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	San Francisco Giants, Mike Matheny, Major League Baseball - CBSSports.com
		After another series of tests and appointments with specialists at the University of Pittsburgh last week, Matheny and the Giants' medical staff made the difficult decision that he should spend the rest of 2006 recovering to reduce the risk of further damage to his brain.
		The 35-year-old Matheny, who is on the 60-day disabled list, has been sidelined since May 31 and is still experiencing "fogginess," memory loss, dizzy spells and headaches.
		Matheny batted.231 this season with three home runs and 18 RBI in 47 games, starting 44 of the team's first 53 games.
	www.sportsline.com /mlb/story/9583035 (688 words)

	Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - Mike Matheny
		Mike threw out 48.3 percent of would-be base-stealers (28 of 58) and had just four errors and six passed balls.
		Mike led the majors in 2000 by throwing out a remarkable 52.7 percent of would-be base-stealers (49 of 93).
		Mike grew up in the Columbus, Ohio area and attended the University of Michigan where he was co-captain of the baseball team.
	www.members.tripod.com /bb_catchers/catchers/matheny.htm (283 words)

	Mike Matheny : USAToday.com - Mike Matheny Biography from USAToday.com
		Mike Matheny is still being bothered by post-concussion syndrome and his career is in jeopardy as a result.
		Matheny is still being bothered by frequent memory lapses that have affected him beyong the baseball field.
		Matheny will be eligible to come off the DL at the end of the month, but the Giants are calling him 50-50 to return from a concussion this season.
	fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=1931 (372 words)

	So Long to Matheny
		It is believed that Matheny has had a one-year offer on the table to return to St. Louis since the spring. In addition, Walt Jocketty was recently quoted as saying he would consider a two-year deal for Matheny. But, this asking price is in a whole ‘nother league.
		Matheny joined the Cardinals as a free agent, five years ago, in December, 1999. ; In 1998, he left his original team, the Brewers, after playing in their organization eight years, signing with the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent. After a career-worst 1999 season, the Jays cut him loose.
		For Mike Matheny, the greener pastures will clearly be on the other side of the fence. Let’s agree the Cardinals need to move on without him. It’s time to thank Matheny for five solid seasons and wish him nothing but the best in the future. That’s baseball.
	www.thestlcardinals.com /SoLongtoMatheny.html (278 words)

	Matheny's switch changes two teams - ProSportsDaily Forums
		Mike Matheny's defection from the Cardinals wasn't an especially big news story, but it could have major consequences both for the team adding him (the Giants) and the one losing him.
		Matheny himself said that Yadier is ready for the bigs and that he felt like a lame duck during last season.
		Matheny could have taken less to stay with the cards but he knows that time is running out and you have to make the money while you can.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=13851 (482 words)

	hannibal.net - Giants agree to three-year deal with Mike Matheny 12/14/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Matheny went into the offseason unsure what was in store next for him and his family.
		Matheny has spent the past five seasons with St. Louis, where he hit.247 with five homers and 50 RBIs last season and helped the Cardinals reach the World Series.
		Matheny, 34, is a.239 career hitter with 51 homers and 366 RBIs in 11 seasons for Milwaukee, Toronto and St. Louis.
	www.hannibal.net /palm_pilot/stories/121404/spo_1214040029.shtml (250 words)

	KFFL - Mike Matheny, C, San Francisco Giants
		Matheny was hit in the head by several foul balls during a series against the Florida Marlins earlier in the week, and left the game Wednesday, May 31, in the third inning, after getting nailed with a foul tip.
		Louis Cardinals C Mike Mahoney, a 10-year minor league veteran, could be considered for a backup catching role with the Cardinals in 2005 in the event previous starting C Mike Matheny isn't re-signed as a free agent.
		Louis Cardinals C Mike Matheny wants to play as much as possible now that he is the top catcher with the trade of Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves.
	www.kffl.com /player/5194/mlb (1874 words)

	Inside Bay Area - Concussions KO durable Matheny
		Matheny traveled to Pittsburgh for a cognitive exam with one of the country's foremost experts on sports concussions, Dr. Michael Collins, who told the catcher it would be wise to rest for a few weeks.
		Matheny took a foul tip to the mask during Wednesday's game at Florida and was replaced by Todd Greene to start the bottom of the third.
		Matheny was scheduled to meet the team in New York on Friday, but his flight from Pittsburgh was delayed.
	www.insidebayarea.com /sports/ci_3895608 (685 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Dangerous job: Matheny's season over after too many blows to head
		The Padres' Mike Piazza points to several dents and dings on his mask from where he's been hit in the head this season by either the ball or bat.
		Matheny uses the hockey-style mask preferred by some catchers for its better sight lines, and he was initially convinced it contributed to his concussion.
		The last straw for Matheny came when, during a three-game series with Florida in late May, the four-time Gold Glove winner was hit in the head several times by foul balls.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,645194636,00.html (1639 words)

