PERFECT RX FOR THE METS!

The Mets will announce tomorrow that their new is GM Sandy Alderson.

Alderson will bring with him his old Oakland compadres Paul DePodesta and J.P. Ricciardi.

Depodesta went on to become the GM of the Dodgers and Ricciardi GM'd Toronto.

The lingering question is not who Alderson will hire as the field manager, but will he bring along his pharmaceutical staff from Oakland?

Alderson, after all, was the GM of the steroid induced "Bash Brothers" Oakland A's teams of the '90's.

Not a bad plan...pump up your players with steroids and you become a successful GM!

GIRARDI: 3 FOR 3

Sources are reporting that Joe Girardi and the Yankees have reached a 3 year agreement that would pay him $3.33 million.

That would make Girardi the 5th highest paid manager in baseball.

CC TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE

NY Post says CC Sabathia was diagnosed yesterday with a minor meniscus tear of the right knee at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and is expected to undergo surgery soon.

The Yankees do not consider the procedure significant and expect Sabathia to recover within three weeks and be fully ready for spring training.

UPDATE: The surgery will take place on Friday, 29 Oct.

OH MANNY-DA!

Manny Ramirez says he would like to play for John Farrell, who was hired as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, according to ESPNdeportes.com. Ramirez played with the Red Sox when Farrell was the pitching coach, starting in 2007.

Ramirez told the ESPN reporter by phone:

"John [Farrell] has tremendous knowledge of the game, a very pleasant man and he trains ballplayers. Toronto has made a great acquisition. Farrell is a manager for whom I would like to play, and Toronto is a team I've liked since they had all those Dominican players in the '80s.”

FIRE EILAND: DAVE IS OUT.

Dave Eiland has been fired as Yankees pitching coach. Brian Cashman made the announcement while meeting reporters during a season-ending press conference.

Cash said that Eiland isn't to blame for the staff's postseason performance and tha the reason for his dismissal is "private."

"It was my decision. I'm not going to comment on what the reasons are. They're private. He's not being blamed for what took place. I hope you believe me on that."

BASEBALL SHORTS 10/19/2010

Cubs hire Mike Quade to be full-time manager

After Lou Piniella's surprise early departure in August, Mike Quade stepped in and led the Cubs to a 24-13 finish to an otherwise forgettable season for their fans.

The team announced Tuesday it has rewarded Quade (pronounced kwah-dee) with a a two-year contract and a club option for a third to be its full-time manager.

I guess Girardi won't be going home.


La Russa returning to Cardinals for 2011 season.

Tony La Russa is coming back for his 16th season with the Cards, and possibly beyond, after two weeks of silence on the issue.

"I haven't been talking much," La Russa said. "But I'm excited. I'm pretty fired up."

Braves release Cabrera.

The Braves have released underperforming outfielder Melky Cabrera. Cabrera, 26, hit .255 with a career-low four homers, 47 RBIs and a .317 on-base percentage in 147 games (458 at-bats) for the Braves, who got him from the New York Yankees last winter as part of the trade that for pitcher Javier Vazquez. He played some at all three outfield positions, though not particularly well at any.

Let's hear from the Melky fans who said the Yanks made a mistake sending him packing.