detroittigersweblog.com - 10/16/2008
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While other teams are hanging on to World Series dreams, the Tigers are beginning to retool for next season. The last couple days have already seen a little action, but more on the front office side of things.
The Tigers today named Kevin Hooker as the Pacific Rim coordinator. Hooker comes ...
nba.com - 10/20/2008
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October 20 - Making the Schedule This month's
question: How is the NBA Schedule determined? Do the
Celtics have any say in when and where they play? - Danny Reyes, Manila, Philippines Hey, Danny. Glad to see you're able to keep up with the team in ...
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Al Avila's Future with the Tigers
Bless You Boys —
... Yet Avila also says that he has "the ambition to be a GM one day."
So is he simply happy being Dombrowski's right-hand man, knowing that he works for a good owner and organization, and unwilling to risk going to a potentially worse situation? Was he no longer interested in the Mariners' position, and Dombrowski protected him from looking unambitious within the baseball industry? Or is there an understanding between the two toward future considerations?
Billfer (and Matt) already beat me to this speculation at The Detroit Tigers Weblog, ...
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Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/17/2008
Rick Knapp was hired as the Detroit Tigers pitching coach on Friday. Knapp joins the coaching staff after 12 seasons as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Minnesota Twins. He replaces Chuck Hernandez, who was fired along with bullpen coach ...
