WILLIE'S STILL A STAR TO HURDLE

Purple Row found this 6/22/2008 on www.nypost.com [flag]

DENVER - One way or another, Rockies manager Clint Hurdle wants Willie Randolph coaching in the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium next month. Hurdle even brought up the idea yesterday of Randolph - fired as manager of the Mets earlier this week -... [link]

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Sunday Morning Rockpile:
Published 6/22/2008 by Russ at Purple Row
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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 6/22/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

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Geoff Young posted 6/22/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

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twinoval posted 6/22/2008 from www.metstoday.com

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The Hardball Times found this 6/22/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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