Backman not one to back down
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General partner and avid baseball card collector Ken Kendrick happily raised a baseball card of Wally Backman vigorously sliding into an opposing catcher.
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have called a news conference for today at 1pm et/10am pt, when they are expected to introduce Wally Backman as their new manager.
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com. Newly named Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin admitted that the conditions of his hiring Friday were unusual, but he was thrilled to be at the helm, despite having lost the job to Wally Backman four days ago.
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When aircraft problems forced the cancellation of Wally Backman&#39;s trip last week to interview for the Mets&#39; manager&#39;s job, something told Backman to cancel a chance to be reunited with his former team.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks completed a remarkable U-turn on Friday by sacking manager Wally Backman just four days after appointing him.
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Wally Backman, a former New York Mets second baseman with a reputation for intensity in the dugout, was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Regardless of what he may have told Carlos Beltran when their paths crossed last May, Bernie Williams made it clear yesterday that he won&#39;t be conceding centerfield until the Yankees tell him to do so.
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com. Wally Backman, whom New York general manager Omar Minaya was scheduled to interview Thursday in St. Louis, withdrew his name from consideration for the Mets&#39; vacant managerial position.
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Brandon Backe was almost perfect, the most improbable postseason hero for the most unlikely playoff team. Now Backe and the Houston Astros are a win away from an incredible upset.
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They don&#39;t call him the bulldozer for nothing. Our prime minister is a man who, once he has decided on a course of action, puts his head down and pursues it relentlessly - determinedly impervious to the demands of those who would steer him elsewhere.
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Wally Backman was a scrappy, intense second baseman for the world champion Mets in 1986. He promises to bring that style to the Diamondbacks as their manager.
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The Mets may reach back into one of their most successful eras in their manager search. Wally Backman, the sparkplug second baseman on the 1986 championship team
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While Brian Cashman may well have lost the AL East title to the Red Sox by not pulling off a Johan Santana deal, and while he will be second-guessed to death about his undying loyalty to young pitchers Philip Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Ian Kennedy, one thing is for sure: You must give the Yankees general manager credit for sticking ...
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Cory Stillman and the Carolina Hurricanes weren't about to let another late lead slip away.
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Fred Funk fights through back problems to keep a two-stroke lead at the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
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Brian Barwick is said to relish a challenge. Quite whether he&#39;s capable of handling arguably the toughest one in British sports administration remains to be seen, but at least he will take up
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PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks fired manager Wally Backman on Friday, four days after hiring him despite revelations of two arrests and financial problems in his past, the East Valley Tribune of Phoenix reported.