nytimes.com - 10/1/2008
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Lou Piniella’s Chicago Cubs will host Joe Torre’s L.A. Dodgers when their National League division series opens Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. >
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The sky is not falling
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... . Pretty weird postseason for Yanks fans this year -- no Yankees, but Lou Piniella and Joe Torre are managing . Okay, fine, we'll come out and say it: it's impossible for us not to root for the Cubs this postseason. That's who we're going with, and though it's hard not to pull for Joe Torre, it's easy not to pull for Manny Ramirez.
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NEW YORK HAS PLAYOFF PRESENCE —
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Joe Torre is preparing the Dodgers for a postseason matchup with the Cubs while the Yankees are setting up early-October tee times for the first time in 14 years. Torre is not the only former New York player/manager heading into the postseason...
