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Baseball notes: Red Sox announce Valentine as manager

he Red Sox announced Bobby Valentine as its new manager Wednesday, and he will be introduced at a Fenway Park news conference tonight. The 61-year-old replaces Terry Francona, who left after eight years in which he guided the Red Sox to t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Report: Red Sox to name manager Tuesday

Two candidates -- Bobby Valentine and Gene Lamont -- remain in the running to be the next manager of the Boston Red Sox, and a new manager will be named Tuesday, the New York Post reported. Lamont told ESPNBoston.com on Monday morning tha [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

If Bobby Valentine bolts ESPN for Red Sox manager's job, cou...

if Bobby Valentine winds up manager of the Red Sox, is there a chance he would also be swapping jobs with Terry Francona? Yes, that’s what we think. And so do other TV/baseball sources who believe ESPN would not hesitate to bri [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

BASEBALL: St. Louis Cardinals hire Mike Matheny as manager

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals are replacing a manager who’s third on the career victory list with a man who’ll be writing his first lineup card on opening day. Mike Matheny, a former catcher with the Cardinals w [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball Manager Builds Winning Team Unconventionally in 'Mo...

Brad Pitt is getting rave reviews and there's 'buzz' about a possible Oscar nomination for his performance in a new film set inside American professional baseball. Moneyball is based on a true story. "There are rich teams [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Angels Manager Mike Scioscia supports expanding baseball's p...

Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said Monday that expanding baseball's playoff field from eight to 10 teams would create excitement without watering down the postseason or diminishing the importance of the regular season."I think it [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Rockies manager Jim Tracy is OK after collapsing at baseball...

Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy was released from a hospital Tuesday after mild arrhythmia caused him to collapse shortly after midnight at the baseball winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Tracy and his family headed back to the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Black, Gardenhire voted top managers

The Padres' Bud Black prevailed in this race, nudging Cincinnati's Dusty Baker by one point for NL Manager of the Year. Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire was the clear choice in the AL, becoming a first-time winner Wednesday after f [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Clint Hurdle to be introduced as manager of Pittsburgh

Hurdle replaces Russell: The Pittsburgh Pirates will introduce Clint Hurdle, a former Colorado Rockies manager, as their manager at a news conference Monday. Hurdle, who was the batting coach for the American League champion Texas Ranger [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Clubhouse manager admitted baseball bet

New York Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels admitted betting on baseball, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Samuels made the admission to an investigator for Major League Baseball in the last few weeks, the perso [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Ex-Tigers Manager Anderson Placed Into Hospice

Former Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson has been placed in hospice care at his Thousand Oaks, Calif. home for complications resulting from dementia. Anderson's family said in a statement Wednesday that they [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Former player, manager King dies

Clyde King, whose baseball career as a player, coach, manager and front-office man spanned six decades, has died in North Carolina. He was 86. Wayne Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Amy Cain says King died Tuesday in Goldsboro, N.C. He [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Diamondbacks fire manager Hinch, GM Byrnes

The Arizona Diamondbacks fired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Josh Byrnes on Thursday night in a shakeup at the top of a team cemented in last place in the NL West for the second year in a row. Diamondbacks bench coach and e [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

AP sources: Riggleman staying as Nationals manager

The Washington Nationals are sticking with Jim Riggleman, dropping his interim tag and making him their manager for 2010, two people in baseball familiar with the team's plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Both people spoke on con [...]