Archive for November 11th, 2006
Cubs’ Ramirez declines to sign with Cubs
Lou Piniella, the Cubs’ new manager, can’t be in a very good mood. A challenging off-season for the Cubs just became even more difficult.
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Posted: November 11th, 2006.
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Astros 1B Bagwell, Yankees RHP Mussina file for free agency (SportsTicker)
HOUSTON (Ticker) - Houston Astros first baseman officially filed for free agency Saturday, as did New York Yankees righthanders Mike Mussina and Jaret Wright.
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Posted: November 11th, 2006.
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Mets coach Acta expected to get Nationals managing job (AP)
Mets third-base coach Manny Acta is expected to be hired by the Washington Nationals as their new manager, a baseball official told The Associated Press on Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Nationals hadn’t made an announcement, said he had been told that Acta is getting the job.
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Posted: November 11th, 2006.
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Astros 1B Bagwell files for free agency (SportsTicker)
HOUSTON (Ticker) - Houston Astros first baseman officially filed for free agency Saturday, according to a statement released by his agent, Barry Axelrod.
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Posted: November 11th, 2006.
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Mets, Citigroup strike stadium deal (AP)
Goodbye, Shea Stadium; hello, CitiField. The Mets and Citigroup Inc. have agreed on a 20-year sponsorship deal for the team’s new ballpark that is worth more than an average of $20 million annually and includes stadium naming rights, a baseball official said Saturday. The source spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because […]
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Buddy Kerr, former star shortstop, dies at 84 (AP)
Buddy Kerr, an All-Star shortstop who in the 1940s played 68 consecutive games without an error, has died. He was 84. Kerr died Tuesday after a short illness at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, the New York Mets said. Kerr worked for the Mets from 1975-1996 as a special assignment scout. “Buddy’s loyalty and dedication to the […]
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Red Sox, Yankees fighting it out again
The Yankees and the Red Sox didn’t live up to expectations last season, so they’re making up for it in the off-season. Ken Rosenthal looks at how the pursuit by both teams to land Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka has the rivarly back on the center stage.
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Posted: November 11th, 2006.
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