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The Accountability Dance
Albert Pujols' failure to answer for his part in Thursday's ninth-inning mishap wouldn't have flown in the Bronx. (AP)
Even if you don’t have a dog in the hunt, or bear equal apathy (or antipathy) towards both teams, the first two games of this year’s World Series have been gripping ...
End of the Rope for Francona [updated]
Red Sox manager Terry Francona appears to be hitting the road after Boston's epic collapse. (AP)
There was a point during Game Three of the 2004 American League Championship Series when the Yankees were handing the Red Sox their collective tuchuses, and all I could think of when the camera cut to ...
Bring Back Joe Torre — to Washington
With Jim Riggleman having punted his career away yesterday, the Nationals are in the market for a permanent replacement to follow interim commander John McLaren. The one wonderful aspect of what is a rather sad story is that Riggleman’s wriggle out of DC follows closely on the heels of the Marlins’ ...
Friday’s Child
Fiery Jerry Sloan had more than a litte in common with calm Joe Torre. (AP)
Tying up a few loose ends on a late afternoon…
• I’ll be a guest on the Fox Sports Extra show — that’s channel 5 and 705 here in New York, at least on Time Warner Cable — on Sunday night at 10:30 PM, ...
Following Up on Albaladejo, Torre (Updated)
Returning to some topics we covered in yesterday’s chat:
Joe Torre: Slip-slidin' away. (AP)
Cliff and I were asked where Joe Torre would best fit in if he sought another managerial position. Cliff said, “I don’t have a ton of confidence in Torre as a manager in any location at this point.” ...
Torre and the Mets, Plus a Big Ol’ Chat Reminder
Joe Torre: It ain't him, babe. (AP)
Joe Torre has apologized to Jerry Manuel and said he is “closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.” This is a good thing, and not because at 70 years old Torre’s best managerial days are almost certainly behind him. Even ...
Donnie in the Driver’s Seat
A couple weeks back I noted the sad end ex-Yankee skipper Joe Torre appeared headed towards in the City of Angels, and the decreasing likelihood that current Dodgers hitting coach and designated successor Don Mattingly would take over the helm. A short while ago, Yahoo’s Tim Brown reported that ...
Down and Out in L.A.
It's been a rough season in Los Angeles for this pair of familiar faces (AP).
As you no doubt heard if you were watching or listening over the weekend, the backdrop to the Yankees taking care of business on the south side of Chicago was the White Sox’s attempt to pry Manny Ramirez loose from ...
