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| Smulyan group would give local investors veto on move |
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10/28/2005 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Local investors in Indianapolis-based businessman Jeff Smulyan's bid to buy the Washington Nationals would be able to veto any plans to move the club to another city. Smulyan, the former owner of the Seattle Mariners, announced that element of his bid Friday, part of an effort to quell any concern among city politicians about having someone who isn't from Washington purchase the Nationals. ``I have said on numerous occasions that we will not move the team. We want to be in Washington - that |
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| Konerko among 62 filing for free agency |
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10/27/2005 |
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| option and elected to pay the reliever a $500,000 buyout. Colorado agreed to a one-year contract with pitcher Mike DeJean, a deal that includes a mutual option for 2007. After giving general manager Jim Bowden a six-month contract extension, the Washington Nationals agreed to one-year contracts with infielder Damian Jackson, who elected for free agency and left the San Diego Padres on Oct. 14, and Bernie Castro, who left the Baltimore Orioles.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The |
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| Nationals ink pair of free agents |
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10/27/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals have signed infielder Damian Jackson and second baseman Bernie Castro to one-year deals, the team announced Thursday. Per club policy, terms of the free agent's deals were not announced. Jackson, 32, played in 118 games for the San Diego Padres, batting .255 with nine doubles, five home runs and 15 stolen bases. The versatile utility man played six different positions for the Padres, including second, third, short and all three outfield spots. Jackson has |
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| Nationals sign infielders Jackson, Castro |
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10/27/2005 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Infielders Damian Jackson and Bernie Castro signed one-year, free-agent contracts with the Washington Nationals on Thursday. The moves were announced a few hours after general manager Jim Bowden's contract extension. The 32-year-old Jackson offers versatility and speed: He appeared at six defensive positions for the San Diego Padres this season (second base, third base, shortstop and all three outfield spots) and stole 15 bases in 17 attempts. After hitting .255 with five homers and 23 RB |
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| Nats extend Bowden through April |
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10/27/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals announced Thursday they have extended vice president and general manager Jim Bowden's contract through April of 2006. "I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Jim this past season and look forward to working with him over the next several months," said Nationals president and CEO Tony Tavares. Bowden was hired on November 2, 2004 as the Nationals' interim general manager before signing a contract to remain with the team through the 2005 season. In Bowden's |
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| Nationals extend GM Bowden's contract through April |
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10/27/2005 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - General manager Jim Bowden was given a six-month contract extension by the Washington Nationals on Thursday, a deal that allows him to oversee offseason moves while new ownership is pending. Bowden's old contract was set to expire Monday; the new one lasts through the end of April. The Arizona Diamondbacks had been granted permission to talk to Bowden about their general manager opening. He was hired by the Expos-turned-Nationals last November as an interim GM, and Washington went 81-81 in |
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| Garner looks to make most of excitable Backe |
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10/25/2005 |
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| uld be an agreement by the end of the World Series. ``We're having discussions,'' Selig said. ``It's very constructive.'' It remains unclear whether owners will be able to vote at their Nov. 16-17 meeting in Milwaukee on the proposed sale of the Washington Nationals. Selig has been talking to the bidding ownership groups. ``They're more interviews coming this week,'' he said. ---- SCARY START: For White Sox general manager Ken Williams, trading for Scott Podsednik was a bit of a risk because he gave up a |
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| Longtime baseball executive Harry Dalton dies |
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10/23/2005 |
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| t. ``Very good with the players, stayed out of our things. He let his managers run the team. ``He was just kind of a guy there. If you wanted to talk to him about any problems you had, you could talk to him. He was a very sharp baseball man,'' the Washington Nationals manager said. Among Dalton's managers was Earl Weaver. Dalton promoted him to the job in the middle of the 1968 season, and Weaver launched his Hall of Fame career. Dalton was a proponent of building a farm system, and did it by relying on scout |
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| Ted Bonda, former Indians owner, dies at 88 |
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10/23/2005 |
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| died Saturday and since June had been in an assisted living facility in Chagrin Falls outside Cleveland. ``He was just the consummate gentleman to the end,'' nursing director Barbara Marsh told The Associated Press. Bonda hired Robinson, now the Washington Nationals manager, in 1974, calling it ``the right thing to do.'' Robinson said Sunday he was indebted to Bonda for providing the opportunity to manage. ``After I was let go, a few years later, he said he never would have fired me,'' Robinson told the AP. ` |
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| Former Cleveland Indians owner dies at 88 |
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10/23/2005 |
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| leveland since June. ``He was witty and pleasant,'' nursing director Barbara Marsh told The Associated Press. ``He had the most beautiful, deep, resonant voice, and he was just the consummate gentleman to the end.'' Bonda hired Robinson, now the Washington Nationals manager, in 1974, calling it ``the right thing to do.'' When Cleveland was in danger of losing the Indians in the 1970s, he led a coalition of business owners who bought the club. The group lost revenue each year, but Bonda used his own money to kee |
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