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I'm considering a couple of things to do with the blog until the Winter Meetings start and things get interesting (or at least until the Series ends and moves start getting made), but until then I can pass along some links.

Charlie notes that the Pirates have more minor league free agents than any other team and that 23 of the 2006 Altoona Curve, the only affiliate to make the playoffs, are going to be free agents. That is bad news.

The A's are interviewing Orel Hershiser for their managerial opening. I'm pretty sure that Beane fired Macha in order to hire someone he wanted and didn't think would be available next year. Could it be the Bulldog? I suppose it would make sense to bring him in to work with Haren, Harden, and the young staff there. It may be that Beane wants to hire a glorified pitching coach instead of a manager since managers are mostly a nuisance to him anyways.

Game 4 was rained out tonight and it might be rained out again tonight. If tonight is a no go, FOX will have to delay Prison Break by a week if the series goes 7. If they get rained out tonight and Friday (which seems like a possibility), they'll have to delay Prison Break and House if the series goes 7, at which point FOX will probably consider just shifting the whole thing to FX. They took revenge on everyone by showing 3 hours of The War at Home last night. Of course, the longer this thing gets pushed back, the more likely it is that the Cards can keep pitching Carpenter and Suppan, in which case there won't be 7 games.