News and Notes 10/30/13

there was no baseball yesterday. So, by default, it was the most likeable these World Series contenders have been..

By westbrook Oct 30, 2013, 8:00am EDT

Apparently you don't even need to be interviewed by the Chicago Cubs to have a better shot at their job than Manny Acta:

Acta seems to be out of running. Brad Ausmus seems to be rising. People in Cubs organization are very high on Ausmus. Hope Theo and Jed are.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) October 30, 2013
The #Rockies announced today that they have declined their 2014 option on RHP Rafael Betancourt.
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) October 29, 2013
Betancourt is recovering from Tommy John surgery and is not expected to pitch in 2014.
The NY Times takes a look at FOX's poor production in key moments.
There is no mention of how much of a chance Chris Antonetti had at the STL job in this John Mozeliak article.
The White Sox officially signed Jose Abreu. Hopefully, he doesn't pan out.

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