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	Buzzie Bavasi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi (born December 12, 1914 in New York City) is a former executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three franchises.
		Bavasi was hired by Larry MacPhail in 1939 to become a front office assistant with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and after one year was named the business manager of the Dodgers' Class D minor league team in Georgia.
		In 1968, Bavasi resigned from the Dodgers to become president and part owner of the expansion San Diego Padres, serving until 1977.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buzzie_Bavasi (303 words)

	The Business of Baseball :: The Buzzie Bavasi Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the case of the interview with Buzzie Bavasi, it was difficult, not because of the way Bavasi responded to the questions (he was a joy to interview, for the record), but rather, the difficulty in this interview was the unbelievable breadth and width of his career: 60 years.
		Bavasi was part of organizations that won two divisional titles, nine league championships and four World Series over his more than a half-century in organized baseball.
		Bavasi: We -- the Dodgers -- and when I say we I mean the Dodgers, we trained I had the Montreal club, and the Dodgers trained in the Dominican Republic.
	www.businessofbaseball.com /bavasi_interview.htm (3731 words)

	Seattle Mariners News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Before leaving the hotel, Bavasi said the Mariners had a "lot of discussions" on Sunday and sensed that some headway is being made in attempts to sign free agents and/or make trades.
		Bavasi knew coming in that the Mariners could make several offers with no guarantees that any would be accepted.
		Bavasi acknowledged that the Mariners' 99-loss season in 2004 has been "a little bit" of a detriment in dealings with prospective free agents.
	seattle.mariners.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sea/news/sea_news.jsp?ymd=20041212&content_id=921620&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp (1041 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Bavasi is a winner, says ex-boss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bavasi sounded all the right notes at his news conference, displaying the characteristics — confidence, intelligence and enthusiasm — that M's chairman Howard Lincoln had cited in his introduction.
		Bavasi mostly deflected questions about his upcoming Mariners personnel decisions, saying he needed to consult first with the rest of the front office.
		Bavasi was most revealing when discussing his management style, admitting he had been "too nice a guy" when he became the Angels' GM in 1994 at age 36.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2001786145_stone08.html (1066 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - Baseball : Bavasi named Mariners' new GM
		Bavasi, 45, is the former general manager of the California and Anaheim Angels.
		Buzzie Bavasi, the father of the new Seattle GM, was the longtime general manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, and later became GM of the Angels and president of the San Diego Padres.
		Bill Bavasi worked for the Padres' operations department and grounds crew from 1974-78, and was with the Angels from 1980-99, serving as GM during his final six seasons.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20031107/503460.html (428 words)

	Heroes of the Past: Baseball Memorabilia and Signed or Autographed Merchandise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Buzzie Bavasi was the general manager of that team, Walter O'Malley's favorite, just two years before he pulled the plug on Brooklyn baseball by moving the franchise to Los Angeles for gold and glory.
		Bavasi is still being asked about those old Brooklyn clubs even though he led the Dodgers in LA and also was the leading baseball executive with the Angels and the Padres for a while.
		Bavasi's executive career is one of the most distinguished in the game's history and he certainly deserves Hall of Fame consideration by the Veterans Committee.
	www.heroesofthepast.com /Articles.php?id=Buzzie (883 words)

	AN ANNOYING BUZZ
		Ryan said he and Bavasi "were not compatible." Bavasi made several comments to reporters that angered Ryan in 1978 and 1979, though the most famous came after Ryan left the club for the Houston Astros.
		Bavasi was the first of several critics to describe Ryan as a.500 pitcher, a brand of mediocrity that Bavasi still holds, though not as brazenly.
		Bavasi was the reason Ryan decided to become a free agent and sign with the Astros after the 1979 season.
	www.fortunecity.com /olympia/wolfpac/980/nolansher11.htm (1372 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Bavasi looks like M's pick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dodgers farm director Bill Bavasi, who was on the other end of one of the crowning moments in Mariners history, appears to have emerged as the winner of the club's five-week search for a new general manager.
		Bavasi, who spent six seasons as the Angels' GM, resigned under pressure after the 1999 season, in which the Angels finished 70-92, 25 games out of first place.
		Bavasi is the son of Buzzie Bavasi, who was GM of the Dodgers from 1950-68, winning four World Series titles, and later ran the Padres and Angels.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2001785241_mari07.html (556 words)

