Past woes lead to Backman firing
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PHOENIX -- Just four days after he was introduced as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager, Wally Backman was fired yesterday following revelations he was arrested twice and struggled with financial problems.
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A year ago, Wally Backman was considered to be a strong contender to become manager of the White Sox, having been a successful skipper in the Sox&#39;s minor league system.
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If you weren&#39;t convinced Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett was clueless about basketball when he hired Henry Bibby, you probably should have gotten the message when Garrett fired Bibby on Monday.
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Brian Cashman didn't lose his job because the Yankees lost control of the American League Championship Series. Owner George Steinbrenner has told the team's general manager that he will not be fired before next season. Cashman, who expected to be summoned to Tampa for meetings soon, believes he knows what he needs to look for in the offseason. &quot;It'll be ...
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Robert Polet moved quickly yesterday to put out the first major fire he has faced since joining the Gucci Group as its chief executive, by firing a division head who was accused of disloyalty.
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The Washington Redskins fired the assistants Gregg Williams and Al Saunders on Saturday, promoted Greg Blache to lead the teamâs defense, and announced that a head coach would probably not be in place for at least another week.
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Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, once considered a possible successor to coach Romeo Crennel, was fired Friday after Cleveland finished the season with one of the league's worst defenses.
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What happened to Henry Bibby at USC is that, for the first time in his basketball life, he stayed in one place too long. Fired Monday and replaced by assistant Jim Saia for the interim, Bibby
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After the Wally Backman fiasco, the Arizona Diamondbacks were fortunate to have a handy and willing backup choice in Bob Melvin. The low-key Melvin so coveted the managing job that he brushed aside any concern about being the team&#39;s second choice.
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Wally Backman is introduced as the new manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks during a news conference on Nov. 1, 2004, in Phoenix. Backman was fired Friday, Nov. 5, by the club.
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After just four days on the job, Wally Backman was fired Friday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks because of two arrests and financial problems he kept from the team.
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Brian Cashman guides the Yankees franchise, but pressure from above, and the self-imposed pressure all club officials handle, has put his return beyond 2008 in question.
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Four days after Wally Backman was introduced as the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks and months before he ever filled out a lineup card, the team fired him yesterday because of legal indiscretions he did not disclose to them.
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Wally Backman will be named manager of the Diamondbacks today, a source familiar with the result of the teamâs search said Sunday.
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General manager Omar Minaya interviewed Jim Riggleman for the Mets&#39; vacant managerial spot yesterday, and minor-league manager and former Mets second baseman Wally Backman will be interviewed today.
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In another round of change at TD Banknorth Garden, assistant general manager Jeff Gorton was fired by the Bruins yesterday less than two weeks after coach Dave Lewis was let go.
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Larry Bowa's fiery personality was a perfect fit as a player on Philadelphia's 1980 championship team. It was too much for the Phillies he managed, though, and it was one reason he was fired Saturday, a day before the end of yet another disappointing season.