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| Rangers name Showalter new manager |
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10/11/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers named Buck Showalter the team's new manager at a news conference on Friday afternoon. "I'm truly honored to have the opportunity and it truly goes without saying how much the opportunity means to me," said Showalter while addressing the media. Showalter is the 16th full-time manager in team history, taking over a club that finished with a 72-90 record and was last in the AL West this season. Texas has finished last in the division three straight seasons. "W |
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| A-Rod makes donation to Hurricanes |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2002 |
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| Coral Springs, FL (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez donated $3.9 million to the University of Miami which will be used to fund an annual scholarship, in perpetuity, at the school for a member of the Boys and Girls Club of America. The donation will also be used to help start a fund-raising campaign for renovations to the Hurricanes' baseball stadium. Rodriguez, who is an alumnus and a major backer of the Boys Clubs Rodriguez, who is an alumnus and a major backer of the Boys Clubs org |
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| Hernandez hopes to keep Giants alive |
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10/06/2002 |
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| choice of the Braves in 1991 and was making the first playoff appearance of his career, surrendered four runs on three hits with five strikeouts and four walks over 5 1/3 innings to absorb the loss. In all, the Giants used eight pitchers to tie the Texas Rangers' 1996 mark for most hurlers used in an LDS game. The overall playoff record is 13. San Francisco was 50-31 during the regular season at Pac Bell Park, while the Braves were a National League-best 49-31 on the road. These teams split six regular-seas |
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| Maddux gives Braves 2-1 lead against San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| San Francisco and have a 2-12 post-season record since winning the 1989 NLCS...A Pac Bell Park record crowd of 43,043 attended the game. The previous record of 42,005 was set last May 27 against Arizona...San Francisco used eight pitchers to tie the Texas Rangers' 1996 mark for most hurlers used in an LDS game. The overall playoff record is 13...Braves reliever Chris Hammond, who left Game 1 with a stiff neck, pitched a scoreless seventh inning...The San Francisco Bay area will be busy Sunday with the Giants |
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| Rocker placed on waivers |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers placed lefthanded pitcher John Rocker on irrevocable waivers Thursday for the purpose of giving the one- time all-star closer his unconditional release. Rocker was 2-3 with a 6.66 ERA and one save in 30 appearances with the Rangers during the 2002 campaign. Rocker was placed on the 15-day disabled list on July 11, retroactive to July 4, with left shoulder and neck pain. He experienced recurring pain following his rehab assignment at Tulsa and did not pitch |
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| Brewers will not bring Royster back |
MLB Baseball |
10/02/2002 |
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| s contract will not be renewed for next season. Royster becomes the sixth manager to be let go since the end of the season. Bruce Kimm of the Chicago Cubs, Luis Pujols of the Detroit Tigers, Hal McRae of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Jerry Narron of the Texas Rangers, and Bobby Valentine of the New York Mets were the other managers to lose their jobs. The 49-year-old Royster took over as manager on an interim basis when Davey Lopes was fired on April 18 after the Brewers got off to the worst start in franchise h |
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| Yankees attempt to open commanding lead |
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10/02/2002 |
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| rew. Appier did not fare well down the stretch during the regular season, dropping his final three decisions. He suffered the loss in his last trip to the mound on September 24 after giving up a pair of runs on seven hits over six frames against the Texas Rangers. Coming into this series, the righthander was the only player on the Angels' active roster with playoff experience. Appier, as a member of the Oakland A's, appeared in two games of the 2000 AL Division Series versus the Yankees, going 0-1 with a 3.4 |
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| A's hope to rebound behind Mulder |
MLB Baseball |
10/02/2002 |
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| ed." Mark Mulder, who finished the regular season with a 19-7 record and a 3.47 earned run average, takes the ball today for the AL West champs. Mulder last toed the slate on Friday, tossing seven scoreless frames of three-hit ball in a win over the Texas Rangers. He walked one and fanned five. The victory was the lefthander's sixth in a row, spanning nine outings. Since going 9-5 with a 3.99 ERA in the first half of the season, Mulder is 10-2 with 3.08 earned run average. He has not lost since August 11 and |
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| Narron fired by Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers fired manager Jerry Narron on Tuesday. The club struggled to its third straight last-place finish in the AL West, posting a 72-90 mark. Team general manager John Hart made the decision after two days of meetings with owner Tom Hicks and assistant general manager Grady Fuson. "This has been a very difficult decision because I like and respect Jerry Narron," said Hart. "But we have to make some tough decisions now. Our fans deserve better than the record and |
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| Pudge suspended for one game |
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09/27/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in a game on September 16, 2002 against Seattle. Rodriguez was suspended for excessive arguing and for directing inappropriate comments and an obscene gesture toward umpire Mark Carlson after striking out in the second inning. The 10-time Gold Glove catcher is hitting .312 with 18 homers and 57 RBI in 106 games for Texas this season. Unless appealed, Ro |
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