Diamondbacks reportedly fire Backman
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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.
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By abc12/Associated Press. The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed in principle to a deal that would send the Big Unit to the New York Yankees.
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Backman is probably the favorite since he turned down a chance to interview for the vacant managerial position with the New York Mets.
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Barry Bonds left town Sunday night, but he was still a topic of conversation around Bank One Ballpark on Monday. Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique said he was caught off
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Within a 90-minute period Monday, he was fired as the manager of the Seattle Mariners and recommended for the same job with the Arizona Diamondbacks - and both by the same man, Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday told left fielder Luis Gonzalez they will not bring him back next season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
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Wally Backman was hired as Arizona&#39;s manager, taking over a team coming off one of the worst seasons in major-league history. A former New York Mets second baseman with a reputation for intensity, Backman
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The Diamondbacks will replace Wally Backman as manager, The Sporting News has confirmed, and his replacement will be Bob Melvin, according to the East Valley Tribune.
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The Diamondbacks have called a press conference for 11 am MT today to announce their new manager, and a source with knowledge of the selection said it will be former Major Leaguer Wally Backman.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have narrowed their list of managerial candidates to three.
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As the Mets round out their search for a new manager, the club is giving a last-minute nod to its past. Wally Backman, an infielder for the Mets from 1980-88 who played second base on the 1986
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Another meltdown by the Cincinnati Reds' bullpen led to Jerry Narron's firing as manager. The Reds dumped their low-key manager a few hours after the St. Louis Cardinals rolled to an 11-7 victory Sunday behind Ryan Ludwick's two homers.
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Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Randy Johnson, who six months ago underwent his second back surgery in less than a year, threw off the mound yesterday in Tucson and Manager Bob Melvin was more than a little impressed.
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a recent history he had tried to live down - have cost Wally Backman part of his future, stained the reputation of a promising would-be manager and prompted the Arizona Diamondbacks to revise their hiring procedures.
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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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Bob Melvin became available on the managerial, free-agent market on Monday, and although the Diamondbacks wouldn&#39;t say publicly whether they have interest in their former bench coach, it&#39;s safe to assume they do after he was fired as skipper of the
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Wally Backman pulled out of the New York Mets&#39; managerial hunt to focus on his bid to get a job with the Arizona Diamondbacks.