Arizona Fires Backman
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Arizona Diamondbacks manager Wally Backman was fired Friday just four days after he was hired following revelations he was arrested twice and struggled with financial problems.
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Wally Backman, a former New York Mets second baseman with a reputation for intensity in the dugout, was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Arizona Diamondbacks went into their farm system to find a new manager, naming Wally Backman the team&#39;s skipper on Monday.
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Wally Backman was a scrappy, intense second baseman for the world champion Mets in 1986. He promises to bring that style to the Diamondbacks as their manager.
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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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The Arizona Diamondbacks finished their worst year on a winning streak.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks are starting to shorten their list of managerial candidates, and Mark Grace is out of the running for the job.
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Bob Melvin spoke to the Arizona Diamondbacks about becoming the team's manager on Monday, joining Mark Grace and Al Pedrique as candidates interviewed for the job. General manager Joe Garagiola Jr. said interviews are scheduled for three others, and he expects to talk with two more.
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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&#39;s second choice.
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Luis Gonzalez let his bat do the talking Friday night. After grousing about an unwanted day off Thursday, Gonzalez returned to Arizona's lineup and had three hits to help the Diamondbacks to a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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Fired Arizona Diamondbacks manager Wally Backman was sentenced to 10 days in jail Friday for violating his probation three years ago.
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DENVER Dec 28, 2004 - The Denver Nuggets fired coach Jeff Bzdelik on Tuesday on the heels of a six-game losing streak and a lackluster start to the season.
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Wally Backman's firing came three days after The New York Times reported that he had been convicted of driving under the influence and had pleaded guilty to harassment charges.
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Wally Backman, the former Lancaster JetHawks manager fired as the Arizona Diamondbacks skipper days after his hiring last month, was sentenced to 10 days in jail Friday in Kennewick, Wash.
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Buck Showalter was fired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks fired new manager Wally Backman on Friday because of legal indiscretions revealed in The New York Times on Tuesday.
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Thanks to Brendan Harris and Jason Hammel, the Arizona Diamondbacks are still 0-for-Tampa Bay. Harris fell a double shy of the cycle and Hammel earned his first career win as Tampa Bay defeated Arizona 10-2 on Monday night, giving the Devil Rays a 7-0 record against their 1998 expansion partners.