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	ABC News: Rangers Fire Manager Buck Showalter
		Showalter was fired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, ending four seasons in which he was never able to get a team with several young All-Stars above third place in the AL West.
		Buck Showalter was fired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, ending four seasons in which he was never able to get a team with several young All-Stars above third place in the AL West.
		Showalter was the AL manager of the year only two years ago, when AL MVP Alex Rodriguez was traded in the spring and the Rangers went on to contend for a playoff spot until the final few games of the season.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=2527782 (529 words)

	Buck Showalter joins Indians as adviser - Boston.com
		Showalter said he took the job because "it had a good feel to it" and he liked the people he'll be working with.
		Showalter was let go by the Rangers after they went 80-82, the club's sixth losing season in seven years since last making the playoffs in 1999.
		Showalter said he was concerned some might perceive his hiring as the Indians' way to have a manager waiting in the wings, which he said is not the case.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2006/12/01/buck_showalter_joins_indians_as_adviser (416 words)

	Buck Showalter \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Yankee fans and players were ecstatic when third-base coach Buck Showalter, a lifetime Yankee who had spent sixteen years in the team's organization, was promoted to replace Stump Merrill as manager for the 1992 season.
		Showalter had spent seven years laboring as a Yankee farmhand, compiling a lifetime.294 batting average in the minors after leading the Southern League in hits in 1980 and 1982.
		Showalter had already signed one former Yankee, scrappy infielder Andy Stankiewicz, during the offseason, and it was rumored that the unhappy Williams might follow Showalter out of the Bronx when his contract expired after the 1998 season.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Showalter_Buck.stm (897 words)

	ESPN - Buck stops here: Rangers fire Showalter - MLB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Showalter was 319-329 with the Rangers, his third managerial job, and is owed $5.1 million for the three seasons left on his contract.
		Showalter was the AL manager of the year only two years ago, when AL MVP Alex Rodriguez was traded in the spring and the Rangers went on to contend for a playoff spot until the final few games of the season.
		Showalter is the fifth manager to lose his job since the end of the regular season, joining Joe Girardi (Florida), Dusty Baker (Chicago Cubs), Frank Robinson (Washington) and Felipe Alou (San Francisco).
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2612495 (1017 words)

	Showalter Considers Advisory Position - washingtonpost.com
		Showalter is considering an offer to assist Shapiro and advise the Indians' operations staff, Shapiro said in an e-mail Friday night.
		Showalter was dismissed after the Rangers went 80-92, the club's sixth losing season in seven years since last making the playoffs in 1999.
		Showalter is still owed $5.1 million for the three seasons left on his contract.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/10/AR2006111001507_pf.html (280 words)

	Showalter joins Indians as adviser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Showalter said he took the job because "it had a good feel to it" and he liked the people he'll be working with.
		Showalter was let go by the Rangers after they went 80-82, the club's sixth losing season in seven years since last making the playoffs in 1999.
		Showalter said he was concerned some might perceive his hiring as the Indians' way to have a manager waiting in the wings, which he said is not the case.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/diamondbacks/articles/1201showalter-ON.html (422 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball - Rangers hire Showalter as manager - Monday October 14, 2002 08:35 PM
		Showalter was to be introduced by the team at a news conference Friday afternoon, Rangers spokesman John Blake said.
		Showalter, who has worked as an ESPN analyst since being fired by Arizona in 2000, met with Rangers owner Tom Hicks and general manager John Hart this week in Surprise, Ariz., the site of the team's new spring training complex.
		Showalter will be the Rangers' 16th manager, taking over a club that struggled all season -- even with All-Star shortstop Alex Rodriguez hitting.300 and leading the majors with 57 homers and 142 RBIs and an opening-day payroll of $105 million, the third-highest in baseball.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/10/11/showalter_rangers (433 words)

	cbs11tv.com - Texas Rangers 'Buck' Showalter
		Showalter was 319-329 with the Rangers, his third managerial job, and still had three seasons left on his contract.
		Showalter was the AL manager of the year only two years ago, when AL MVP Alex Rodriguez was traded in the spring and the Rangers went on to contend for a playoff spot until an 11-inning loss in the 158th game.
		Showalter's ouster came the day after owner Tom Hicks had dinner at his home with Daniels, his 29-year-old general manager, and Showalter for what Hicks said would be a "candid conversation" about what went wrong this season.
	cbs11tv.com /topstories/local_story_277110736.html (901 words)