	ESPN.com - Bavasi replacing Gillick as Seattle GM
		Bavasi spent 19 years with the Angels, working his way up from his first post as a minor-league administrator.
		His father, E.J. "Buzzie" Bavasi, was the former longtime general manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and later was GM of the Angles and president of the San Diego Padres.
		Bavasi plans to rely heavily on Looper, Pelekoudas and other front office officials, and he plans to stay in touch daily with field manager Bob Melvin, who also will contribute on personnel decisions.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1656484&type=story (582 words)

	Sports Links - Mariners name Bavasi general manager
		Bill Bavasi, who built the foundation of the 2002 world champion Anaheim Angels, was named the executive vice president and general manager of the Seattle Mariners on Friday.
		Bavasi replaces Pat Gillick, who announced on September 30 his desire to move to a consulting role with the Mariners.
		Bavasi is the son of Buzzie Bavasi, who was general manager of the Dodgers from 1950-68, when they won four World Series titles, and served in the same position with the Angels and San Diego Padres.
	sportslinks.tvheaven.com /article181.htm (503 words)

	University of San Diego Magazine
		Bavasi continued to work for the team while he was a student at USD, where he met his future wife, Tracy Drake '81.
		Bavasi's baseball expertise led him to the job of general manager for the Anaheim Angels from 1994 to 1999.
		Bavasi knows the heat is on, too, as he takes over a team that won 93 games last year, but missed the playoffs.
	www.sandiego.edu /publications/usdmagazine/spring2004/diamond2.shtml (929 words)

	Bavasi Report
		Buzzie Bavasi has been responsible for a lot of things in my life and one of them is golf.
		Buzzie Bavasi, who helped spearhead the effort to bring Major League Baseball to San Diego and served as the Padres' first president, and Jerry Coleman, the voice of the Padres for the last 29 years, will be inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame in a ceremony prior to tomorrow's 7:05 p.m.
		Bavasi and Coleman were elected by a 24-member committee of media, club officials and fans, who use rules based on those necessary to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
	sandiego.sabr.org /Bavasi_report.htm (5892 words)

	Dodger Thoughts: Exclusive: Excerpt from The Dodgers: 120 Years of Dodger Baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bavasi knew he needed another pitcher and if Koufax announced his retirement before then, he’d be dealing from a position of weakness.
		A few minutes ago I sent Buzzie Bavasi a letter asking him to put me on the voluntarily retired list.” Then he took questions and told reporters the reason for his retirement was, quite simply, his arm.
		Bavasi didn’t help matters by saying afterwards, “There’s no sense bumping our heads against a stone wall,” as if the decision had somehow been correct and everybody else was wrong.
	www.all-baseball.com /dodgerthoughts/archives/016252.html (11326 words)

	Dodgers hire Bavasi, Boles for front office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bavasi was chosen the team's new player development director, and Boles moved into an important scouting role as senior adviser for baseball operations.
		Bavasi became the Angels GM in 1994 and resigned in 1999.
		On Monday, Bavasi interviewed for the athletic director's position at Cal State Fullerton, where he was one of five finalists.
	www.press-enterprise.com /newsarchive/2001/11/14/1005719872.html (492 words)

	SLAM! Major League Statistics
		Just ask Buzzie Bavasi, the original general manager of a franchise that almost moved to Washington, whose original owner was indicted, had another apologize over the public address system for his team's poor play and used a pair of sportswriters to draft one its most productive players.
		Bavasi ended his long tenure with the Brooklyn-Los Angeles Dodgers and left for San Diego with the promise of a 30 percent ownership interest in an expansion franchise awarded to C. Arnholt Smith, a successful San Diego banker and entrepreneur.
		But Bavasi one day received a call from a representative of Ray Kroc, a hamburger magnate who owned 6 million shares of the McDonald's hamburger chain.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsBBM/BC-BBM-LGNS-BAVASIFTR-R.html (858 words)

