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| Ripken takes his name off list for Baltimore GM job |
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11/05/2002 |
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| ter Angelos Tuesday, but removed himself from consideration for the general manager's position. The Orioles are interviewing candidates to replace Syd Thrift, who held the vice president of baseball operations, considered a GM- type position, the last three years. Detroit Tigers assistant GM Al Avila, former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan, and former Montreal Expos manager Jim Beattie are considered the front-runners for the job. The Orioles are also set to interview Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Sandy Johnson. |
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| Diamondbacks pick up option on Myers |
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11/05/2002 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks picked up the 2003 club option on left-handed pitcher Mike Myers. The 33-year-old Myers was acquired by the Diamondbacks from Colorado before the 2002 season. The lefthander appeared in 69 games last season with Arizona, and went 4-3 with an ERA of 4.38, while recording four saves. The eight-year veteran has also had stints with Detroit, Florida, and Milwaukee, and has a career record of 12-19 with a 4.23 ERA. |
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| Rangers' Showalter finalizes staff for 2003 |
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11/05/2002 |
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| anager of the Year. In his four years with the club, Showalter made one playoff appearance, leading the Yankees to the AL wildcard in 1995, where the team lost 3-2 in the best- of-five AL Division Series, to the Seattle Mariners. Showalter managed the Arizona Diamondbacks between 1998-2000 with an overall record of 250-236. In 1999, the D-Backs won the National League West Division, and lost in the NL Division Series, 3-1, to the New York Mets. Showalter had spent the past two years as a baseball analyst for ESPN. |
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| Johnson collects fourth straight Cy Young Award |
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11/05/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson collected his fourth consecutive National League Cy Young Award Tuesday, as he was a unanimous choice by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. It marks the fifth Cy Young of Johnson's career, as he also won the American League award with Seattle in 1995. Only Roger Clemens, with six, has won more Cy Young Awards than Johnson. The honor earned Johnson a $1 million bonus and a $3 million increase in salary for next year. Johnson's tea |
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| Milwaukee hires Yost as manager |
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10/29/2002 |
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| e 1982 World Series for the Brewers, who fell to the Cardinals in seven games. Oakland bench coach Ken Macha, who is expected to take over for Art Howe in Oakland, reportedly turned down an offer from the Brewers last week. Howe was hired by the Mets as their new manager on Monday. Other candidates for the Brewers managerial opening included former Milwaukee first baseman and current Brewers bench coach Cecil Cooper, Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach Bob Melvin and New York Yankees third-base coach Willie Randolph. |
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| Jim Thome captures Roberto Clemente Award |
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10/22/2002 |
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| ents at the children's hospital in his hometown of Peoria, Illinois. For the past five years, he and his wife Andrea have delivered toys to youth groups that serve disadvantaged kids. The award began in 1970 and was renamed three years later for Clemente, who died in a plane crash while delivering supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims. Recipients have to exemplify sportsmanship, community involvement and value to their teams. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling received the 2001 Roberto Clemente Award. |
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| World Series position-by-position breakdown |
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10/16/2002 |
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| son, so let's see if he delivers in the World Series. So far, he's been doing just what the team has asked. ADVANTAGE: Even. RIGHT FIELD The Giants have a World Series tough Reggie Sanders in right. Last season, Sanders played in the Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks and performed pretty well. Sanders is a solid fielder and a decent bat, but he strikes out too much. The veteran has struggled mightily at the plate in the postseason, batting just .147 with no homers and one RBI. Anaheim also has a veteran in Tim S |
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| Can Cards even series against Livan? |
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10/13/2002 |
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| fourth homer of the 2002 post-season. St. Louis first baseman Tino Martinez was 0-for-4 on Saturday and is mired in a 1-for-22 slump this postseason. Andy Benes makes his second start of the 2002 postseason tonight. He helped the Cardinals sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the NLDS on October 5, when he allowed three runs on two hits (both home runs) over 4 2/3 innings in the 6-3 victory. The righthander is 1-1 in his five career LCS outings, and tonight will mark his fifth career LCS start. Benes last st |
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| Rangers name Showalter new manager |
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10/11/2002 |
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| anager of the Year. In his four years with the club, Showalter made one playoff appearance, leading the Yankees to the AL wildcard in 1995, where the team lost 3-2 in the best- of-five AL Division Series, to the Seattle Mariners. Showalter managed the Arizona Diamondbacks between 1998-2000 with an overall record of 250-236. In 1999, the D-Backs won the National League West Division, and lost in the NL Division Series, 3-1, to the New York Mets. Showalter had spent the past two years as a baseball analyst for ESPN. |
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| Cardinals' Rolen will not start Game 3 |
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10/11/2002 |
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| Russa announced Friday. However, La Russa did not say whether or not Rolen would see action off the bench versus the Giants. Rolen has been out since suffering a sprained left shoulder during Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. His status for the rest of the NLCS remains day-to-day. Rolen was injured when he collided with Arizona runner Alex Cintron while he was trying to field a grounder. Cintron was called out for interference. Miguel Cairo has been starting at third ba |
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