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| Devil Rays ready to name Piniella next manager |
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10/28/2002 |
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| four-year contract worth $3.25 million per season, with up to $3 million in incentives based on how many games the Devil Rays win. The Devil Rays have never won more than 69 games in a season in their five- year history, but Piniella resurrected the Seattle Mariners franchise when he took over as manager after the 1992 season. Tampa Bay was granted permission by the Mariners to talk with Piniella regarding the position. The Devil Rays and Mariners agreed on compensation for Piniella last week. Piniella, a Tampa |
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| Report: Tampa Bay and Piniella agree on contract |
MLB Baseball |
10/24/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Lou Piniella have agreed on a four-year contract that will bring the Seattle Mariners skipper closer to his family, according to a published report. According to Thursday's Newsday, the deal is worth $13 million. The deal cannot be officially announced until after the World Series, as ordered by commissioner Bud Selig. Tampa Bay, which was granted permission by the Mariners to talk with Piniella regarding the Devil Rays' managerial opening, had agree |
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| Devil Rays offer Piniella job? |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2002 |
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| issioner's Office has informed the Devil Rays that there will be no comment on any subject until the World Series is completed." The Devil Rays offer is reportedly worth between $13-14 million over four years. Tampa Bay was granted permission by the Seattle Mariners to talk with Piniella regarding the position. The Devil Rays and Mariners agreed on compensation for Piniella last week. Piniella, a Tampa native, was released from his contract with Seattle at his request. He was slated to make $6.8 million in 2003 |
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| Devil Rays offer Piniella job |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2002 |
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| s have scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon at which time the club is expected to detail its managerial offer to Lou Piniella. The offer is reportedly worth between $13-14 million over four years. Tampa Bay was granted permission by the Seattle Mariners to talk with Piniella regarding its managerial opening. The Devil Rays and Mariners agreed on compensation for Piniella last week. Piniella, a Tampa native, was released from his contract with Seattle after requesting the move. Piniella was slated t |
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| Tampa Bay allowed to talk with Piniella |
MLB Baseball |
10/18/2002 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay has been granted permission by the Seattle Mariners to talk with Lou Piniella regarding the Devil Rays' managerial opening. The teams have agreed on compensation for the former Seattle manager should he accept the Tampa Bay position. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Piniella, a Tampa native, asked the Mariners for permission last week to get out of the final year of a three-year, $6.8 million contract. The Mariners still have the rights to Piniella's se |
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| Piniella apparently leaving Seattle |
MLB Baseball |
10/15/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Lou Piniella's days of managing the Seattle Mariners are apparently over. Piniella is entering the final year of a three-year, $6.8 million contract with the Mariners, but recently discussed his future at a meeting with team CEO Howard Lincoln, president Chuck Armstrong and general manager Pat Gillick. The Mariners noted that they still have the rights to Piniella's services and will try to work out a deal with another team looking for a manager. If compensation is agreed upon by |
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| Piniella will leave Seattle |
MLB Baseball |
10/15/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Lou Piniella will not be the manager of the Seattle Mariners next season. "Following a full and friendly discussion, Lou indicated that for personal and family reasons, he needed to reside and work closer to his family home in Tampa Bay," according to a statement released by the Mariners on Monday. "For these reasons, he had made the decision not to return to Seattle as the Mariners field manager for the 2003 baseball season." "Lou said that his decision was motivated solely by p |
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| Piniella reportedly leaving Mariners |
MLB Baseball |
10/13/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Lou Piniella has reportedly asked out of the final year of his $6.8 million contract as manager of the Seattle Mariners, a position he has held since 1993. According to a report in the Seattle Times, the 59-year-old Piniella made the request during a meeting Friday in Tampa, Florida, with three Seattle team officials, including CEO Howard Lincoln. "I asked them if I could be allowed to get closer to home," Piniella told the paper. "We had an amicable meeting. We talked for over a |
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| Rangers name Showalter new manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/11/2002 |
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| 4, and was named the American League Manager 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 |
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| Piniella reportedly looking to leave Mariners |
MLB Baseball |
10/11/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Seattle Mariners manager Lou Piniella reportedly will seek a release from his contract in the next four days. According to the Newark Star-Ledger, Piniella is meeting with team officials to end his relationship with the Mariners. The paper said a decision could come Monday. Piniella would then begin negotiations with the New York Mets or Tampa Bay Devil Rays next season, according to the report. He managed the Cincinnati Reds to a World Series title in 1990. The manager's contrac |
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