	Buck Showalter out as rangers
		Showalter was hired on Oct. 11, 2002 and given a four-year contract.
		Showalter was the AL manager of the year only two years ago, when after AL MVP Alex Rodriguez was traded in the spring the Rangers remained in playoff contention until an 11-inning loss in the 158th game of the season.
		Showalter's ouster came the day after owner Tom Hicks had dinner at his home with Jon Daniels, his 29-year-old general manager, and Showalter for what Hicks said would be a "candid conversation" about what went wrong this season.
	journals.aol.com /spcltw/lees-journal/entries/2006/10/04/buck-showalter-out-as-rangers/251 (889 words)

	Star-Telegram \| 10/01/2006 \| No need to fire Buck; he'll resign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When faced with several questions that Buck probably is not going to be able to answer, Showalter likely will choose his own path to the door -- he'll resign.
		It won't be because Buck feels that he did a poor job of managing the Rangers.
		Buck Showalter is entitled to that, you know.
	www.dfw.com /mld/dfw/15654369.htm (770 words)

	ESPN.com - Major League Baseball - Conversation with Buck Showalter
		Buck Showalter watched the Diamondbacks win a division title in just their second year of existence.
		Showalter: No, I have a feeling of pride about it, because you realize that anybody that plays the game the way the Yankees do and are managed the way Joe Torre manages them, you've got to be proud the way people conduct themselves like that in baseball.
		Showalter: Right, and someone that is going to come in and evaluate the game, fans pick up the paper or listen to a broadcast and they know what the score was, they want to know what happened in that person's eyes.
	espn.go.com /mlb/s/showalter.html (1141 words)

	ESPN - Indians in talks to bring in Showalter as adviser - MLB
		Showalter was dismissed after the Rangers went 80-92, the club's sixth losing season in seven years since last making the playoffs in 1999.
		Showalter, who also managed the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks, was 319-329 in four seasons in Texas.
		Showalter is still owed $5.1 million for the three seasons left on his contract.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2656560 (437 words)

	Let's Go Tribe ::
		Showalter started his managerial career with the New York Yankees after spending a couple years on the coaching, bringing them back to the playoffs in 1995, but he was fired after losing to the Mariners in the ALDS.
		Buck's closest analogue as a manager may be Tom Coughlin, an NFL coach who is a strict disciplinarian and a micro-manager.
		Showalter has also allegedly had a hand in ousting Grady Fuson, who was thought to be Texas' GM-in-waiting back in 2004.
	www.letsgotribe.com /story/2006/12/2/114246/968 (413 words)

	Wide Word of Sports - Buck's Revenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Yesterday, Buck was able to extract a measure of revenge on at least one of his former teams.
		Buck knows that to beat the Yankees, you have to be relentless, capitalizing on any mistakes that you can.
		Showalter knew that to beat the Yankees or any other team for that matter, you’ve got to sometimes go against conventional thinking.
	www.widewordofsports.com /Articles-119.htm (691 words)

	Why the Texas Rangers Will Win the 2007 World Series - Associated Content
		In 1993 Buck Showalter won the American League Manager of the Year when the New York Yankees finished 17 games over.500 and were in first in the division but there was no postseason due to the strike.
		In 1996 Buck Showalter was hired to coach the Arizona Diamondbacks when the new franchise started in 1998.
		Showalter's first season in Arizona was a 65 - 97 record but that was expected of an expansion team that really had no good players yet.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/70970/why_the_texas_rangers_will_win_the.html (887 words)

	Buck Showalter: Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau
		Showalter had spent seven years laboring as a Yankee farmhand, compiling a lifetime.294 batting average in the minors after leading the Southern League in hits in 1980 and 1982.
		Showalter's Single-A Fort Lauderdale club led the league with an 85-53 record in 1987 and in 1989, Showalter was named Baseball America's Minor League Manager of the Year after his Double-A Albany team went 97-46.
		During his three years with the Yankees, Showalter turned a fourth-place team into a second-place finisher in 1993 and had his 1994 club on a pace to win 100 games before the season was shortened by a players' strike.
	www.greatertalent.com /speakers/speakers.php?speakerid=448 (569 words)

	The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News
		Buck Showalter, who had a 319-329 record during his four years, was under contract through 2009.
		Showalter was suspended for four games in August, and the Rangers won three out of four from the Detroit Tigers under Wakamatsu.
		Showalter was hired on Oct. 11, 2002 and given a four-year contract.
	mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061004&content_id=1698571&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb (537 words)

