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Playoff Pulse: Phillies Rolling Toward Title; Rays and Umpiring Crew Floundering

In the Playoff Pulse series, our MLB editor takes on a hot October topic.On the precipice of their first World Series title in 28 years, the Phillies deserve a world of credit for the way they have executed in October. They have played to their strengths all month long, and as it turns out, those strengths are enough to...

Boston Bids Adieu to House That Ruth Built

Later today, the Red Sox will stroll out of the visitor's dugout and face the Yankees for the final time at venerable Yankee Stadium. There will be other goodbyes to the House That Ruth Built in the coming weeks, but with the Bronx Bombers a major longshot to play into October, this series seems to have taken on special...

It's Official: Joe Torre Takes Over the Dodgers

We knew this was coming, but now it's finally official: the Dodgers formally announced that Joe Torre has replaced Grady Little as the team's manager. He signed a three-year deal that's reportedly worth $14.5 million. From MLB.com:Torre is expected to have the same input in player personnel matters that Little had,...

Dodgers Allowed to Skip the 'Interview a Token Minority' Process

When managerial jobs open up, Major League Baseball usually requires that team interview at least one minority for the position. In the case of the Dodgers, though, they're getting a pass in their quest to hire Joe Torre. From the Los Angeles Times (via SbB)The Dodgers were allowed to skip the interviews of minorities...

Report: Dodgers to Fire Grady Little and Hire Joe Torre

So you know how earlier today there were those "Joe Torre to Los Angeles" rumors floating around that you probably looked at and figured, "That's gotta be crap, the Dodgers just committed to Grady Little," like I did? Turns out where there's smoke, there's fire. Peter Abraham is now reporting that the the Dodgers are going...

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05/16/12 Liverpool FC News: Liverpool FC owners FSG have sacked... Source: Liverpool Echo.co.uk - Liverpool - Merseyside - UK TO the overwhelming majority of Liverpool FC supporters here and all over the world, today's sacking of Kenny Dalglish by the club's owners Fenway Sports Group would have been both shocking and sad news.

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William Grady Little (born March 30, 1950) is a former manager in Major League Baseball. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted into the Kinston, North Carolina, Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.

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