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Backman to be named Cyclones manager
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... team, has been stuck coaching in the independent leagues since his ill-fated stint as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2004. That promotion lasted just four days after reports of serious legal and financial problems surfaced. Backman, ... Comment?
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Mets Will Hire Backman to Manage Brooklyn Cyclones
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... league affiliate for the first time since 2004. In November that year, Backman was hired to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks , but he was fired four days later after the team discovered he had been charged with domestic violence and drunken driving ... Comment?
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National League Third Base Silver Slugger: Did The Voters Get It Right?
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... award, one Diamondback has been garnering some support and giving Arizona fans a ray of hope. The Arizona Diamondbacks are no stranger to the Silver Slugger: they have had two previous winners. Outfielder Luis Gonzalez won in 2001 in recognition of ... Comment?
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Free-agent arms a tricky proposition
If you surveyed 10 baseball executives who were walking the halls of the Hilton O'Hare this week, you would have received 10 different viewpoints of how the market for free-agent starting pitchers will shake out this off-season. Some see a class so weak beyond right-hander John Lackey that they believe only two other pitchers, Randy Wolf and Joel ... Comment?
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Dispatches from Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona
... global warming." In the evening we were inspired by Vice President Al Gore at Chase Field, where the Arizona Diamondbacks play baseball. I got to watch from the press box, and we didn't even have to be quiet. The food was pretty good and the beer ... Comment?
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Mets GM Omar Minaya will keep close eye on Carlos Delgado; return to Flushing still possible
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... favorite and member of the Mets' 1986 championship team, was infamously hired then quickly fired as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager in 2004 after revelations of his past legal problems. Backman, 50, spent parts of the last two seasons managing the ... Comment?
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... lead the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2010, highlighting the field staff that was announced today by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Haley has been the skipper for the Silver Hawks since 2005, compiling a 361-329 regular season record and a 14-12 playoff ... Comment?
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D-Backs in battle to stay relevant
It has been a strange year for the Diamondbacks. Profitable - and costly. They escaped the clutches of Tucson and will move their spring-training base to a heavenly reservation just east of Scottsdale. Comment?
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Eleven years of blood, sweat and tears gets Donovan a job
... this week. DiPoto, a former major league pitcher, is the vice president of player personnel for the Arizona Diamondbacks. His newest employee is Todd Donovan, pro scout, who has gone from the oldest man (31) in Double-A to one of the youngest in his ... Comment?
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With the Jumping and the Diving and the Whole Thing
Athletics 11. Blue Jays 12. Reds 13. White Sox 14. Brewers 15. Rangers 16. Cubs 17. Comment?
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Catching prospect is Triple-A All-Star
John Hester made a big first impression last year, hitting a home run in his first Major League at-bat. But it was the work the D-backs catcher did for Triple-A Reno that earned him a spot on the Topps' Triple-A All-Star Team. Comment?
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Have Shovel, Will Travel
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This year has been a cornucopia of delights. Despite the Arizona Diamondbacks having a dismal season on the field, it has been a great year to be a fan of the team. Comment?
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The Sports Retorter: Losing to the Lakers should never be a good idea
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This morning, the writers over at Bright Side of the Sun posted a piece entitled " Why Losing to the Lakers is a Good Plan for the Suns " . As I read the headline, I assumed it was some form of satire. Comment?
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Is the Gold Glove Given to the Best Defensive Players in MLB?
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... would go to the player with the best defensive statistics of the year. In 2007 Orlando Hudson of the Arizona Diamondbacks won the Gold Glove, but was inferior statistically to Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds. I realize I am a homer to say ... Comment?
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Reynolds' Silver Slugger fate approaching
This time last year the big question was whether Brandon Webb's 22 wins would propel the D-backs right-hander past Tim Lincecum in the National League Cy Young Award voting. Comment?
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Possible D-backs, Jays trade on hold
A potential deal between the D-backs and Blue Jays that would have sent Chris Snyder to Toronto and Lyle Overbay to Arizona has been put on hold, a Major League source said Sunday. Comment?
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Former Aces' Catcher Hester Named To Triple-A All-Star Team
... for the longest home hitting streak in the PCL this season. Hester was rewarded with a call-up to the Arizona Diamondbacks in August and promptly made his mark, becoming just the 101st player in baseball history to homer in his first-career Major ... Comment?
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World Series History 2000-2009
... valuable player with a two home runs and two RBIs while hitting .409. 2001 New York Yankees (AL) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (NL). The Yankees return to the World Series for the fourth straight year, while Arizona makes its first World Series ... Comment?
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MLB: Former pro Williams to coach first base for Diamondbacks
Matt Williams will coach first base and work with the Arizona Diamondbacks infielders, the team announced Wednesday. Comment?
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Cubs' Fontenot Last Super-Two: Could Be First To Go In Messy Middle
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Somewhere in the world, Mark Reynolds is fuming. The Arizona Diamondbacks slugger missed a spot on the list of Major League players with between two and three years of service time who will qualify for arbitration this off-season by one day. Comment?
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