Marlins fire Girardi despite successful season
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The Florida Marlins fired Manager of the Year candidate Joe Girardi on Tuesday after a season in which he feuded with the team's owner but led the rookie-laden club to unexpected success.
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With his New York Yankees struggling, George Steinbrenner says manager Joe Torre is safe for now, general manager Brian Cashman "is on a big hook," and Jason Giambi "should have kept his mouth shut."
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A year ago, the Florida Marlins chose Joe Girardi over Fredi Gonzalez as manager.
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General manager Dave Littlefield was fired Friday by the Pittsburgh Pirates after six-plus seasons in which the team showed little progress on the field or in its farm system.
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Although stormy weather has been a tough opponent for the Florida Marlins in their push to make the playoffs, it hasn&#39;t deterred their hopes of catching lightning in a bottle.
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Buck Showalter was fired as manager of the Texas Rangers yesterday, ending four seasons in which he was never able to get a team with several young All-Stars above third place in the AL West.
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NEW YORK -- With his New York Yankees struggling, George Steinbrenner says Joe Torre is safe for now, general manager Brian Cashman "is on a big hook" and Jason Giambi "should have kept his mouth shut."
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With their manager's future in doubt, the Florida Marlins keep winning.
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It will be surprising if Joe Girardi, a former Yankees player and coach, is not offered the position of Baltimore Orioles manager.
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For the New York Mets, now comes plan B. They had hoped to add Carlos Delgado and complete a spectacular offseason that included the signings of Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran. But Delgado chose the Florida Marlins' &#36;52 million, four-year offer Tuesday.
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There's something about the Cody Ross-Anibal Sanchez duo that works for the surging Florida Marlins.
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Rather than seal the deal for a new ballpark, the Florida Marlins chose to sign Carlos Delgado.
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The Washington Nationals reportedly spoke with both Joe Girardi and Lou Piniella about their open managerial position late last week, though there was still evidence yesterday that the process is ongoing.
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Four men have tried. No one has succeeded. Is anyone out there capable of having a winning season as manager of the Baltimore Orioles? Sam Perlozzo was fired by the Orioles on Monday, the result of his inability to bring last-place Baltimore out of a lengthy funk culminated by an eight-game losing streak.
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A strikeout worked out just fine for Florida. The Marlins scored four runs off Tim Hudson during a strange fifth inning and went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Monday night, benefiting from a strikeout that didn't result in an out.
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Imagine a Marlins rotation next year of Carl Pavano, Al Leiter, AJ Burnett, Josh Beckett and Dontrelle Willis. At least the Marlins&#39; front office is thinking that way.
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Art Howe was essentially fired as Mets manager yesterday. He was told by team owner Fred Wilpon and general manager Jim Duquette that he won&#39;t be back next year, according to two people familiar with the situation.