Articles filed under Baseball
-
Baseball general managers recommend instant replayNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the first time Tuesday, baseball general managers recommended instant replay be used to help umpires make difficult decisions. The recommendation, b...
-
Pirates hire Russell as managerNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- John Russell is taking one of the most challenging jobs in baseball as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team with 15 consecutive losing seasons. Let go...
-
Even in new role, he's just Joe GirardiNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - All Joe Girardi said was, "You're not helping us.'' Funny how a few words can change your life. Those five syllables were in response to Florida owner Jeff Loria, who ha...
-
Cubs interested in Japanese free agentsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Jim Hendry will head east today, as he flies from Arizona to Florida and baseball's general managers meetings. The GM of the Cubs also will be looking to the Far East. D...
-
Japan's Fukudome would make a difference for CubsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Last off-season, the Cubs hired former pitcher Steve Wilson to be their point man in the Far East. It was a move long overdue, as the Cubs had ignored Asia and its burge...
-
Dodgers hire TorreNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Joe Torre was hired Thursday to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the job two weeks after walking away from the New York Yankees. The winningest mana...
-
Important decisions to come for White Sox GM WilliamsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A few minutes after the final out of the season, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen took his usual seat in the postgame media room at U.S. Cellular Field and aptly summed u...
-
Padres' Cameron suspended 25 games for positive drug testOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Mike Cameron always had a squeaky-clean image. He was best-known for hitting 4 homers in a game in 2002 and for a frightening, face-to-face collision with a...
-
Torre hired to manage DodgersOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Joe Torre was hired Thursday to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the job two weeks after walking away from the New York Yankees. The winningest manag...
-
Girardi takes Yankees' reinsOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Joe Girardi thought back to when he replaced Mike Stanley as the New York Yankees' catcher in 1996, Joe Torre's first season as manager. "I remember walking ...