Archive for November 2nd, 2006
Wakamatsu may be next Texas manager
Don Wakamatsu is the front-runner to be the next manager of the Texas Rangers, reports Ken Rosenthal. A’s third-base coach Ron Washington and Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman remain in the mix, but the cost-conscious Rangers may stay in-house. Also, items on the Astros, M’s and Nats.
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Rangers bench coach Don Wakamatsu is the front-runner to be the team’s next manager and A’s third-base coach Ron Washington remains a viable candidate, major-league sources tell FOXSports.com.
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Major League Baseball has plans for China (AP)
Major League Baseball is heading to China. In Japan for an All-Star tour, baseball officials said Friday the sport will open an office in Beijing within a month to help promote the game in a nation that has a population of more than 1.3 billion. “Obviously, there is tremendous potential there,” said Jim Small, vice […]
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Friday Rewind: St. Louis wins again
Despite its impressive musical history, the city of Detroit continues to play second fiddle to St. Louis.
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OF Edmonds, LHP Mulder among 13 to file for free agency (SportsTicker)
Jim Edmonds helped the St. Louis Cardinals to their first world championship in 24 years. He may be helping another club in 2007.
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Moises Alou is sure he won’t return to Giants (AP)
Free agent outfielder Moises Alou plans to play next season, but not with the San Francisco Giants. “I’m almost sure, more than 99.9 percent sure, that I won’t return with the San Francisco Giants,” Alou told The Associated Press on Thursday. Alou said he planned to go elsewhere partly because the Giants did not renew […]
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Grudzielanek wins first Gold Glove award (SportsTicker)
The American League unveiled a familiar list of Gold Glove winners. The lone exception was a 36-year-old second baseman.
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Ramirez says Cubs still his first choice
Third baseman Aramis Ramirez hopes to stay with the Cubs.
Ramirez said Thursday that several teams have contacted his agent to discuss his availability since he filed for free agency this week.
“The Cubs are my first choice but I’m a free agent because I had to give myself the opportunity,” Ramirez said during an interview with […]
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Ramirez says Cubs still his first choice (AP)
Third baseman Aramis Ramirez hopes to stay with the Cubs. Ramirez said Thursday that several teams have contacted his agent to discuss his availability since he filed for free agency this week. “The Cubs are my first choice but I’m a free agent because I had to give myself the opportunity,” Ramirez said during an […]
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No error this time: Detroit pitcher wins Gold Glove (AP)
After all those errors in the World Series, a Detroit Tigers pitcher won a Gold Glove. Kenny Rogers, whose smudged left hand created a lot of suspicion during the World Series, won his fourth straight Gold Glove on Thursday and fifth overall. Detroit pitchers made five errors during the Tigers’ five-game loss to the St.
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