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	Encyclopedia: General Manager (baseball)
		Mike Flanagan (born December 16, 1951) Mike Flanagan (from Baseball Almanac) Mike Flanagan was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 7th round of the 1973 draft.
		Baseball executives In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership.
		He becomes the second-youngest general manager in baseball, behind Red Sox GM Theo Epstein, who was 28 when he took the job in 2002.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/General-Manager-(baseball) (1380 words)

	Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The central premise of Moneyball is that the collected wisdom of baseball insiders (including players, managers, coaches, scouts, and the front office) over the past century is subjective and often flawed.
		This flies in the face of conventional baseball wisdom, and the beliefs of many of the men who are paid large sums to evaluate talent.
		Lewis explores how James' seminal Baseball Abstract, an annual publication that was published from the late-1970s through the late-1980s, influenced many of the young, up-and-coming baseball minds that are now joining the ranks of baseball management.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moneyball (583 words)

	General Manager Doug Melvin - Page 5 - Addict Baseball and Football Forum
		Melvin is to travel on Saturday for the general managers' meetings in Palm Springs, Calif. He and assistant general manager Gord Ash assembled a Brewers team that in 2005 finished 81-81, the franchise's first non-losing season since 1992.
		The Milwaukee Brewers general manager's track record is such that you would have to be from the H.L. Mencken School of Cynicism to not trust him.
		Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin gambled late Wednesday night that the addition of two pitching prospects from the Toronto Blue Jays will be the right mix for a team he believes is loaded with promising young position players.
	www.addictsports.com /baseball/showthread.php?p=431453#post431453 (5356 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - Baseball
		Manager Bobby Cox is not considered the greatest strategist, but he keeps his players happy and has done an outstanding job of developing prospects.
		General manager John Schuerholz is widely considered one of the game's best, and owner Ted Turner loves his team to death, which is always nice.
		Manager John Boles is known for his ability to work with young players and get them to improve consistently over the course of the season.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /voices/kevin_wheeler/20010331.html (1549 words)

	Manager (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership.
		The manager sets the line-up and starting pitcher before each game as well as making substitutions throughout the game.
		Some managers control pitch selection, defensive positioning, decisions to bunt/steal/pitch out, etc., while others leave these decisions to a player's discretion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manager_(baseball) (132 words)

	Baseball America - Top 10 General Manager Prospects
		Though he was initially reluctant to move from coaching into scouting, Moore has flourished in a variety of roles since joining the Braves as a scouting supervisor in 1994.
		A former assistant coach at George Mason, the 36-year-old Moore was promoted in 1996 to the baseball operations department, where he's continued to take on increasing responsibility in subsequent years.
		Colletti, 48, negotiates all contracts for the Giants and "knows the rules inside and out," according to another baseball official, while Tidrow oversees both scouting and player development and might be one of the game's most underrated talent evaluators.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/features/031209gmprospects.html (1152 words)

	When hiring baseball GMs
		Of the 29 general managers currently in place (Seattle has a vacancy), all but four are under the age of 50.
		Of the 28 general managers currently in place (Seattle and Anaheim have vacancies), all but four are under the age of 50.
		When such expectations are not met, the general manager waits for the knock on his door.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/oct99/taylor100299.asp?format=print (1387 words)

	Baseball General Manager & Scouting Course / Training / Sabermetrics \| Sports Management Worldwide
		Sports Management Worldwide is a sports management company that educates prospective sports agents on how to break into the sports agent and sports jobs industry and connects individuals with sports agents.
		A great baseball general manager can put a winning team on the field whether he or she has the budget of the Yankees or the Devil Rays.
		Baseball statisticians have shown that it is possible to answer a variety of questions about the game of baseball by means of sabermetrics.
	www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com /coursedescription_baseballgm.asp (1429 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / O'Brien hired as Reds' general manager (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Reds hired Dan O'Brien as their general manager Monday, a month after they finished one of the worst seasons in team history.
		Bowden was the youngest general manager in major league history when he was promoted in 1992 at 31.
		Montreal general manager Omar Minaya and Minnesota assistant GM Wayne Krivsky also were brought in for second interviews last week.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2003/10/27/obrien_hired_as_reds_general_manager (462 words)

	Chicago White Sox Executives
		One of the most respected and experienced executives in baseball, Roland Hemond rejoined the Chicago White Sox as executive advisor to General Manager Ken Williams on November 30, 2000.
		Hemond, a three-time winner of Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year award, brings 54 years of professional baseball experience to his position, including 23 seasons as a general manager with the White Sox (1971-85) and Baltimore Orioles (1988-95) and five seasons as a senior executive vice president with the Arizona Diamondbacks (1996-2000).
		Her brother Bob served stints as general manager of the Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants, and her brother Jack was president of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues after serving as general manager for the Pacific Coast League’s Hawaii Islanders and Vancouver Mounties.
	chicago.whitesox.mlb.com /cws/team/exe_bios/hemond_roland.html (713 words)