	Mike Matheny News
		Mike Matheny news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		LOUIS -- Mike Matheny isn't ready to concede his career, but the Giants catcher said he is deeply concerned by memory lapses that have affected his quality of life.
		Mike Matheny had begun power washing his deck last month when the symptoms returned.
	www.topix.net /baseball-players/mike-matheny (608 words)

	Mike Matheny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants.
		Matheny is considered one of the better defensive catchers in the Major Leagues.
		Matheny went on the disabled list on May 31, 2006 after a series of foul tips caromed off his mask, resulting in a serious concussion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Matheny (258 words)

	San Francisco Giants News
		Matheny has won the coveted honor for defensive excellence on three occasions, and he joins nine-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel -- inked in November -- meaning you can expect some nifty leather work nearly 'round the horn.
		Matheny is one of only three receivers in Major League history to catch at least 100 games in a single year without committing an error, when he handled 823 chances flawlessly in 2003.
		The Matheny deal developed quickly during the Winter Meetings in Anaheim, and the Giants felt Matheny was their man after negotiations with catcher A.J. Pierzynski's representatives went nowhere, with offers and counter offers too far apart.
	sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sf/news/sf_news.jsp?ymd=20041213&content_id=921872&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp (836 words)

	AllSports' MLB News - Cardinals Player Update: Mike Matheny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Louis Cardinals catcher Mike Matheny is recognized by many as one of the best defensive catchers in baseball.
		Matheny connected for three hits in four at- bats in the Cardinals' 10-5 Memorial Day win over the Houston Astros on Monday to raise his batting average to.280 on the season.
		Matheny believes his still relatively new batting stance allows him to bring the bat through the hitting zone quicker than he did before and helps him to be a better hitter.
	www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=41791 (463 words)

	cbs5.com - Matheny Homers As Giants Salvage Series Split (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Matheny hit a three-run homer and an RBI double and Brett Tomko won in his return to the rotation, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.
		Matheny connected for his ninth homer on a 3-2 pitch in the fifth, a shot into the left-field seats that established a career high for home runs in a season for the player who manager Felipe Alou considers "the best defensive catcher I've ever had."
		The 34-year-old Matheny shares the National League lead for homers by a catcher with Chicago's Michael Barrett, and leads all major leaguers at the position with 42 RBIs.
	cbs5.com /topstories/local_story_189012435.html (881 words)

	Giants near Matheny deal
		Matheny is a career.239 hitter and clearly would be acquired for his glove and game-calling, which has drawn raves during his five years in St. Louis.
		The Cardinals hoped Matheny would return to St. Louis, but with other holes to fill and promising Yadier Molina waiting in the wings, they were not willing to offer Matheny more than $4 million over two years.
		The Giants' acquisition of Matheny would mean the likely departure of Pierzynski, either in a trade or as a non-tendered free agent, by the Dec. 20 deadline for the Giants to offer him salary arbitration.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/12/13/SPGVOAB3RB1.DTL (541 words)

	Matheny Motors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Mike is past President of the West Virginia Automobile and Truck Dealers Association and is the current American Truck Dealers Line Rep for General Motors.
		Mike’s Daughter, Marni Matheny Kepple, Treasurer, and her husband David Kepple, Vice-President, both graduated from West Virginia’s School of Business – with Marni in accounting and David in Finance.
		Matheny’s collision center is located one mile from the dealership and is housed in a 10,000 square foot facility.
	www.mathenymotors.com /history.htm (704 words)

	Mike Matheny : Giants Mike Matheny Statistics
		Michael Scott Matheny's unbelievable receiving skills and defensively good athletic skills make him one of the prodigal player in the MLB.
		Mike g raduated from Reyonldsburg (OH) High School in 1988, where he captained baseball and football teams and won Connie Mack National Championship in 1989.
		After completing his graduation he went on to attend the University of Michigan, where he was co-captain of Wolverines' baseball team.
	www.mlb-teams.com /players/giants_player/M_Matheny.php (225 words)

