Astros apologize for showing replay of Tavarez tantrum
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The Houston Astros apologized to the Cardinals on Monday, saying they erred a day earlier by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez&#39;s tantrum on the stadium scoreboard.
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Confusion at a critical moment over a malfunction to the phone system in the Astros&#39; bullpen caused the Braves to play Game 2 of the Division Series under protest.
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&#39;You suck! You&#39;re a piece of &amp;%$#*! You can&#39;t play worth *$#!% you loser, so SIT DOWN!!!&quot; That&#39;s what a guy was yelling at a visiting player during a White Sox-Angels game earlier this summer.
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Sammy Sosa has fired back at comments made by manager Dusty Baker prior to Sunday&#39;s season ending win over the Atlanta Braves.
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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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Chicago Cubs reliever Kent Mercker and Houston Astros righthander Dan Wheeler were each suspended for three games yesterday after a testy series last weekend at Wrigley Field. Astros manager Phil Garner was suspended for one game. All three were fined undisclosed amounts by Bob Watson , vice president of on-field operations for Major League Baseball. In his Houston debut, Wheeler ...
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com. The Rangers issued a statement from owner Tom Hicks on Tuesday apologizing for the event. &quot;On behalf of the Texas Rangers, I want to apologize for the conduct of some members of our club last night in Oakland,&quot; said Hicks.
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Carlos Beltran sent Minute Maid Park into a frenzy. He drove Julian Tavarez a little crazy, too. Beltran struck again Sunday, homering in a record fifth straight postseason game, sending the Houston Astros over the St.
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Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - The three Texas Rangers relievers involved in last Monday&#39;s altercation with fans in Oakland had their suspension reduced one game each by the league Wednesday.
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Prior to the Houston Astros&#39; game with the travel-weary Colorado Rockies on Friday, a member of the media asked manager Phil Garner if he had a backup plan should Pete Munro get knocked out of the game early.
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Manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura were fired Monday by the Houston Astros, less than two years after leading the team to its first World Series appearance. Bench coach Cecil Cooper was appointed interim manager and team president Tal Smith will serve as interim general manager.
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It might not have been quite as fiery as the on-field tirade that got him ejected, but the pregame team meeting called by manager Terry Francona was designed to get a message across. It was, essentially, to relax.
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When Julian Tavarez is asked about his last four starts, three losses and a no-decision, he makes sure to interject a qualifier. It's not his last four starts that are at issue. It's his last two. Or maybe three of four. He remembers that start July 1 against Texas, 5 2/3 innings in which he yielded two runs (one earned) ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. The owner of the Texas Rangers has issued an apology after a fan suffered a broken nose after getting hit by a thrown chair during last night&#39;s game in Oakland.
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Roger Clemens, one of the all-time finest pitchers in baseball, received an apology from a leading U.S. newspaper on Friday for linking him to an court affidavit in a federal doping investigation.
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On his first day as a Yankee, Randy Johnson apologized for shoving a television camera during a confrontation with a cameraman Monday.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE: Reliever John Smoltz is tired of the bitterness over the Braves&#39; playoff shortcomings. BY RAY GLIER. HOUSTON -- It is almost as if Atlanta fans resent being dragged into another October disappointment.