Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig gave his strongest indication yet that two extra wild-card teams will be added to the playoffs for 2012. "I like it enough, so we'll seriously consider it," he said Sunday night before Game 4 of the World Series. "Is eight out of 30 enough? Is that fair?
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Sandy Alderson has been introduced as general manager of the New York Mets, taking over an underachieving team loaded with question marks on and off the field.
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Sandy Alderson stepped to the podium at Citi Field, all set to talk about his latest role as Mr. Fix-it for the New York Mets. First pitch, swing and a miss. "I view the position of general manager of the Oakland — excuse me, of the New York Mets," he started, eliciting groans from the crowd.
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Sandy Alderson has been selected by the New York Mets to be their new general manager, Sports Illustrated reported on its website late Tuesday night. Citing unidentified sources, SI said the team could announce the move as soon as Friday. Alderson met with the Mets' ownership group Tuesday, and the team said it wouldn't comment any further on the search until it is ready to announce its…
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They what?! That's what Chris DeLuca is reporting in the Chicago Sun-Times. The White Sox considered dealing…
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Sandy Alderson was chosen as the New York Mets general manager, and is now responsible for rebuilding a big-spending organization beset by problems on and off the field. Alderson will be introduced Friday at a Citi Field news conference, the team announced Thursday. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is allowing Alderson to leave his current job with Major League Baseball, in which he's leading…
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Like millions of other Americans, former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds is unemployed and looking for…
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Ron Washington frantically waves his arms in the Texas Rangers dugout, much like he did when he was a third base coach sending runners home. It's not just his arms, either — Washington gets so wound up that he runs in place, feet furiously pumping up and down. "I just love the way he never holds his emotion back, especially when he's managing," second baseman Ian Kinsler said.
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It's been a long time since Sandy Alderson built an organization, but if his past success in Oakland is an…
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From the Grateful Dead singing the national anthem, to a female public address announcer and seagulls squawking after games. From the smell of fresh garlic fries wafting through the lower sections to the fog hovering just above the outfield, San Francisco's ballpark by the bay has its share of flavor not seen elsewhere during October baseball.
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