Melvin&#39;s firing gives D-Backs another managerial candidate
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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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Jim Riggleman interviewed Wednesday for the Mets' managing job, and the team hopes to hire a replacement for Art Howe next week.
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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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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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CHICAGO There&#39;s been a shakeup to the Chicago Cubs&#39; coaching staff after a late-season meltdown cost them a playoff spot. Third base coach Wendell Kim won&#39;t be back next season, and Gene Clines is switching jobs with Gary Matthews.
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The Kansas City Royals have appointed Trey Hillman as manager in place of Buddy Bell, who resigned at the end of the regular season.
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Mets general manager Omar Minaya shook up New York&#39;s coaching staff Wednesday while continuing to search for a manager to replace Art Howe.
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Lou Piniella brought Type-A intensity to the manager&#39;s office. Bob Melvin was a comparative glass of warm milk. Should the Seattle Mariners, who fired Melvin on Monday, pursue a personality
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One of the two managers that have knocked the Mariners out of the playoffs just two wins short of the World Series apparently could get a chance to return the team to its glory days.
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Bob Melvin is out as manager of the Seattle Mariners. If there&#39;s a bright side, he&#39;s sure getting a glowing performance review from the guy who let him go.
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Former Colorado general manager Bob Gebhard was hired Wednesday as assistant general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Wally Backman, a former New York Mets second baseman, was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. This past season, Backman, 45, was the minor league manager with the Class A Lancaster JetHawks in California.
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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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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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Bob Melvin is fired as manager of the Seattle Mariners, a day after the team ended the season with its 99th loss.
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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 Seattle Mariners fired manager Bob Melvin on Monday, one day after the team finished a 63-99 season. &quot;There&#39;s plenty of blame to go around, from my position to his to the scouts to the players themselves,&quot; general manager Bill Bavasi said.