	On deck: Candidates for Pirates' general manager position
		Was Cam Bonifay's assistant general manager/player personnel since October 1998, and was a special assistant to Bonifay in 1997...
		Baseball America magazine in 1999 named him as one of the 10 people in baseball who will become prominent in the first decade of the 21st century...
		The two-time Sporting News baseball executive of the year is stepping down as general manager of the Indians at the end of the season...
	www.post-gazette.com /pirates/20010612hire0612np7.asp (568 words)

	Baseball America - Reds Name O'Brien General Manager
		The Reds named O'Brien to their general manager at a Monday press conference.
		Before becoming an assistant general manager in charge of baseball operations with the Rangers in October 1996, O'Brien spent 15 seasons with the Astros, the last 12 as scouting director.
		The wishes of Reds management to stress scouting and player development drew O'Brien to their GM vacancy.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/news/031027redsgm.html (620 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.
		He and then-Angels manager Terry Collins were the fall guys in 1999 when the Angels' clubhouse suffered a meltdown of clashing egos and frayed performances.
		Baseball family: He's the son of longtime Dodgers general manager Buzzie Bavasi, who was the last Dodgers GM in Brooklyn (1950-57) and the first Dodgers GM in Los Angeles (1958-68).
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /baseball/147344_mari07.html (1108 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - Baseball : Bowden joins Expos as general manager
		Former Cincinnati Reds general manager Jim Bowden was hired Tuesday as general manager of the Washington-bound Montreal Expos.
		Once the sale is completed, which isn't expected until late in the offseason or early during the regular season, the new owners might hire their own front-office personnel.
		Bowden was the youngest general manager in major league history when he took the position with the Reds in 1992 at age 31.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20041102/577149.html (472 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Astros general manager Hunsicker resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Houston Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker resigned Monday, less than two weeks after the team came within one win of reaching the World Series for the first time.
		He became general manager on Nov. 10, 1995, and had one year remaining on his contract.
		He previously had worked with the Astros as traveling secretary, minor league pitching coach, scout and assistant to the general manager.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2004/11/01/astros_general_manager_hunsicker_resigns (411 words)

	USATODAY.com - Dodgers turn to Ivy League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Los Angeles Dodgers' energetic rookie general manager, at 31 the third youngest in baseball history, can appreciate the irony in what he believes is a misconception.
		In Cleveland, executive vice president and general manager Mark Shapiro, 36, and assistants Neal Huntington, 35, and Chris Antonetti, 29, are alumni of Princeton, Amherst (Mass.) and Georgetown, respectively.
		The problem isn't with baseball people, who are passionate and industrious, it is with their operating systems, he said.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2004-03-17-young-executives_x.htm (1934 words)

	USA Baseball Names MLB Executive Bob Watson As General Manager, Professional Baseball Operations :: Watson will oversee ...
		USA Baseball Names MLB Executive Bob Watson As General Manager, Professional Baseball Operations :: Watson will oversee the selection of the USA Baseball professional coaching staffs and players through 2008 as well as the teams' competitive preparations, including training and exhibition games.
		USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee.
		The USA Baseball headquarters are based in Durham, North Carolina with future training facilities in Cary, North Carolina.
	www.usabaseball.com /sports/m-pro-basebl/spec-rel/080405aaa.html (644 words)

	Minors: Stars General Manager Leaving Team - Addict Baseball and Football Forum
		Dingo, the club's general manager the past five seasons, has resigned his position.
		The new general manager could come from the staff of the Midland, Texas, team Prentice also owns.
		Dingo was elevated to assistant general manager in 1998.
	www.addictsports.com /baseball/showthread.php?t=46144 (823 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball - Red Sox name Epstein general manager - Monday November 25, 2002 03:41 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox made 28-year-old Theo Epstein the youngest general manager in baseball history Monday, ending a long search for a front-office leader by promoting one of their own.
		The Red Sox had been without a permanent general manager since Florida financier John W. Henry bought the team in spring training and fired Dan Duquette.
		Epstein worked with Port to represent Boston at the recent general managers' meetings, and he also worked on negotiating compensation for the A's when it was thought Beane would take the job.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/11/24/redsox_epstein_ap (760 words)

