Archive for October, 2007
Cardinals name Mozeliak general manager (PA SportsTicker)
The St. Louis Cardinals have found their next general manager from within.
Posted: October 31st, 2007.
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Cardinals hire Mozeliak as new general manager to replace Jocketty (AP)
The St. Louis Cardinals hired John Mozeliak as their new general manager Wednesday, promoting him to replace the fired Walt Jocketty. The 38-year-old Mozeliak had been the Cardinals’ assistant GM for the last five years. He got a three-year contract. The hiring signified a stay-the-course stance for the Cardinals, coming off a disappointing 78-win season [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2007.
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Cardinals to name Mozeliak general manager (PA SportsTicker)
The St. Louis Cardinals apparently have found their next general manager from within.
Posted: October 31st, 2007.
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Sweep draws second-lowest ratings ever for World Series (AP)
Boston’s sweep of the Colorado Rockies drew better ratings than last season’s World Series but fell short of previous years. The four games averaged a 10.6 rating, the second-lowest ever, ahead of only the 10.1 in 2006 for the St. Louis Cardinals’ five-game win over the Detroit Tigers. Game 4 on Sunday night attracted a [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007.
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La Russa’s staff returns for next year (AP)
A week after Tony La Russa agreed to a new two-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced that all of his coaches also would be back. Pitching coach Dave Duncan has been with La Russa since 1983 and first-base coach Dave McKay has been an aide since 1989. Third-base coach Jose Oquendo, [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007.
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Soxcess started upstairs (Yahoo! Sports)
The sequel to the Red Sox’s dream season started at the top and trickled down to the diamond.
Posted: October 29th, 2007.
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Kielty a surprise World Series star with pinch-hit homer in Boston’s sweep (AP)
Bobby Kielty swerved left and dodged right, trying to avoid direct hits from the spraying bubbly. His Boston teammates were ganging up on him in a corner. For a moment, he wondered why he was the target. Oh, right. He delivered a key hit to help the Red Sox beat Colorado 4-3 Sunday night for [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007.
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No flap this time: Varitek gives final ball to Red Sox (AP)
No ball flap this time Jason Varitek caught the final pitch from Jonathan Papelbon, a strikeout of pinch-hitter Seth Smith that sealed the second World Series title in four years for the Boston Red Sox, and the catcher tucked the ball in his back pocket. “I’ll give it back to the team,” the Red Sox [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007.
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American League treating the NL as if it were a minor league (AP)
As the Boston Red Sox kept shooting double after double down the lines and into the gaps, the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees must be have wondered whether they would have flattened the Rockies, too. All four American League playoff teams might be better than any National League team this year.
Posted: October 29th, 2007.
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Mets considering three options at second base (Yahoo! Sports)
The New York Mets are rumored to be considering three options at second base for 2008. Luis Castillo, Mets.
Posted: October 28th, 2007.
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