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 Gary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The word Gary is a local term used by people in the Midlands of the United Kingdom to refer to a Chav or Townie.
The usage of Gary as a male given name in America is interestingly intertwined with the success of the actor Gary Cooper.
According to the Social Security Administration, Gary was relatively rare as a given name in the 1900-1920s period (e.g., in the 1910s it was the 677th most frequent name, given to less than 0.01% of the babies born in that decade).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gary   (495 words)

  
 Portfolio at NYU
Stealing is often referred to as a lost art, but Pettis is doing his part to help players gain the confidence to steal.
When he played, Pettis, who stole 354 bases in 458 attempts -- a 76.6% success rate -- in a 10-year career with the Angels, Tigers, Rangers and Padres, studied pitchers' motions from the dugout.
For the speedy Jose Reyes, who has 12 stolen bases in 13 tries in 2004 and is free to run whenever he chooses, Pettis speaks up when he notices a pitcher being slow in his delivery to the plate.
journalism.nyu.edu /portfolio/bruehl/basestealing.html   (409 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 -
Revisit the '86 ALCS
Bob Boone followed with a single and the light-hitting Gary Pettis, who hit just five home runs during the season, went deep to put the Angels ahead 4-1.
Gary Lucas exacted a small bit of revenge, finally striking out Rich Gedman, but it meant little as the California offense was shut down by "Oil Can" Boyd and Bob Stanley.
Gary Pettis then muffed Dave Henderson's fly ball in the fourth to set up an RBI single by Spike Owen and a three-run shot by Jim Rice.
espn.go.com /page2/s/1986/revisit/alcs.html   (1581 words)

  
 A non-tradtional approach because client needs are becoming less tradtional.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pettis Creative offers businesses guidance on branding and on formulating marketing and communications strategies before the creative work and project execution begins.
Creativity is then not only applied to concept creation for print, advertising, brand design, promotions and Websites; it is also applied to innovating processes and supplying key information to operations, sales and support staff before an initiative is launched.
Located in the Twin Cities, Pettis Creative is tracking and building a knowledge base of generational segmentation and its influence on branding, marketing and sales.
www.garypettis.com   (389 words)

  
 Gary Pettis Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Gary Pettis was born on Thursday, April 3 1958, in Oakland, California.
Pettis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1982, with the California Angels.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gary Pettis baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=pettiga01   (272 words)

  
 Tigers seeking Samuel to coach runners and OF
Samuel is widely respected and beloved in the game, and for years has seemed a natural for coaching/managing.
The Tigers are pursuing him after the Chicago White Sox denied them permission Friday to interview former Tiger Gary Pettis for the job as baserunning and outfield coach.
Pettis is the White Sox's minor league outfield coordinator.
www.freep.com /sports/tigers/qhorn191.htm   (491 words)

  
 Gary Pettis | BaseballLibrary.com
Pettis won the Angels' centerfield job in 1984, and by 1986 his average was up to a career-high.258 as the Angels won the AL West.
He had nine hits in the Angels' seven-game loss to the Red Sox in the 1986 LCS, but in 1987 his average dropped to.208, and when Devon White, a comparable defensive player, emerged from the Angels' farm system, Pettis was traded to Detroit for pitcher Dan Petry.
The Angels' all-time stolen-base leader with 186, Pettis bounced around after his departure from California, moving from Detroit to Texas to San Diego before concluding his career with the Tigers in 1992.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Pettis_Gary.stm   (319 words)

  
 Sports: Son performs on Father's Day
METS: Hitting coach Denny Walling filled in for Gary Pettis as first-base coach again.
Pettis was hit in the head by an warmup throw by third baseman Ty Wigginton while on the top step of the dugout Saturday.
Pettis spent the game in the dugout as a precaution.
www.sptimes.com /2003/06/16/news_pf/Sports/Son_performs_on_Fathe.shtml   (345 words)

  
 Pacific Coast League
The announcement was made by Reid Nichols, the Brewers’ Special Assistant to the GM/Player Development.
The former infielder will be joined by hitting coach Gary Pettis, pitching coach Stan Kyles, and trainer Jeff Paxson.
Pettis, a five-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder during his 11-year major-league career, joins the Brewers organization in 2005 after spending the last four seasons as a major-league first base coach (New York Mets in 2003-04, Chicago White Sox in 2001-02).
pclbaseball.com /news?id=3499   (717 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version - Cedeño has
spring in his step
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In fact, that's what I envision all of our outfielders to be able to do," said first base coach Gary Pettis, a former Gold Glove center fielder.
He may be playing center field, and he may play center field the majority of the time, but I'd like for our guys to feel comfortable if they had to move over and play any one of the outfield spots."
Pettis got a close-up view of Cedeño two years ago, during AL Central matchups between the Tigers and White Sox.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/v-pfriendly/story/49947p-46863c.html   (570 words)

