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| Yanks' Karsay set for back surgery |
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11/06/2002 |
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| n his lower back. The 30-year-old reliever is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. Karsay initially suffered the injury on August 30 in a game against Toronto, but made 10 more regular season appearances and four more during the playoffs against Anaheim. He then reinjured his back on October 15 while working out on a treadmill. After leaving the Atlanta Braves to sign as a free agent with the Yankees in December 2001, the righthanded Karsay went 6-4 last season with a 3.26 ERA and 12 saves. |
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| Perry hired as Pirates' hitting coach |
MLB Baseball |
11/04/2002 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Gerald Perry to be their hitting coach Monday. Perry spent the last three seasons in a similar position with Seattle. In 13 major league seasons, Perry compiled a .265 batting average, 59 home runs and 396 RBI. He was elected to the N.L. All-Star team in 1988 as a member of the Atlanta Braves. |
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| Maddux, Kent and Ventura among newest free agents |
MLB Baseball |
10/29/2002 |
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| ee agency, as 70 declared on Monday. The remaining eligible players have a deadline of November 12 to file and those who have already done so can only negotiate with their former clubs until November 13. Maddux has spent the last 10 seasons with the Atlanta Braves and posted a record of 16-6 with a 2.62 earned run average in 2002. The 36-year-old righthander, who began his career with the Chicago Cubs, may be headed elsewhere because the Braves may not be able to re-sign both he and Tom Glavine, who filed on |
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| Milwaukee hires Yost as manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/29/2002 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers hired 47-year-old Ned Yost as their new manager on Tuesday. Yost had been a coach with the Atlanta Braves the past 12 years. The contract is believed to be a two-year deal with a club option for 2005. "Needless to say, this a very, very special day in my life," said Yost, when he was officially introduced at a Tuesday press conference. "To think I'm able to come back and manage the Milwaukee Brewers, it's like being a four-year-old at Christmas time. It' |
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| Gove, Van Slyke and Flynn win event at Kiawah Island |
Celebrity Golf |
10/22/2002 |
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| of the three players. Bo Van Pelt, Jack Marin and George Gervin came in fourth at nine-under par. Jeff Brehaut, Mike Trombley and Scott Sanderson shared sixth place with John Huston, Shane Rawley and Rollie Fingers. The teams tied at eight-under-par 136. Reigning PGA Champion Rich Beem teamed with Hall-of-Fame catcher Johnny Bench and Atlanta Braves closer John Smoltz to post a seven-under-par 137. That team tied for seventh with former Masters champion Fred Couples, John Elway and tennis great Jim Courier. |
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| Smoltz, A-Rod among those honored by MLB Players' Association |
MLB Baseball |
10/17/2002 |
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| e majors with 57 home runs and broke the single-season record for homers by a shortstop for the second consecutive year, was voted the best player in baseball in 2002 by his fellow players. The Major League Baseball Players' Association also honored Atlanta Braves closer John Smoltz with the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award. The honor is bestowed upon the player whose on-field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement. Smoltz also was a co-winner along wi |
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| Giants try to open commanding lead in NLCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2002 |
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| 4 versus San Francisco. He did not face the Giants during the regular season, when he was 9-4 with a 2.53 earned run average and one complete game in 17 outings. Jason Schmidt counters for the visitors. Schmidt started Game 3 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves and was tagged with the loss after permitting four runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked four and whiffed five in the 10-2 setback at Pac Bell Park. The righthander pitched well in the second half of the year, going 9-5 with a 3.20 earned |
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| Giants add lefthander Zerbe for NLCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2002 |
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| gue Championship Series against St. Louis. The Giants made room for Zerbe by leaving righthander Manny Aybar off the roster. Giants manager Dusty Baker said Zerbe was added because the Cardinals have more left-handed batters on their roster than the Atlanta Braves, San Francisco's opponent in its NLDS. Zerbe was 2-0 with a 3.04 ERA in 50 relief appearances this season for the Giants. He was called up from Triple-A Fresno on April 20. Aybar allowed Atlanta to score five runs on just two pitches in the sixth in |
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| Morris takes on Rueter in NLCS opener |
MLB Baseball |
10/09/2002 |
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| uis Cardinals tangle with the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium in the opener of a best-of-seven series. St. Louis advanced to its second NLCS in three years by sweeping the defending champion Arizona Diamondbacks, while the Giants outlasted the Atlanta Braves in five games, culminating with a 3-1 victory on Monday at Turner Field. Barry Bonds hit his third home run of the series and scored two runs to help the Giants reach to the NL Championship Series for the first time since 1989. Bonds, who came into |
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| Keys in the Giants - Cardinals series |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2002 |
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| National League in the 2002 Fall Classic. San Francisco will be competing in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1989, when it defeated the Chicago Cubs to advance to the World Series. On Monday, the Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves by a 3-1 score in the fifth and deciding game of their Division Series to become the fourth team to reach the Championship Series. As an introduction to this NLCS matchup, let's take a look at the keys to winning the series for both clubs. San Franc |
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