Gamble pays off for Backman
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Wally Backman was supposed to return to Birmingham last summer, for a third straight season as manager of the Double-A Barons. Instead, he took a huge gamble - jumping organizations and moving down to Single
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It feels great when a stock finally goes back above your cost basis. It can also teach a valuable lesson.
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Brandon Backe wasn&#39;t pleased when the Devil Rays, for the 2001 season, switched the minor-leaguer from outfield to pitcher. Considering how it worked out, Backe should give Tampa Bay a big thumbs up.
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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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Tailback U. is back in business. Third-ranked Georgia has found the guy who might just take his place alongside Herschel Walker, Garrison Hearst, Rodney Hampton and Terrell Davis &#151; a proud heritage of running backs that seemed about as real as Greek mythology a year ago.
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Cardinals blast four home runs, including backâtoâback homers in eighth inning of 6â4 win over Astros. By JOHN BOHNENKAMP. ST.
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Competition usually means better odds for the gambler. Here's a case where the game got worse.
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Jan Hudec thought he knew what it would be like. Turns out he was wrong -- itâs even better. Hudec, a Banffite, came out of the darkness that is the 62nd starting position
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Houston starter Brandon Backe was perfect through four innings of Game 5 of the NL championship series Monday night, and the game was scoreless because St. Louis' Woody Williams was pretty stingy, too.
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Wally Backman pulled out of the New York Mets' managerial hunt to focus on his bid to get a job with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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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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While Brian Cashman may well have lost the AL East title to the Red Sox by not pulling off a Johan Santana deal, and while he will be second-guessed to death about his undying loyalty to young pitchers Philip Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Ian Kennedy, one thing is for sure: You must give the Yankees general manager credit for sticking ...
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The Arizona Diamondbacks completed a remarkable U-turn on Friday by sacking manager Wally Backman just four days after appointing him.
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have called a news conference for today at 1 pm (et), when they are expected to introduce Wally Backman as their new manager.
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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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Brandon Backe and Woody Williams pitched well last night even though neither earned a win. But their outings will show up in the record books.
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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.