  
 JS Online: Farmers Use Sports to Boost Income   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DAYTON, Ohio - Buffeted by hard times in the dairy business, Gary Pettis turned his 90-acre Wisconsin farm into a motocross track.
The ongoing challenge for agritainment farmers, he said, is protecting their rural lifestyle and farms from the trample of the public.
Pettis, who still grows hay on his former dairy farm, opened his motocross track in June 2000.
www.jsonline.com /bym/news/ap/sep01/ap-farm-scene091001.asp?format=print   (524 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 -
Voice of '86: Angels catcher Bob Boone
Dave hit his good -- it was a legitimate home run -- but if you hit it up in the air that way, it was going out.
But Rich Gedman was coming up, and he was the only guy that hit Witt.
So Mauch brought in Gary Lucas, who hadn't hit a guy with a pitch in 100 years, and he hit Gedman.
espn.go.com /page2/s/1986/voices/boone.html   (511 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / 1986 Sox defeat Angels, 4-3
Clemens's control was off, and with two outs in the second inning, he walked Bob Boone and Gary Pettis, the No. 8 and No. 9 hitters.
Boyd was pitching a spectacular game until, with two outs in the seventh inning, Dick Schofield and Gary Pettis hit home runs to break open a 1-1 game.
Angels manager Gene Mauch was ejected in the fourth inning when umpire Rich Garcia reversed a call at home plate that cost the Angels a run.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2003/10/08/1986_sox_defeat_angels_4_3   (891 words)

  
 DTOL - Dirt Track Online - The #1 Online Dirt Track Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
After Gary Pettis of Tucson, AZ jumped the start on his 360 Bultaco in the 250cc-400cc Vintage Class, he was placed on the penalty line for the restart.
Meanwhile Pettis was picking off riders one per lap by riding a high line through the turns and passed Haines for the lead just before the start of the fourth lap.
Pettis continued to lead all the way to the checkered flag.
www.dtol.net /articles.php3?hid=464   (1113 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version - Pitch for Benitez could decide
fate of Duquette and franchise
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It remains to be seen if the Mets are right about Ring, the lefty reliever, but Duquette also earned praise from within the organization - and not only for negotiating the deferred payment on Alomar's salary that will save Wilpon a luxury-tax payment.
One person noted that Duquette, in gathering all means of information, made a point of running names of prospects by first-base coach Gary Pettis, who had worked as a coach and minor-league instructor for the White Sox the previous six years.
Apparently Duquette used Pettis' knowledge as leverage of sorts with Williams, kidding him that Pettis wouldn't let him take the players the White Sox GM first offered.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/v-pfriendly/story/100337p-90723c.html   (720 words)

  
 Kremblas will manage Sounds next season - Tuesday, 12/21/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kremblas, who spent the past three seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers' Class AA affiliate in Huntsville, will be helped by hitting coach Gary Pettis and pitching coach Stan Kyles.
Pettis, an 11-year major league outfielder with the Angels, Tigers, Rangers and Padres, comes to Nashville after spending two seasons as first-base and outfield coach with the Mets.
He pitched 11 minor league seasons after being selected in the fourth round of the 1979 draft by the Cubs.
www.tennessean.com /sports/baseball/archives/05/03/63133698.shtml?Element_ID=63133698   (505 words)

  
 Beyond the Box Score :: Angels Q&A
Is there anyway to statisitcally prove that Gary Pettis was the greatest defensive Centerfielder in history, or are my beerstained memories sufficient objective criteria?
Now it looks like Pettis beat out Edmonds due to the extra FRAR and FRAA, but that is one of two peaks Edmonds has.
Outside of Pettis' one peak, and that additional 10 FRAA 1990 season, there are no real impressive defensive performances for him.
www.beyondtheboxscore.com /story/2005/6/6/74737/55623   (845 words)

  
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But it was for his defense that Rodriguez won his 11th Gold Glove award Tuesday — the most Gold Gloves won by a catcher.
The Gold Glove was the first won by any Tiger since center fielder Gary Pettis won in 1989.
It was also the first won by a Tigers catcher since Lance Parrish in 1985.
www.wzzm13.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=32923   (283 words)

