Archive for October 17th, 2006
Talking World Series, Funhouse style
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FOX FUNHOUSE’S ROUNDTABLE PANEL OF EXPERTS
Jeff GordonFOX Funhouse contributor
Andy NesbittFOX Funhouse editor
Dayn PerryFOX Funhouse contributor
Jim ReinekingFOX Funhouse editor
Peter SchragerFOX Funhouse contributor
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Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Lyons keeps job on Dodgers telecasts (AP)
Fired Fox announcer Steve Lyons got backing on two fronts Tuesday: He can keep his part-time broadcasting job with the Los Angeles Dodgers if he completes diversity training, and Lou Piniella came to his defense. Lyons was fired over the weekend for making a racially insensitive comment while on the air with Piniella during the […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Piniella vows to make Cubs a winner
Lou Piniella put the blue cap bearing a big C onto his head, pulled the jersey with No. 41 over his shoulders and then made sure his modeling was complete by turning around to give everyone a full look.
The big question: Can he turn around the Chicago Cubs?
Told that the team he now manages has […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Piniella vows to make Cubs a winner (AP)
Lou Piniella put the blue cap bearing a big C onto his head, pulled the jersey with No. 41 over his shoulders and then made sure his modeling was complete by turning around to give everyone a full look. The big question: Can he turn around the Chicago Cubs? Told that the team he now […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Family, friends, teammates mourn Yankees pitcher Lidle’s death (AP)
New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was remembered as “a loving husband and an awesome father” at a memorial Tuesday attended by family, friends and teammates of the avid yet inexperienced pilot who was killed on an aerial tour of New York City. Those at the 45-minute outdoor service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Johnson to have back surgery
Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson will have surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back that hampered him during he final weeks of the season.
General manager Brian Cashman said last week that surgery was probable, but that the Big Unit would first be examined by Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles.
“He’s consulted with Watkins. He’s […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Johnson to have back surgery (AP)
Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson will have surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back that hampered him during he final weeks of the season. General manager Brian Cashman said last week that surgery was probable, but that the Big Unit would first be examined by Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles. “He’s consulted with […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Uribe questioned and released, remains suspect in Dominican shooting case
Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe was questioned and released Tuesday but remains a suspect in the shooting of two men in the Dominican Republic.
Uribe spent more than two hours at the San Cristobal courthouse being questioned by District Attorney Robert Lugo before he was released around 12:15 p.m. with his brother, Elpidio, and a […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Former MLB pitcher Sammy Stewart sentenced on drug, other charges (AP)
Sammy Stewart, who pitched for the 1983 World Series champion Baltimore Orioles during his 10 major-league seasons, has been sentenced to at least six years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges and other crimes. Stewart, 51, pleaded guilty Monday in Buncombe County Superior Court to being a habitual felon, felony drug possession and […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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Epstein finally signs deal with Red Sox
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is finally working under a signed agreement, a year after his negotiations with longtime mentor Larry Lucchino escalated into a public feud.
Epstein and Lucchino, the Red Sox president, confirmed Tuesday that the Red Sox general manager has signed a document that “memorialized the agreement.”
The only general manager to build […]
Posted: October 17th, 2006.
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