Archive for October, 2006
Baseball Today (AP)
Posted: October 28th, 2006.
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Girardi pulls name from Nationals’ managerial search (AP)
Joe Girardi told the Washington Nationals he doesn’t want to be their new manager, becoming the second high-profile candidate to withdraw from consideration for the job. “He notified the Washington Nationals he was taking his name off the list of candidates. It was a hard decision,” Girardi’s agent, Steve Mandell, said in a telephone interview [...]
Posted: October 24th, 2006.
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Masterminds meet again (Yahoo! Sports)
DETROIT – Old friends and rivals Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland will try to outsmart one another in the World Series.
Posted: October 21st, 2006.
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Cardinals, Tigers set for third World Series matchup (AP)
Every thirtysomething years, the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers wind up playing each other in the World Series. If the last two meetings were any indication, this matchup could be a doozy. The Cardinals and Tigers, two of the most traditional franchises in baseball history, split a pair of seven-game classics decades ago.
Posted: October 20th, 2006.
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Selig: Little chance for best-of-7 in first round, but maybe tougher time for wild cards (AP)
While the first round of the playoffs is likely to stay a best-of-five series, wild-card teams might find a tougher road next season, commissioner Bud Selig said Friday. Before Oakland played Detroit in Game 3 of the AL championship series, Selig spoke about the postseason, saying he’d like to see at least one daytime World [...]
Posted: October 13th, 2006.
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MLB announces roster for “All-Star Series 2006″ (SportsTicker)
NEW YORK (Ticker) - Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced the majority of its All-Star roster that will travel to Japan in November for the inaugural “All-Star Series 2006.”
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Their favorite Martin (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES – Russell Martin has impressed many with his rapid rise. But some in the Dodger organization knew he was special long ago.
Posted: October 7th, 2006.
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