According to a sources close to ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney, the New York Yankees will name Don Mattingly their manager on Friday, an off day in the World Series schedule.
The broadcast report comes from an ESPN News ‘alert.’
More a bit later…
***UPDATED at 8:40 PM ET***
Updating an earlier report — and error: ESPN has an updated article on its website. The article profiles Mattingly after his interview with the Yankees brass. The mention from Olney is as follows:
A source tells ESPN the Magazine’s Buster Olney that it “is a good bet” that the Yankees will name the team’s next manager on Friday — the off day between World Series Games 2 and 3.
***UPDATED at 8:06 PM ET***
Minor tweak to the report: The source claimed that a manager would probably be named on Friday, not that Mattingly would get the job. We regret the error.
As the Boston Red Sox did earlier, the Colorado Rockies have made their decision on who is on their World Series roster.
Aaron Cook was added Tuesday to the Colorado Rockies’ roster for the World Series, and he’ll start Game 4 at home against Boston. With the move, Franklin Morales heads from the rotation to the bullpen.
Cook takes the place of Taylor Bucholz, who has yet to pitch this postseason.
The Boston Red Sox announced their World Series rosters Tuesday and due to a bad shoulder, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield was left off the squad.
Also of interest: Jacoby Ellsbury, the rookie outfielder who is one of Boston’s best prospects, will start in centerfield Wednesday for Game 1. Ellsbury replaces the struggling and banged up centerfielder Coco Crisp.
Ed Montague, the 32-year veteran umpire, will serve as the crew chief for this year’s Fall Classic and will stand behind the plate for Game 1 at Fenway Park Wednesday.
NFL shortens first two draft rounds (AP/ESPN) The NFL on Tuesday cut from 15 minutes to 10 the time between picks in the first round of its draft after a 2007 record round of 6 hours and 8 minutes.
Everson Walls talk’s about Ron Springs’ condition (Hashmarks) Matt Mosley of Hashmarks reports that the former Dallas Cowboys corner will discuss his friend’s condition on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
Torre to appear on Real Sports (The FanHouse) Speaking of the show, Exiled Yankees manager to appear on Bryant Gumbel’s HBO show Real Sports. Ryan Smyth to return to Edmonton tonight (TSN.ca) Smyth makes his first appearance in Edmonton as a member of the Colorado Avalanche tonight when the Northwest Division rivals meet for the first time this season. Keyshawn’s interviewing skills need work(Awful Announcing) We thought the interview was handled well, but an AA reader raises some valid points.
Quickie writer Dan Shanoff — of the ubiquitous DanShanoff.com — nominates Will Leitch of Deadspin to take the reigns, or in this case, the space in the back of each issue of Sports Illustrated.
That space is now vacant thanks to the departure of Rick Reilly, who left for “The Worldwide Teaser” earlier this week as his contract with SI expires in November.
The co-owner of the Oakland Athletics says the team has ruled out remaining in Oakland as it pursues a new ballpark in Fremont, Calif., according to a published report in The San Francisco Chronicle.
Fremont is a suburb of Oakland that sits roughly 30 miles away. More after the jump »
We’ll be honest: other than Maurice Jones-Drew limping off with an apparent ankle injury near the end of the game and Joseph Addai not busting in a goal line touchdown (that honor went to Kenton Keith — the guy with two first names), the game seemed rather uneventful to us.
Wildfires move Chargers’ practice to Arizona (AP/ESPN) With wildfires engulfing San Diego County and several players having to evacuate their homes, the Charges move practices to Arizona and the Cardinals’ practice facilities. The fires might have an impact on this week’s Texans-Chargers game that’s scheduled to be played at Qualcomm Stadium.
Mitchell denies leaking info on Byrd (Y! Sports) The chairman of the “blue panel” investigation on PEDs disputes the claim that he leaked information regarding Paul Byrd’s alleged usage of HGH.
Mitchell investigation raises questions (FOX Sports) Speaking of Byrd, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports writes that MLB may face a legitimacy issue regarding the probe’s namesake: he’s a board member of the Boston Red Sox and a chairman of the Walt Disney Co., owners of ESPN.
Joe Torre: “The Yankees have no chance in ‘08″ (Bugs & Cranks) Reading the tea leaves, i.e. Joe Torre’s statements regarding his future, the “Yankee Skipper” lets in how things could play out in ‘08.
Why just leaving the country is best… (Joe Posnanski) While not placing blame on Cleveland third base coach Joel Skinner, the must-read Posnanski rates television “analysts.”
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