	My Own Japan by: Scott Gorman [Article 07-Edamame! Get Your Ice Cold Edamame Here!]
		Bavasi has been bringing Americans to Japan for cultural baseball tours about a decade now, often accompanied by Mayumi Smith, a Japanese native and a faculty member at Everett Community College as well as the director of the highly regarded Japanese programs there.
		Bavasi spread us out some in pairs and threes in the near-capacity crowd to encourage us not to cling to each other but to make friends with the fans around us.
		Bavasi and Smith held our hands, figuratively, and led us through Sodom to a seedy but clean noodle restaurant where we all had soup and more than a spoonful of local color.
	www.kisakata.org /gorman/article07.htm (3016 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: M's inch toward decision on GM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bavasi and Avila, both of whom have strong baseball bloodlines, returned to Seattle this week for a second round of interviews, this time including Mariners owner Chris Larson.
		Bavasi, 45, is the son of Buzzie Bavasi, former GM of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and California Angels.
		Bavasi resigned after the season because of what he later termed a difference of philosophy with team president Tony Tavares.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2001784328_mari06.html (986 words)

	Seattle Mariners News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bavasi: "I'm not sure what the average turnaround is in baseball, but because of free agency and salary arbitrations, rosters are real transient now.
		Bavasi: "Yes and no. When Buzzie was a GM, he was truly a general manager.
		When Buzzie was a GM back then, it was akin to being the club president.
	seattle.mariners.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sea/news/sea_news.jsp?ymd=20040128&content_id=631607&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp (1589 words)

	Seattle Mariners News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bavasi, 45, spent the past two seasons as the Dodgers' director of player development and has previous GM experience with the Angels (1994-99).
		Bavasi is the son of longtime Dodgers general manager Buzzie Bavasi, who was with the Dodgers in Brooklyn (1950-57) and Los Angeles (1958-68).
		One thing Bavasi already has discovered is that the Mariners front office (and the fans) expects the team to be one of the best in the Major Leagues.
	seattle.mariners.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sea/news/sea_news.jsp?ymd=20031107&content_id=600380&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea (1023 words)

	Bill Bavasi named Mariners GM
		Bavasi, general manager of the Anaheim Angels from 1994-99, is currently the head of the farm system for the Dodgers.
		Bavasi had serious ups and downs with the Angels after taking over in 1994, at 36 the youngest general manager in the game at that time.
		Such was Bavasi's impact that his successor, current Angels GM Bill Stoneman, invited Bavasi to a World Series game in Anaheim to have his achievements honored.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /baseball/147344_mari07.html (1015 words)

	BTF's Articles - 21st Century Baseball Man
		Bavasi, along with Fresco Thompson, assembled some of the great teams of the last half-century.
		Bavasi had a keen sense for baseball and Rickey, and Allan Roth had explored the use of statistical analysis in a broader sense than had been done prior.
		Buzzie Bavasi was not plucked out of thin air for this article.
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/main/article/21st_century_baseball_man (2358 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Padres -- Buzzie's 90, but neither he nor his stories ever grow old
		As memories flow, we are seated in Bavasi's study, surrounded by hundreds of books (he's a tireless reader) and photographs, many with faces that are familiar.
		Bavasi came along, but his heart never managed complete release from Ebbets Field and the remarkable teams he had assembled there.
		Of all the Bavasi stories I've heard from his rich and memorable 90 years of life, my favorite is of a day at Ebbets Field when Dodgers executives and family members were hosting St. Louis Cardinals owner Fred Saigh, who had recently been convicted of income tax evasion.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/padres/20041212-9999-1s12cushman.html (868 words)

