex-Giants star not satisfied about ending things with his hometown team

(Newser) - He sounded like a man who wanted to stay. At a tribute to the former San Francisco slugger, Barry Bonds was read a list of his baseball accomplishments and then asked if he'd actually achieved all those marks. His response? "I did and then I got fired," a...

Steinbrenners Face 'Tough Decision'

Oct 25, 2007 6:48 AM CDT

Steinbrenners Face 'Tough Decision'

Owners won't demand immediate success from new Yankees manager

(Newser) - Yankee officials have now interviewed all three of Joe Torre's potential successors, and so far team owner George Steinbrenner and sons Hank and Hal are "impressed" with all of them—and concede they've got a "tough decision" to make. Whoever the "slight favorite" is, he'll take the...

Mattingly
Aimed to Take After Torre

Oct 24, 2007 6:49 AM CDT

Mattingly Aimed to Take After Torre

Yankees bench coach is favored by players, Steinbrenner

(Newser) - When Don Mattingly came out of retirement to join up as the Yankees' hitting coach, he already had his sights set on following in Joe Torre's managerial footsteps, reports the New York Times. "I’ve known from the beginning what I wanted," said Mattingly, who is said to...

History Links Fenway, Wrigley

Oct 23, 2007 10:45 PM CDT

History Links Fenway, Wrigley

Red Sox, Cubs look to the future while staying true to past

(Newser) - Boston’s Fenway Park, erected in 1912, and Chicago’s Wrigley Field, 1914, are baseball’s oldest ballparks and give their respective teams and fan base an identity, and the former holds lessons for the latter. “The one thing I noticed with both Fenway and the Cubs is the...

With Torre out, Yanks Start Interviewing

Oct 23, 2007 4:25 AM CDT

With Torre out, Yanks Start Interviewing

Steinbrenner's looking at Girardi, Mattingly, Pena for new manager

(Newser) - Former Yankee catcher Joe Girardi spent yesterday meeting with team officials, interviewing for Joe Torre's old job as New York's manager, reports the Times. He'll be followed today by the team's current bench coach Don Mattingly, and tomorrow Yankees first-base coach Tony Pena will jump into the interview pool.

Byrd's HGH
Use Was News
to Mitchell

Oct 23, 2007 12:13 AM CDT

Byrd's HGH Use Was News to Mitchell

Baseball investigator denies leaking info on Indians pitcher

(Newser) - Baseball investigator George Mitchell denied a report that he leaked information on Cleveland pitcher Paul Byrd’s use of human growth hormone. News broke before Cleveland lost Game 7 to Boston that Byrd had bought HGH online; he said it was used to treat a pituitary tumor. Mitchell said he...

La Russa Re-Signs with Cardinals

Oct 22, 2007 10:23 PM CDT

La Russa Re-Signs with Cardinals

Winningest manager in team history gets two-season deal

(Newser) - Tony La Russa, Cardinals manager for the past twelve years, will stick around for two more, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A disappointing 78-84 season to cap his previous three-year deal, plus instability at general manager, had the four-time Manager of the Year initially uncertain as to whether he'd return.

Cleveland Pitcher Bought HGH

Oct 21, 2007 3:00 PM CDT

Cleveland Pitcher Bought HGH

(Newser) - Paul Byrd, the pitcher who's been critical in the Cleveland Indians' successful playoff run this season, bought almost $25,000 worth of human growth hormone between 2002 and 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle learned today. Byrd admitted taking HGH, but told Fox Sports he was using it legally with a...

Nippon Ham Fighter Gets Royal Summons

Oct 20, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Nippon Ham Fighter Gets Royal Summons

Kansas City taps Japan league vet Hillman for manager's job

(Newser) - You can go home again if you're Trey Hillman. The longtime minor league manager in the Yankees farm system, who spent the last five years managing Hokkaido's Nippon Ham-sponsored squad in Japan's Pacific League, will be introduced on Monday in Kansas City as the new manager of the Royals.

Torre: That's
'An Insult'!

Oct 19, 2007 8:14 PM CDT

Torre: That's 'An Insult'!

Admits $5 million is 'nothing to sneeze at,' but says 1-year offer offended him

(Newser) - An emotional Joe Torre called the Yankees' one-year, $5 million offer "an insult" today. Three million dollars in incentives didn't help, he said: “I’d been there 12 years and did not feel motivation was needed." The offer was still sizable, despite a $2.5 million pay...

Francona: Torre Is a Gentleman

Oct 19, 2007 3:51 AM CDT

Francona: Torre Is a Gentleman

Outgoing Yankees manager gets respect, support from fans and rivals alike

(Newser) - After Joe Torre rejected the Yankees' offer of a $5 million one-year contract yesterday, supporters came out of the woodwork in the unlikeliest of places: the Red Sox dugout. Boston manager Terry Francona called Torre a "gentleman," and knuckleballer Tim Wakefield said he "hoped to be able...