	Entertainment Management Online at MSU - Interview: Minor League Baseball General Manager
		Below is the results of an interview between Casey Mericle, an Entertainment Management student at Southwest Missouri State University and Brad Eldridge, General Manager of the Ozark Mountain Ducks.
		Most general managers don't do that, but I like to see that everything is running smoothly.
		Then I became the assistant general manager for four years, and then became a general manager.
	www.entertainmentmanagementonline.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2002/02/06/3c17aa0c26cb1 (1505 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - Baseball : Rakuten appoints American Kuehnert as general manager of baseball team
		In 1972, he became general manager of the Japanese-owned Lodi Orions in the California League.
		As part of their agreement, it was decided a new team would be allowed to enter Japanese professional baseball next season in order to restore the Pacific League to six teams and avoid a further loss of jobs.
		Japanese baseball officials are expected to select either Rakuten or Livedoor before the end of October.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20041005/571382.html (530 words)

	Wilson Tobs Baseball - News - Tobs name Assistant General Manager (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lawhorn will assist General Manager Mike Edwards in all aspects of the team's day-to-day operations, but specifically in corporate advertising and ticket sales, promotions and stadium operations.
		Lawhorn, who is from Oak Hill, WV, spent the 2003 baseball season as a management intern for the Princeton (WV) Devil Rays of the Appalachian League.
		The Wilson Tobs are a member of the Coastal Plain League, a summer college baseball league certified by the NCAA and Major League Baseball.
	www.wilsontobs.com /news/lawhorn.shtml (263 words)

	Baseball Mogul 2003 free download by Sports Mogul Inc.: Introducing Baseball Mogul 2003, a football simulation that ...
		With Baseball Mogul you become the General Manager (GM) of a professional baseball team.
		As you manage your team through the season, the proprietary Mogul engine simulates the team's performance and reports the results through detailed news stories, game recaps, and scouting reports.
		Baseball Mogul is licensed by the Major League Baseball Players Association, and features 1500 professional players, their photographs, and their real-world stats.
	www.softpile.com /Games/Sports/Review_14598_index.html (326 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Baseball Weekly rated him the "best general manager in the game" while serving with the Montreal Expos in 1995.
		It's frustrating for many general managers because the decisions are no longer based on trading players, rather your trading dollar amounts.
		I hope to stay involved in baseball, but there may be some other options to explore, as well.
	cgi1.usatoday.com /mchat/20010518002/tscript.htm (1489 words)

	USA Baseball Announces Formation of Women's National Team :: Lopardo Named General Manager; Steering Committee also in ...
		Durham, NC - USA Baseball announced today that it has selected a General Manager and Steering Committee that will be responsible for forming the first ever USA Baseball Women's National Team.
		Lopardo, a Brooklyn, New York native, captained the baseball and football teams at Susquehanna University, graduating in 1968; He was later inducted into the Susquehanna University Sports Hall of Fame.
		USA Baseball is in the process of finalizing the coaching and support staff for the 2004 Women's National Team.
	www.usabaseball.com /sports/w-nat-basebl/spec-rel/060605aac.html (552 words)

	Baseball America - 2005 General Manager Roundtable
		We don’t have one in the major league baseball part of the operation--we don’t really need one because we have all the other supporting people who are there.
		One (Bob Boone) is a baseball person that played the game, won Gold Gloves, has managed and coached, and we have a phenomenal administrator (Andy Dunn).
		Any book on the business of baseball can give you an entrée into how it really works, but in reality, you have 30 different cultures--you can’t read one book that is going to tell you about what the culture of that club is all about.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/features/051219gmindy.html (2935 words)

	Mariners Notebook: General manager search leads to Marlins exec
		MIAMI -- The Mariners are expected to ask for permission to talk to Florida Marlins executive Dan Jennings about Seattle's general manager opening after the conclusion of the World Series.
		Baseball sources said that Jennings, credited with building up the Tampa Bay minor league system before joining the Marlins in the middle of the 2002 season, was on the list of interview candidates the Mariners have put together.
		The Mariners have already talked with Tigers assistant Al Avila, Montreal general manager Omar Minaya and Boston executive Mike Port in addition to in-house candidates Benny Looper and Lee Pelekoudas.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /baseball/145302_mari24.html (568 words)

	The Baseball Guru - Strategies for General Managers by Eric Gartman
		By far the greatest success story in baseball over the past three years has been a team that hasn't even made it past the first round of the playoffs.
		The perennially poor Oakland Athletics have managed to make the playoffs each of the past three years, despite one of the lowest payrolls in the game.
		All this was possible through the shrewd moves of General Manager Pat Gillick, voted by his peers as the second-greatest GM of all time.
	baseballguru.com /egartman/analysisericgartman05.html (5037 words)

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