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| Nationals OF Guillen having surgery; 2B Vidro won't |
MLB Baseball |
11/19/2005 |
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SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) - Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen will have arthroscopic surgery Monday on his left shoulder, which bothered him throughout the second half of last season. Guillen, speaking after helping the team unveil its new alternate caps and jerseys at a sporting goods store Saturday, expects to be healed before next season. ``We decided to get it done, get it out of the way,'' he said. ``We've just got to repair this stuff, and hopefully I'll be ready for spring training.'' Second |
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| Red Sox interview Wilder for GM job |
MLB Baseball |
11/19/2005 |
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| apstein said. ``Kenny Williams and Dave Wilder are the two leaders of that franchise in terms of putting that club together. And we all saw what that club did.'' The Red Sox have also asked Jim Beattie, former Orioles executive vice president, and Washington Nationals' general manager Jim Bowden to come back for second interviews. The most successful general manager in Red Sox history, Epstein left for personal reasons that reportedly stemmed from a breakdown in his relationship with Lucchino. Several prospecti |
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| Anderson signs with Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
11/18/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals have signed utilityman Marlon Anderson to a two-year contract. The 31-year-old Anderson hit .264 with seven homers and 19 RBI in 123 games for the New York Mets last season. As a pinch-hitter he went 18-for-56, a .321 average, with one home run and six RBI. He finished second in pinch-hits and fourth in pinch-hit average last season. The veteran is 45-for-146, a .308 average, with seven home runs in the pinch- hitting role throughout his career. "Marlon An |
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| Anderson agrees to deal with Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
11/18/2005 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Free agent Marlon Anderson agreed to a $1.85 million, two-year deal with the Washington Nationals on Friday. A pinch hitting specialist who came up as a second baseman but also has played at first and in the outfield, Anderson hit .264 with seven homers and 19 RBIs in 235 at-bats with the New York Mets last season. He batted .321 (18-for-56) with a homer and six RBIs off the bench in 2005, ranking second among NL pinch hitters in hits and fourth in average. ``Marlon Anderson has been one |
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| Red Sox to interview Wilder for GM job |
MLB Baseball |
11/18/2005 |
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| of the United States Olympic Baseball team's selection committee in 2000, helping assemble the team that won the gold medal at the Sydney Games. The Red Sox announced Thursday they invited Jim Beattie, former Orioles executive vice president, and Washington Nationals' general manager Jim Bowden for second interviews, and planned to interview two other candidates. Boston is looking for a replacement for Theo Epstein, who left Oct. 31 after he and the team could not reach agreement on a new contract.Copyright &c |
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| Selig: No time frame, no front-runner for Nats sale |
MLB Baseball |
11/17/2005 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is done predicting when the Washington Nationals will be sold. Because lease negotiations with the city are ongoing and three bidders are still yet to interview, Selig said Thursday night he doesn't want to give a time for when a deal will be completed - although he's sure it will be before next season. He also emphasized that all eight bidding groups are still in contention. ``There is no front-runner now. Each one I meet with, I really am quite impressed, |
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| Beattie, Bowden invited back for second interviews |
MLB Baseball |
11/17/2005 |
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| went to Darmouth College, where a son and daughter now attend. Another daughter attends Phillips Academy in Andover. Bowden, who interviewed for the position during the GM meetings in California earlier this month, also has New England roots. The Washington Nationals' general manager was born in Boston and grew up in suburban Weston. Two other candidates the team had interviewed - Minnesota assistant GM Wayne Krivsky and Atlanta assistant GM Dayton Moore - have withdrawn from consideration. Epstein helped pu |
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| Livan Hernandez says he wants to play for Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic |
This Day in Sports |
11/17/2005 |
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| - Cuban pitcher Livan Hernandez will ask to play for play for Puerto Rico in next year's inaugural World Baseball Classic. ``I would represent Puerto Rico with much pleasure,'' Hernandez said Thursday during a telephone interview from Miami. The Washington Nationals ace is seeking eligibility under a rule that allows players to be on a team's roster if they have permanent residency in that nation or commonwealth. Hernandez has a house in Puerto Rico and owns a local women's volleyball team. Playing for Puerto |
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| Baseball owners unanimously approve steroids agreement |
MLB Baseball |
11/17/2005 |
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| the team since Oct. 6. - An extension that keeps national broadcasts of Atlanta Braves games on TBS through 2012. Turner will air approximately 125 Braves games on TBS and Turner South, with a minimum of 45 on TBS. Selig also said he expects the Washington Nationals to have new owners before spring training. Negotiations on a stadium lease are ongoing and Selig wants that finished before choosing the purchaser.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP N |
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| Baseball hopes to finish Nationals' lease next week |
MLB Baseball |
11/17/2005 |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Now that Major League Baseball has gotten tough on steroids, it can focus on other business affecting the game. Such as, the sale of the Washington Nationals. Negotiations with Washington officials on a stadium lease are continuing and could be resolved next week, clearing the way for the league to transfer ownership of the Nationals to private investors. ``There are still some fundamental economic differences,'' Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating office, said Wednesday after the first |
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