Renck: Inside Backman&#39;s ouster
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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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Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi claimed Wednesday that catcher Rod Barajas backed out of a deal with Toronto after signing a terms sheet with the team.
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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 on-off saga that is Malcolm Glazer&#39;s proposed takeover of Manchester United could be back on after reports that the American tycoon has found a new backer.
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The Diamondbacks will replace Wally Backman as manager, The Sporting News has confirmed, and his replacement will be Bob Melvin, according to the East Valley Tribune.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and new manager Wally Backman know that sometimes you have to go backward to go forward. The rebuilding Diamondbacks, coming off a 51-111 season, hired Backman on Monday, completing
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Told his job is safe for now, Cashman will seek answers to team&#39;s pitching collapse. By Mike Fitzpatrick. NEW YORK -- Brian Cashman&#39;s job is safe -- at least for now.
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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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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 Mets may reach back into one of their most successful eras in their manager search. Wally Backman, the sparkplug second baseman on the 1986 championship team
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The same logic that drove Rupert Murdoch&#39;s decision to base News Corp in the US has prompted his backflip on corporate governance.
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The resignation last week of Coach Pokey Chatman has fueld speculation and rumors in the absence of a specific explanation.
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The stewards of the Diamondbacks kept saying in recent months that they intend to field a contending team in 2005. It&#39;s just been a little hard to hear them.
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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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Apparently anyone who thought there was a major scandal at insurance brokerage Marsh &amp; McLennan is mistaken. That, at least, was the claim yesterday of new chief executive Michael Cherkasky.
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com. Wally Backman&#39;s managerial tenure in Arizona is over before it even officially began, and the club has turned to an old friend in Bob Melvin to take over the reins.
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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.