Jed Hoyer has been interviewing hitting coaches for next season, but it's likely he won't be around to see if the hires pan out. Several reports have Hoyer becoming the GM of the Cubs, possibly as soon as next week.

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pitchers Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and John Lackey, as well as club president/CEO Larry Lucchino and former manager Terry Francona, emphatically disputed a television report that some of their pitchers drank beer in the dugout during games.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak had plenty of holes to fill and needs to address heading into this season, and his club's performance shows how effective the reconstruction was.

Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels may seem like strange bedfellows, but they've developed a mutual admiration that has resulted in the team with the 13th highest payroll in the Majors getting another shot at its first World Series title.

ALCS MVP David Freese's professional career is at a high point. He's about to head into the World Series with his hometown Cardinals, but he may not have reached this point had he not stepped away from the game for a year after high school.

If it comes down to it, the Rangers have everything they need to beat the Cardinals at their own game: on the road using the National League style of play.

The Fall Classic has arrived and only two teams remain, leaving fans of the other 28 squads to choose sides. The same also goes for the players left at home.

You will see two distinctly different managers in the dugouts at this year's World Series — one known for his cerebral strategizing, the other for his celebratory struts and stomps.

Arthur Rhodes has come close before, but he will play in his first World Series this season as the Cardinals face the Rangers. Because Rhodes began the season with Texas, he is guaranteed a ring either way.

Labeling the Rangers "an average team" before the start of the season wasn't the greatest moment of his career, Lance Berkman admitted on Tuesday, especially now that his Cardinals are about to open the World Series against them.

A report on SI.com on Tuesday indicated that the Cubs and Theo Epstein — who reportedly has agreed in principle to become the general manager — may add Padres general manager Jed Hoyer to their baseball operations department.

The Cardinals added right-hander Jake Westbrook and infielder/outfielder Skip Schumaker to their World Series roster, in place of Kyle McClellan and Adron Chambers, respectively.

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The Cubs and Red Sox continue negotiations for GM Theo Epstein, but the clubs have not yet agreed upon compensation, and with the World Series beginning Wednesday, an announcement may not come any time soon.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman believes that he will have a new contract in place by the time his current deal expires on Halloween, remaining in the position he has held since 1998.

Chris Carpenter, the club's probable starter for Wednesday's Game 1 of the World Series, has dealt with some soreness in his right elbow recently. However, St. Louis says at this point that Carpenter's condition is not any real cause for concern.