	The Village News :: Snider among Legends of Baseball at Hall of Champions
		Bavasi came into the clubhouse looking for Snider and told the outfielder that the action would cost him $200. Snider told Bavasi that he could play. “For $200 I can,” he said.
		Bavasi told Snider to get dressed and go home. Snider’s wife inquired why he was home so early. “I told her what happened, and she chewed me out,” Snider said.
		Bavasi, however, wanted the radio listeners to know that more than 40,000 seats were available in the ballpark. He gave Snider and Gross three minutes to get the crowd noise off the air.
	www.thevillagenews.com /story.asp?story_ID=5621 (1266 words)

	San Diego Padres : History : Padres Hall of Fame
		Buzzie Bavasi and Jerry Coleman were inducted in 2001.
		Already a veteran of nearly 30 years in the game, Bavasi joined C. Arnholt Smith's effort to attract a National League franchise to San Diego in 1967 and, after securing a team, served as the Padres' first president from the birth of the franchise until 1977.
		In 1951, he was appointed Vice President and General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, a post he maintained through the club's move to Los Angeles until he resigned to join the effort to bring the major leagues to San Diego.
	sandiego.padres.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sd/history/sd_padres_hof.jsp (1290 words)

	Principals
		Buzzie remains in near daily contact with a remarkable roster of sports industry executives, members of the national sports media, and MLB's most senior decision makers.
		Peter Bavasi (Right standing) was general manager of the San Diego Padres, founding president of the Toronto Blue Jays, and president of the Cleveland Indians, where he served on MLB's Executive Council.
		Bob Bavasi (Center standing) is an attorney and longtime minor league club owner, with well-established business relationships throughout MLB and Minor League Baseball.
	www.bavasisports.com /principals.htm (559 words)

	buzzie: Stats for buzzie in #cns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Stats for buzzie in #cns Place words lines words/line actions smilies kicks modes topics idle-factor time wasted total 14 4664 1048 4.45 0 222 0 0 0 171.25 17 weeks 5 days 15 hours 10.
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	www.goldsecure.com /buzzie.html (319 words)

	Internet critics aside, Bavasi gets high marks
		His father, E.J. "Buzzie" Bavasi, won four World Series rings as GM of the Angels and Dodgers and president of the Padres.
		Bavasi grew up in a house where the sounds of baseball broadcasts reverberated through the halls over an intercom.
		Bavasi doesn't emphasize a few statistics in the way Oakland GM Billy Beane does, but he is looking for a well-rounded roster.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /baseball/166786_tabbavasi.html (1724 words)

	The Nolan Ryan Express \| Nolan in the News \| smackbomb.com/nolanryan
		Angels general manager E.J. "Buzzie" Bavasi looked at Ryan's.512 winning percentage and made an offhand comment he never has been allowed to forget.
		Bavasi told reporters he could get "two 8-7 pitchers" to replace Ryan, but the real reason the Angels were reluctant to make him the highest-paid player in the game was his advancing years.
		Bavasi freely admits that allowing Ryan to get away was one of the biggest mistakes of his career, but it wasn't such an illogical decision.
	www.smackbomb.com /nolanryan/art-angelslam.html (538 words)

	Off the Record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bavasi was a long-time baseball executive who dealt with some of the game's greatest players over the years.
		Bavasi moved over to the San Diego Padres when that team joined the National League in 1969, and then was talked out of retiring to come to the California Angels in the late 1970's.
		Bavasi is generally upbeat and positive in this book, although there are a few exceptions.
	www.sportsbooks.homestead.com /111102.html (364 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Towers heeded a tip from a past master
		It was last Wednesday morning and I was in the Padres clubhouse chatting with E.J. "Buzzie" Bavasi, raconteur deluxe, and one of the movers and shakers who moved and shook to get San Diego a major league baseball franchise.
		Bavasi, once the fabled Dodgers general manager, who in 1969 became the first man to lead the Padres organization, was amazed at the plush Petco Park clubhouse.
		Towers, who held the top choice in yesterday's draft, responded by telling Bavasi he liked Bush a lot, that the kid definitely was ranked among the team's top 10 prospects.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/canepa/20040608-9999-1s8canepa.html (882 words)

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