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| Teenager sentenced to probation in Gamboa attack |
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11/14/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - A 15-year-old boy who attacked Kansas City Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa was sentenced to five years of probation on Thursday. The teenager, whose name was not released because of his age, will have to perform 30 hours of community service and must undergo counseling. The boy is the son of William Ligue Jr. The two attacked Gamboa at Comiskey Park on September 19 in a game between the Royals and White Sox. The teenager pleaded guilty to one charge of aggravated battery and two |
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| Padres add two former managers to coaching staff |
MLB Baseball |
11/08/2002 |
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| - Former big league managers Davey Lopes and Tony Muser have been added to the San Diego Padres coaching staff for the 2003 season. Lopes, who managed the Milwaukee Brewers for two two-plus seasons, was named first base coach. Muser, who managed the Kansas City Royals for the past five-plus years, was hired as bench coach. Lopes spent five seasons as the Padres first base coach before accepting the Brewers managerial position before the 1999 season. In 16 seasons as a player, Lopes hit .263 with 155 home runs, 61 |
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| Man pleads innocent in Gamboa attack |
MLB Baseball |
11/01/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - William Ligue Jr., the man who attacked Kansas City Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa along with his son, pleaded innocent to three counts of aggravated battery and one felony count of mob action on Friday. Ligue, 35, and his son attacked Gamboa on the field at Comiskey Park during a game between the Royals and Chicago White Sox on September 19. During a hearing on Saturday, October 19, a prosecutor described how Ligue called his sister before the game and told her to watch the co |
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| Teen pleads guilty in coach's beating |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The 15-year-old boy charged with attacking Kansas City Royals' first base coach Tom Gamboa pleaded guilty on Tuesday, and was released from the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center for home confinement. The teenager pleaded guilty to one charge of aggravated battery, and on two counts of mob action for striking Gamboa, and also for hitting an off-duty state trooper acting as a security guard. He will be sentenced November 7 and might face probation or incarceration until he turns 21 |
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| Maddux gives Braves 2-1 lead against San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| ne (0-1), who suffered the lost in Game 1 of this series, is slated to get the ball for the Braves in Game 4. Livan Hernandez (0-0) is expected to start for the Giants. Game Notes Lockhart, who had a career-high five RBI at Boston as a member of the Kansas City Royals on April 27, 1996, drove in as many runs Saturday as he had in his 33 previous career post-season games. His last RBI in the playoffs came in Game 5 of the 1999 NLCS against the New York Mets...Atlanta is 11-2 in Division Series games on the road, w |
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| AL Central rivals battle at Jacobs Field |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - A pair of AL Central clubs take to the field for the first game of their final series of the campaign this evening, when the Kansas City Royals battle the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field. Kansas City comes in with two wins in its last three contests and three victories in its last five games overall. The Royals are just 4-6 over their last 10 games, including a 7-2 win over Detroit on Thursday. Carlos Beltran homered and drove in four runs to lead the Royals to the victory. Dee |
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| Tigers and Royals decide season series tonight |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers will try to stay on the winning track when they play the rubber match of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium. On Wednesday, Carlos Pena had three hits and scored on Chris Truby's sacrifice fly in the 12th inning, as the Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-6 triumph. Shane Halter hit a two-run homer and Randall Simon went 4-for-6 with a solo home run and had three RBI for Detroit, which won for just the s |
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| Byrd seeks 18th win |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Paul Byrd goes for his 18th win of the season when the Kansas City Royals try to win back-to-back games tonight in the second of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. In Tuesday's opener, Aaron Guiel launched a pinch-hit, three-run homer as the In Tuesday's opener, Aaron Guiel launched a pinch-hit, three-run homer as the Royals destroyed the Tigers, 17-2. Michael Tucker went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored while Chuck Knoblauch added a sol |
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| Royals' first base coach Gamboa has impaired hearing |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2002 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The hearing in Tom Gamboa's right ear has been impaired as a result of the attack by two men on the Kansas City Royals' coach at Comiskey Park last week. Gamboa is expected to visit a hearing specialist, but hopes the condition is temporary. He first noticed the hearing loss several days ago. On Monday, Gamboa underwent an MRI on his sore neck. Gamboa was attacked by two men, a bare-chested father and his son, as he was coaching on the field. Michael Tucker had popped out durin |
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