Backman makes pivot, heads in new direction
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Wally Backman&#39;s candidacy for the job of Mets manager ended as suddenly as it began when he told the club early yesterday morning that he was withdrawing his name from consideration.
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If there is any silver lining to the cloud that has descended on the New Zealand camp in the past few days, it would have to be the performance of off-spinner Paul Wiseman.
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Dharma Productions is looking to the future and a change is on the cards.
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Wind River has made many strides since new management has come on board, but it is still a company in transition.
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Teemu Selanne is getting closer to completing his comeback from semi-retirement.
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The fallout from Wally Backman&#39;s abrupt firing as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager today reached Kansas City where Rockies bench coach Jamie Quirk absorbed the news with surprise, but not shock.
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Abbas-Mastan revamp their style, and work out an okay imitation.
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&quot;We&#39;ve always bowed to the US Tour. Now, after winning four times in five starts, the time has come for us to pat ourselves on the back.
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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's second choice. "This is the one I really wanted," he said. "This is where I feel most at home." That home, though, is in disarray.
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After stepping back from the grueling race schedule and taking a part-time role as a driver, Mark Martin is off to the best start of his 20-year career.
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Management is trying to turn things around, but the company's paying for past mistakes.
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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.
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PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have  fired Wally Backman, just four days after hiring him to manage  the club. The Diamondbacks, at a Friday news conference, named  former Seattle skipper Bob Melvin as their new manager.
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It's not exactly backbreaking work. Go to the Statue of Liberty. See "Aida" on Broadway. Shop at Bloomingdale's. Ride a tour boat around the isle of Manhattan. Buy a funny hat.
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Backlog looks great, and the company's investing in its future.
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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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Wally Backman will be named manager of the Diamondbacks today, a source familiar with the result of the teamâs search said Sunday.