  
 NAMC Newswire - Demand for Creative and Brand Design Innovation Escalates in Response to Opportunities Presented by
For more than a year, Pettis performed as an independent brand design and creative packaging consultant for General Mills, Inc., working in conjunction with Valentine Design, a Twin Cities-based graphic design firm.
Pettis also finished a number of writing and design projects, studied the Active Seniors and Baby Boomers markets, and developed campaigns to promote the sales of advanced hearing-assistive technologies.
Pettis Creative will be dedicated to clients who seek inventive ways to reach non-traditional markets and wish to build their standing in the warehouse club store and Supercenter store markets and/or make a run at the buying potential of Baby Boomers.
press.namct.com /content/view/3321/9   (1090 words)

  
 Gary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
However, when the actor's Gary, Indiana born agent Nan Collins got him to change his name (then Frank Cooper) to Gary, this name's popularity soared.
Gary Filmon, Gary Fisher, Gary Francione, Gary Frank
Gary Hall Jr.,Gary Hall Sr., Gary Hamel, Gary Hardgrave, Gary Hart, Gary Helms, Gary Hug, Gary Hume, Gary Humphries
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ga/Gary.htm   (400 words)

  
 New York Mets Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Gary George Pettis joined the Mets coaching staff on Nov. 26, 2002
Spent the 2001-02 seasons as the first base coach for the Chicago White Sox.
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www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/nym/team/nym_team_coachesstaff_bio.jsp?club_context=mlb&coachorstaffid=618103145250   (271 words)

  
 OOTP V4 REPORT
Monday 5/3/2002 : California: Released RF Gary Pettis.
Cleveland: Free agent RF Gary Pettis has been signed to a contract of $102,600 per year, for 1 year.
Monday 5/17/2002 : Oakland : Miguel Tejada has been signed to a contract extension, $3,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
members.tripod.com /jasonwork/ltrans.htm   (1419 words)

  
 Macomb Daily : Pudge wins Gold Glove Award; ties for Silver Slugger 11/03/04
Rodriguez is Detroit's first American League Gold Glove winner since 1989 when outfielder Gary Pettis accomplished the feat.
It's the first time a Tigers catcher picked up the award since Lance Parrish won in 1985.
In the AL outfield, Boston's Manny Ramirez won his seventh Silver Slugger, Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero his fourth and the New York Yankees' Gary Sheffield his third.
www.macombdaily.com /stories/110304/spo_pudge001.shtml   (696 words)

  
 Commentary: Radios, reprimands and A-Rod: It's baseball season again - Monday April 9, 2001 - The Arizona Daily Wildcat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Growing up in Dallas, I was a die-hard Texas Rangers fan.
I grew up with the likes of Odibe McDowell and Gary Pettis.
So day games always presented the challenge of keeping up with the game during school.
wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/94/132/02_6_m.html   (496 words)

  
 Baseball Prospectus Player Card for GARY PETTIS Born 4- 3-1958   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Baseball Prospectus Player Card for GARY PETTIS Born 4- 3-1958
GARY PETTIS Born 4- 3-1958 Bats B Throws R
YEAR TEAM POS G PO A E DP AdjG Rate RAR RAA Rate2 RAR2 RAA2 BatOut EQR 1982 CAL-A LF 1 0 0 0 0.1 100 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 LF 1 0 0 0 0.1 100 0 0 100 0 0 0 0.999
www.baseballprospectus.com /dt/pettiga01.shtml   (66 words)

  
 Gary Pettis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Name and misspellings: garry gerry Gary Gary garry gerry gearge goerge George Pettis
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
www.baseball-reference.com /p/pettiga01.shtml   (633 words)

  
 Gary Pettis Bibliography | BaseballLibrary.com
The Baseball Index contains the following references for further reading material on Gary Pettis (OF 1982-92 Angels, Tigers, Rangers, Padres):
Pettis Is Studying Under Walker by Singer, Tom
Lynn Yields To Swift Pettis by Singer, Tom
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/P/Pettis_Gary.tbi.stm   (935 words)

  
 Nashville Sounds
June 16 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Gary Pettis
May 21 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Gary Pettis
April 26 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Gary Pettis
www.nashvillesounds.com /listenlive/interviews.asp   (1287 words)

  
 AL102HIS
BRETT sends Mike Moore, Gary Sheffield, and Lloyd Moseby to NIRAV for Tom Gordon, Sammy Sosa, and his 37th and 38th round picks
BRETT sends Gary Gaetti, Ruben Sierra, and his 1992 31st () round pick to JOHN for Robin Ventura, Von Hayes, and Tim Raines
BRIAN sends Gary Sheffield, Juan Guzman, and Chris Gomez to BRETT for David Wells, Darren Oliver, and Marc Newfield
members.aol.com /Cubs181/al102his.htm   (4372 words)

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