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| Mariners tab former Brewers exec Zduriencik for GM post |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2008 |
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| ther, we can make the Mariners a model franchise. I am looking forward to getting to work immediately, and developing a plan to reach our goal." A 25-year veteran of major league baseball, Zduriencik also worked as a scout and in other roles for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers prior to coming to Milwaukee in 1999. Zduriencik directed all scouting for the Brewers, and after the 2007 season was named Baseball America's Executive of the Year, the first non-GM ever to win. Under hi |
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| Steelers Seek to Continue Bengals' Misery |
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10/17/2008 |
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| the former Ivy League star to get a feel on if he is the one to lead the team with Pro Bowler Palmer (731 passing yards, 3 TD, 4 INT) sidelined. Palmer's inflamed right elbow doesn't need surgery right now, but the former USC star did visit with the New York Mets team doctor earlier in the week. Palmer and the doctors are studying the MRI results before deciding the next move. Until then, Fitzpatrick will be a starter on a week-to-week basis. With the quarterback situation up in the air, wideouts T.J. Houshm |
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| Eighth-inning HRs by Victorino, Stairs rally Phils past Dodgers |
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10/14/2008 |
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| ined for their roles in Sunday night's bench-clearing incident...Stairs' homer was his first-ever in postseason play...Ruiz had two hits for the Phillies, while Loney, Blake and Pierre collected two hits apiece for the Dodgers...Utley finished the game 3-for-5 with an RBI...Stairs' pinch-hit home run was the first in an NLCS game since Chris Duncan's shot for the Cardinals in Game Five of the 2006 NLCS against the New York Mets...The Dodgers tied an LCS record with seven pitchers used in a nine-inning game. |
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| Dodgers, Phils kick off NLCS in City of Brotherly Love |
MLB Baseball |
10/09/2008 |
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| al League at the World Series when the best-of-seven NLCS gets underway on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park. Los Angeles is back in the NLCS for the eighth time in team history, but this is its first time back since its classic seven-game win over the New York Mets en route to its last world championship in 1988. Philadelphia, meanwhile, is in this round for the seventh time, but is making its first trip since 1993 when it topped Atlanta in six games. After getting swept in the NLDS last year by the red-hot Co |
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| Padres' Bard, Estes elect for free agency |
MLB Baseball |
10/06/2008 |
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| s. Estes also missed a majority of the season with a fractured left thumb. The 13-year veteran went 2-3 in nine games -- eight starts -- with a 4.74 earned- run average last season. The 35-year-old has made stints with San Francisco, Cincinnati, the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs, Colorado, Arizona and San Diego, going 101-93 in 283 games -- 281 starts -- with a 4.71 ERA. In other Padres news, pitcher Dick Hayhurst was claimed off waivers by Toronto, while catcher Luke Carlin and shortstop Sean Kazmar were |
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| Danks, Wise help ChiSox stay alive against Rays |
MLB Baseball |
10/06/2008 |
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| he game at 1-1. Game Notes Chad Bradford pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the Rays. Bradford has not allowed an earned run in 19 career postseason appearances, spanning 18 1/3 innings with the White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, and Tampa Bay...The Rays failed to become the fifth team to sweep their first-ever postseason series. The 1914 Boston Braves, 1966 Baltimore Orioles, 1969 New York Mets, and 1997 Florida Marlins all accomplished the feat...Danks had not allowed a h |
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| Mets officially make Manuel manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Sportsbooks) - Jerry Manuel has agreed to a two-year contract with a club option for 2011 to become the official manager of the New York Mets. Manuel took over the Mets on an interim basis when Willie Randolph was relieved of his managerial duties after a 34-35 start to the 2008 campaign. New York finished out of the postseason despite a 3 1/2 game lead in the National League East with 17 games left to play. But the club nevertheless compiled a 55-38 record with Manuel at the helm. The 54-y |
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| Report: Mets to stick with Manuel |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Jerry Manuel has agreed to a two-year contract with a club option for 2011 to become the official manager of the New York Mets, according to a report in the New York Times on Friday. Manuel took over the Mets on an interim basis when Willie Randolph was relieved of his managerial duties after a 34-35 start to the 2008 campaign. New York finished out of the postseason despite a 3 1/2 game lead in the National League East with 17 games left to play, but the club nevertheless co |
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| Mets give GM Minaya extension |
MLB Baseball |
10/02/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Sportsbooks) - The New York Mets officially signed general manager Omar Minaya to a three-year contract extension through the 2012 season on Thursday. The deal also contains club options for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. "I'd like to thank ownership for this continued opportunity and their trust and confidence in me and our staff to achieve the results our organization and fans want," said Minaya. "In failing to reach our goal of a championship, we're already are hard at work in evaluating eve |
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| Report: Mets pick up Delgado's 2009 option |
MLB Baseball |
10/02/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - The New York Mets have informed first baseman Carlos Delgado that they will pick up his option for the 2009 season, according to a report in the New York Post. The 36-year-old's option is worth $12 million. Delgado finished the 2008 season with 38 home runs and 115 RBI to go with a .271 average, but his Mets missed the playoffs by a single game for the second straight year. Also in the Post's report, the club is close to reaching an agreement on a two-year contract with manag |
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