Manager gone wild: AA skipper melts down
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A major league meltdown by a minor league manager earned him a three-game suspension and worldwide fame on the Internet. Combining bits of Earl Weaver, Billy Martin and Lou Piniella, the weekend tantrum by Double-A manager Phillip Wellman prompted his bosses at the Atlanta Braves to take action Monday.
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Titus Bramble is one of those players who, as a manager, you would want to grab by the shoulders, stare in the eye and yell from close quarters some stark facts of life.
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SEATTLE - The way things have gone for the Seattle Mariners this season, perhaps something like this was bound to happen. The Anaheim Angels took advantage of two errors by Gold Glove second baseman Bret Boone
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Thanks to a variety of unforeseen circumstances over the past few days, Red Sox manager Terry Francona has gone from mere lineup crafter to juggler.
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The split between the Reds and Barry Larkin left the club with two very big holes to fill. The obvious one is at shortstop. The less obvious one is in the clubhouse - where he was the undisputed
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Jose Guillen and Ichiro Suzuki in the same outfield &#151; Seattle manager Mike Hargrove has never had two arms so strong side-by-side.
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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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The New York Mets will make manager Art Howe the first casualty of their dismal 2004 campaign. The Mets officially announced Wednesday that Howe will be relieved of his duties when the season comes to a close
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SEATTLE -- Bob Melvin has been fired as manager of the Seattle Mariners, team spokesman Tim Hevly said Monday. Melvin said recently that he expected to return next season but wasn&#39;t sure if the front office had decided to keep him.
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Three days after his gaffe on the basepaths, the outfielder drops a fly ball in the 12th that leads to a loss. By Tim Casey -- Bee Staff Writer.
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When Ozzie Guillen learned that alcohol is banned after games in the Coliseum clubhouses these days, the Chicago White Sox manager responded with profanity and anger. His club couldn't muster nearly that much passion during the actual game &#151; and the Oakland Athletics beat Jon Garland to give another boost to their playoff chase.
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&quot;Iâm happy we won, but I was kind of mad I got out there and I just didnât do the job in the last inning,&quot; he said. &quot;Thatâs what Iâm upset about.
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If he is removed he wants it to be based on the game situation, not the number of pitches he has thrown. The staff ace reached his imposed pitch count of 70 here in Baltimore after three innings last night.
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Thanks to a managerial shuffle yesterday, Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria can now yell at umpires with the skipper's approval.
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He had anticipated being at the starting line of tonight's fourth game of the American League Championship Series. Instead, Tim Wakefield found himself in the middle of a pitching meltdown last night, called upon to try and lend soothing relief in a sorry excuse for playoff baseball.
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Joe Girardi is as surprised as anyone. &quot;I knew we would play better,&quot; the Florida Marlins&#039; rookie manager said, &quot;but I did not expect this.&quot; He&#039;s surely not alone.
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Ozzie Guillen is now starting to understand the level of frustration former White Sox manager Jerry Manuel had to battle through the past few seasons.