Archive for October, 2006
Rangers set final 2 managerial interviews (AP)
Japan Series championship manager Trey Hillman will interview for the Rangers’ managerial vacancy Tuesday, and Texas bench coach Don Wakamatsu will get his turn Wednesday. Hillman, an Arlington native who is the Rangers’ former director of player development, and Wakamatsu are the last of five candidates general manager Jon Daniels is expected to interview in [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2006.
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LaRussa owed it to his team — and baseball fans — to at least find out (AP)
In the dog days of summer a few years back, pitching for the Texas Rangers in a game that meant little at the time, Kenny Rogers was so wicked through six innings that he was flirting with a perfect game. The Cleveland Indians thought they knew why. They were collecting the evidence in the [...]
Posted: October 24th, 2006.
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Piniella hasn’t spoken to Steinbrenner about possible return to Yankees (AP)
Lou Piniella hasn’t heard from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and he doesn’t have much to say about a possible return to the Bronx. “We’ve always been friendly,” Piniella said Monday at a workout before the AL championship series, which he will broadcast for Fox. “No, we haven’t talked at all about that.
Posted: October 9th, 2006.
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Jaramillo to remain Rangers hitting coach (AP)
Rudy Jaramillo won’t be a candidate for manager of the Texas Rangers, telling general manager Jon Daniels that he prefers to remain the team’s hitting coach. “Rudy told me … that’s where his heart is,” Daniels said Monday. “As such, he won’t be interviewed in our search.” Daniels is looking to replace Buck Showalter, who [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2006.
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