Riggleman gets Nationals managing job for 2010 (AP)

Washington : DC : USA | 23 days ago

Jim Riggleman opened his first news conference in 10 years as a full-fledged, full-time, full-titled major league manager — no "interim" tag to be found — by saying he didn't want to list the ...

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As GM meetings end, offseason work begins

Boston : MA : USA | 23 days ago

General managers grabbed their bags, caught a quick lunch and headed down the corridor a short distance to their flights Wednesday after their annual meeting ended in a hotel at O’Hare International ...

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McGwire joins Cardinals as hitting coach

Oakland : CA : USA | about 1 month ago

McGwire hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 and retired with 583 homers and a .263 career average in 2001. He famously refused to answer questions about steroids use during a March 2005 ...

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Did Valentine eliminate himself from Indian job?

Cleveland : OH : USA | about 1 month ago

They looked much deeper than at his wins and losses -- lots of losses. Acta, fired as the Washington Nationals manager in July after 2½ seasons, was hired on Sunday by the Indians, who gave him a ...

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