	Newsvine - Rangers Fire Manager Buck Showalter
		The ax fell on Showalter after his fourth season, an 80-82 mark that was the Rangers' sixth losing record in seven years since last making the playoffs in 1999 despite a roster with several young All-Stars.
		Daniels, the 29-year-old GM who was the youngest ever in the major leagues when he was hired a year ago Wednesday, recommended Showalter's firing and reached a mutual decision with owner Tom Hicks before a planned dinner among the trio Tuesday night.
		Showalter was 319-329 with the Rangers, his third managerial job, and is owed $5.1 million for the three seasons left on his contract.
	www.newsvine.com /_news/2006/10/04/385885-showalter-is-fired-as-rangers-manager (973 words)

	Dallas Morning News \| News for Dallas, Texas \| SportsDay: Top Stories
		Showalter was offered the chance to resign during the meeting but declined.
		Showalter was told of the decision not to retain him after the three-hour dinner.
		Showalter declined to discuss details of the dinner meeting but said the poor finishes played a significant role in his dismissal.
	www.dallasnews.com /sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/100406dnsporanglede.326f487.html (671 words)

	USATODAY.com - Bridesmaid Showalter can only watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It has to be difficult for Showalter knowing that instead of sitting on a TV platform as an analyst for ESPN, he could be on the field managing in the World Series.
		Showalter, who along with Gene Lamont is a co-favorite for the Florida Marlins' managerial vacancy, says it felt odd watching Game 1 of the World Series.
		Showalter hasn't spoken with Brenly since he was fired, but he still keeps in touch with several coaches.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/bbw/2001-10-31/2001-10-31-majors.htm (1328 words)

	Star-Telegram \| 08/27/2006 \| Big egos are backing Big Bill into a corner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I took Rangers manager Buck Showalter to task last week for failing to explicitly order rookie reliever Scott Feldman not to throw at Angels hitters in the ninth inning of that ridiculous game with Anaheim on Aug. 16, the one that resulted in so many suspensions.
		Showalter, I'm told, had bullpen coach Dom Chiti relay that message to Feldman before he went into the game in the ninth.
		While I admire Showalter for employing a personal policy of not throwing players under the bus, when one of his players -- especially a rookie -- deliberately disobeys a manager's orders in a situation like that, all bets should be off.
	www.dfw.com /mld/dfw/sports/columnists/15374756.htm (1069 words)

	KRLD - Buck Showalter is out as Rangers manager
		Showalter may be gone, but he will continue receiving a paycheck while the Rangers look for a replacement.
		Showalter was apparently given the option of resigning but had said he is not a quitter and opted instead to be fired.
		Showalter was 319-and-329 with the Rangers and still had three seasons left on his contract.
	www.krld.com /content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=217182 (214 words)

	WasWatching.com: Showalter's Move Impacting The ALDS
		Posted by: Jen at October 3, 2005 07:42 PM i was at the game in boston, and by the fifth inning giambi (didn't start), jeter, arod, sheffield, matsui, and bernie were nowhere to be seen, and i think scott proctor was on the mound.
		It was a clear attempt on Buck's part to use Jeter as a way to try and make A-Rod look bad, when he simply could have said "Everyone is entitled to an opinion" when read the A-Rod comment.
		Posted by: Steve Lombardi at October 3, 2005 10:33 PM Or it could be a case of Buck wanting to put the issue to bed...
	www.waswatching.com /archives/2005/10/showalters_move.html (1444 words)

	Showalter considers advisory position (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Showalter is considering an offer to assist Shapiro and advise the Indians' operations staff, Shapiro said in an e-mail Friday night.
		Showalter was dismissed after the Rangers went 80-92, the club's sixth losing season in seven years since last making the playoffs in 1999.
		Showalter is still owed $5.1 million for the three seasons left on his contract.
	www.baseballboards.net /news/10119 (282 words)

	Arizona Diamondbacks
		Colangelo brought Buck Showalter on board as manager in 1996, a full two years before the Diamondbacks were scheduled to play their first game.
		It was the first ballpark in decades to bring back the "dirt stripe" between the pitchers mound and home plate, a feature once common on ball fields everywhere.
		Despite the beautiful ballpark, and the meticulous leadership of Showalter and his coaches, the D-backs first season did not go so well (ninety-seven losses).
	baseball-almanac.com /teams/dbacks.shtml (587 words)

	Showalter has Rangers on the road to shame: Buck Showalter's reputation is that he prefers blue-collar players. He will ...
		Showalter has Rangers on the road to shame: Buck Showalter's reputation is that he prefers blue-collar players.
		This is Showalter's third season with the Rangers, and the first inevitable cracks in his controlling reign are showing.
		Showalter, 49, is exceptionally well organized and possesses a keen baseball mind, but his calculating, manipulative side grates on certain players and superiors.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_28_229/ai_n14735196 (934 words)

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