	San Francisco Giants News
		Mike Matheny's defensive prowess and ability to work with pitchers will be a huge boost for the Giants.
		He is renowned as unselfish and pitcher-friendly, a man whose work ethic and communication skills seem 180 degrees from his predecessor, an expert at performing Spock-like mind-melds with his batterymates.
		Matheny, who signed a three-year contract with an option for 2008, said he must constantly analyze opposing hitters, because nothing is static in baseball.
	sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sf/news/sf_news.jsp?ymd=20050223&content_id=949571&vkey=spt2005news&fext=.jsp (721 words)

	Ninety Feet, Turn Left (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I was disappointed to say the least and I said something about hoping that Mike Matheny would show up since he was my other favorite player.
		Mike looked at us and said "Nice catch, we could have used you out there tonight." He joked around with us a little more as he signed my hat again and continued on down the line.
		Mike was very pleasant to all of the fans that he signed for.
	rickankiel.brinkster.net /stl.html (1370 words)

	Mike Matheny Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Mike Matheny was born on Tuesday, September 22, 1970, in Columbus, Ohio.
		Matheny was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 7, 1994, with the Milwaukee Brewers.
		Did you know that you can compare Mike Matheny to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1994 American League season?
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=mathemi01 (330 words)

	ESPN - Mike Matheny Stats, News, Photos - San Francisco Giants - MLB Baseball
		Mike Matheny's decision to retire was made for him.
		His doctor refused to clear the longtime catcher to play in 2007 after a concussion sidelined him for the final four months of last season.
		Giants catcher Mike Matheny has yet to recover from the concussion that has sidelined him since May 31.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/players/profile?statsId=5205 (118 words)

	Netsports Community Forums - More Important: A good defensive catcher (Mike Matheny) or offensive (Mike Piazza)?
		Matheny is GREAT defensively but sucks offensively i would take Pudge over any catcher in major league baseball right now....
		In his career, Mike Piazza has had 6 seasons in which his BRAR has equalled or surpassed 56.
		And in the case of comparing Mike Piazza to Mike Matheny or anyother crappy hitting backstop, it isn't even close.
	forums.netsports.com /showthread.php?postid=653033 (1587 words)

	National League Baseball - Cardinals vs. Brewers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Mike Matthews pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and the top three batters in the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup combined for nine hits and six RBI in a 7-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
		Mike Matheny started the inning with a bunt single and Matthews tried to sacrifice.
		Louis, which was outscored by a combined 10 runs during their six-game slide, improved to 1-5 on a nine-game road trip and won for just the second time in its last 14 away from home.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/scores101/101185/101185325.htm (1190 words)

	Mike Matheny \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Matheny reached the big leagues in 1994 with the Brewers, but spent the season shuttling back and forth between Milwaukee and Triple-A New Orleans.
		Once the regular season began, Matheny proved to be one of the NL Central Champions' most pleasant surprises.
		Sadly, Matheny’s season came to an unexpected end when he severed two tendons and a nerve in his right ring finger on a hunting knife he had received as a birthday present.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Matheny_Mike.stm (500 words)

	Florida Marlins, Chris Carpenter, Mike Matheny, Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals - CBS ...
		Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds and Edgar Renteria drove in a run apiece in the fourth inning against Darren Oliver, and Matheny had two hits and an RBI as the Cardinals moved three games above.500 for the first time this season at 20-17.
		Mike Lowell flied out to the left-field wall with the bases loaded against Julian Tavarez for the last out of the eighth, the Marlins' best scoring opportunity.
		Mike Redmond grounded into three double plays in a span of five at-bats the first two games, including his first time up Saturday.
	cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20040515_FLA@STL (997 words)

	Mike Matheny MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
		Matheny's announcement Thursday that he is hanging up his catching gear after 13 major league seasons came as no surprise.
		The 36-year-old Matheny played his last full season in 2005, his first year with San Francisco, and earned his fourth NL Gold Glove award.
		Matheny can now be ignored in all leagues.
	www.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/7859 (338 words)

	Mike Matheny, Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
		Matheny cut himself with the knife, a birthday gift he had just opened.
		Matheny, who attended the University of Michigan, was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers organization in the eighth round of the free-agent draft in 1991.
		Matheny had surgery to repair the injured finger at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, by hand specialist Richard Gelberman, MD.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/36/1676_51987.htm (616 words)

	Philadelphia Phillies, Jason Varitek, Mike Lieberthal, Mike Matheny, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
		CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Mike Lieberthal has been in Philadelphia longer than any current athlete on any team in the city.
		Mike Lieberthal compares well to other top catchers defensively, his manager says.
		Manuel scouted potential free-agent catchers Mike Matheny and Jason Varitek last season, and put Lieberthal in the same category.
	cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/8325859 (553 words)

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