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Jack Zduriencik named Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations for the Seattle Mariners — SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln and President Chuck Armstrong announced today that Jack Zduriencik has been named the Mariners new Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations.
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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners hire Milwaukee's Zduriencik as general manager — Jack Zduriencik, the last person to interview for the job, was named general manager of the Mariners on Wednesday morning. — Zduriencik, whose candidacy for the job was first reported by the Seattle P-I, will have to wait a couple of days for his coronation, however.
Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
Welcome To The Zduriencik Era — The M's have chosen Jack Zduriencik as their new GM. Despite the fact that he's the oldest of the candidates interviewed and comes with a scouting background, do not assume that this is just more of the same. Zduriencik has been the best regarded scouting director …
Joe Hamrahi / Baseball Digest Daily Blog:
Mariners Name Zduriencik GM...Milwaukee Fans Weep — Seattle Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln and President Chuck Armstrong announced today that Jack Zduriencik (zur-EN-sik) has been named the Mariners new Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations. — More from the press release...
New York Post:
PEAVY MAY BE HEADED TO ATLANTA — ST. PETERSBURG - The Jake Peavy sweepstakes will proceed concurrently with the World Series, and the expectation of major league executives polled over the past two days is that the Braves are going to end up with the Padre right-hander.
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ESPN:
Simulations heavily favor Rays to win Series — The 2008 postseason has produced one of the more intriguing World Series matchups in recent years: a pair of “Cinderella” stories. The young upstarts from Tampa Bay, who went from worst to first after beating the defending champion Red Sox and the big-market …
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets likely to retain Johnson, Warthen — Pitching, hitting coaches were praised for work in 2008 season — NEW YORK — Changes to the coaching staff of Mets manager Jerry Manuel remain a possibility. Those revisions, though, apparently will affect the status of neither Dan Warthen nor Howard Johnson.
Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
World Serious Predictions — The World Series is finally upon us. — Courtesy of ESPN.com, the following bullet points provide a concise look at the matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies. … Schedule — Game 1: Phillies (Hamels, 14-10, 3.09) @ Rays (Kazmir, 12-8, 3.49) 10/22, 8:00 PM ET
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs may help open new Yankee Stadium — Will Lou Piniella be managing the Cubs in the first game in the new Yankee Stadium? — Piniella indeed may be returning to the Bronx, as the Associated Press is reporting the Cubs and Yankees are in negotiations for either one or two exhibition games at the $1.6 billion ballpark in April.
The Local:
Swedish hockey fans delay match with dildo downpour — Supporters of the Stockholm-based AIK ice hockey team scored an unusual hat trick of heckling on Tuesday night featuring dildos, profane banners, and a giant inflatable penis. — The taunts were directed at Jan Huokko …
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Dan Levy / The700Level.com:
Why Can't Us: How One Phone Call Started a Movement — It seems like every media outlet in the tri-state area is on the hunt for Marty in Delaware. No luck yet, but we finally have the audio of the ‘call that started it all.’ — Courtesy of the fine folks at XM Radio …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
For African Americans, a World Series that looks like them — In a departure from recent seasons, the Series teams, the Rays and Phillies, feature star players who are black. Players and officials hope that will give the sport a boost in urban areas. — Reported from St. Petersburg …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Hendry eyes move to the left — Cubs too right-handed for consistent offense — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - One of Jim Hendry's off-season priorities is to find more left-handed hitting, though the Cubs' general manager cautions it's not as easy as it sounds.
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