Archive for November, 2006
Soriano wants to warm up for Cubs in Dominican winter league (AP)
Alfonso Soriano wants to warm up for his Chicago Cubs debut by playing for his hometown team in the Dominican winter league. “I’m going to ask permission to play for the Eastern Stars when I get back to Chicago for the press conference where they’re going to introduce me next week,” the slugger told The […]
Posted: November 25th, 2006.
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Corrales hired as Nationals’ bench coach (AP)
Former major league manager Pat Corrales was hired Tuesday by the Washington Nationals as their bench coach, the position he held with Atlanta the past eight seasons. New Nationals manager Manny Acta completed his staff by also adding former Montreal Expos first-base coach Jerry Morales, third-base coach Tim Tolman and bullpen coach Rick Aponte.
Posted: November 21st, 2006.
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Soriano to Cubs; Reds, Mets busy (AP)
Alfonso Soriano is the latest beneficiary of the Chicago Cubs’ spending splurge. Soriano and the Cubs reached a preliminary agreement on an eight-year contract worth about $136 million, a major league official told The Associated Press on Sunday, a deal that would be the fifth-largest in baseball history.
Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Girardi, Leyland win Manager of the Year awards (AP)
Sometime soon, Joe Girardi will go looking for another job in a major league dugout. And when he does, he’ll have a Manager of the Year award at the top of his resume. Six weeks after he was fired by Florida, Girardi won the NL honor Wednesday for keeping the rookie-laden Marlins in contention nearly […]
Posted: November 15th, 2006.
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Acta to manage Nationals (AP)
Manny Acta is far from a household name, and he’s never worked as a major league manager, let alone been a successful one. None of that mattered once Acta began interviewing with Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten and general manager Jim Bowden. “I knew within 30 minutes that this could be the next manager, that […]
Posted: November 15th, 2006.
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Nationals hire Manny Acta as manager (SportsTicker)
The Washington Nationals believe they have found the right Manny for the job.
Posted: November 14th, 2006.
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Acta hired to manage Nationals (AP)
Manny Acta was hired by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, making him the youngest manager in the major leagues. The 37-year-old Acta, a coach with the New York Mets the past two years, replaces 71-year-old Frank Robinson, who was told during the final week of the season that he wouldn’t be back. The Nationals went […]
Posted: November 14th, 2006.
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Nationals to introduce new manager (AP)
The Washington Nationals are finally set to hire a manager. Mets third-base coach Manny Acta was expected to get the job Tuesday, when the Nationals said they would hold a news conference to announce a replacement for Frank Robinson. The 37-year-old Acta would become the youngest current manager in the major leagues.
Posted: November 14th, 2006.
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Ramirez, Verlander win Rookie of the Year awards (AP)
Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins won a tight race for NL Rookie of the Year, and Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander took home the AL award Monday. Ramirez beat out Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman by only four points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Posted: November 13th, 2006.
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Mets coach Acta expected to get Nationals managing job (AP)
Mets third-base coach Manny Acta is expected to be hired by the Washington Nationals as their new manager, a baseball official told The Associated Press on Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Nationals hadn’t made an announcement, said he had been told that Acta is getting the job.
Posted: November 11th, 2006.
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