Mills has a team at home to thank Oct 29, 2009
On Tuesday, the Astros named him the 19th manager of their franchise, and that's if you count Salty Parker (managed one game while they waited for Leo Durocher to get to town) and Dave Clark (interim for 13 games this season after Cecil Cooper was fired). Mills has been managing and coaching in pro baseball for 22 years, but this is his first shot as a major league manager. (Fresno Bee)
The coddling epidemic Oct 25, 2009
Leo Durocher didn't have separate rules for divas (though he was one himself). Gene Mauch played spin doctor for no player. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Larry Jansen; pitcher won famous game for N.Y. Giants Oct 16, 2009
Larry Jansen (left), got a kiss from his manager, Leo Durocher, after Bobby Thomson s Shot Heard Round the World put the Giants in the World Series. (Associated Press/File 1951) Associated Press / October 16, 2009. (Boston Globe)
Early adversity a motivation for Angels Oct 7, 2009
ANAHEIM -- Mike Scioscia isn't from the Leo Durocher, Billy Martin and Tommy Lasorda school of managers. The Angels' field commander isn't one to go off on emotional rants or deliver fire-and-brimstone pregame speeches. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Armed For Battle Sep 25, 2009
On Tuesday, the Smithsonian of the Dodgers Hall of Fame manager, where he joins his predecessor Walter Alston, as well as other former skippers Leo Durocher and Wilbert Robinson. Lasorda is famous for , and he is sure to be a presence this October around Chavez Ravine as the Dodgers chase their first world championship since the crew of 1988. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Mets finding Confines less friendly Aug 31, 2009
CHICAGO -- The story, as Leo Durocher told it in the early '70s, was that Billy Williams pulled a pitch well over the right-field stands of Wrigley Field and through a second-story window across Sheffield Avenue. Durocher claimed the home run not only broke the window, but it also damaged a lamp inside the apartment, and that the occupant complained enough to the Cubs that they covered the costs of the repair and a new lamp. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
POSNANSKI: It's time to forgive Rose for his sins against baseball Aug 29, 2009
It's impossible to estimate just how many times Ty Cobb and Leo Durocher and Cap Anson and various other imperfect Hall of Famers have been pulled from their peaceful place and used as a talking point for the Pete Rose Belongs lobbying group. . (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Swoboda's two-homer game a '69 oddity Aug 23, 2009
The surreal made an appearance when a black cat crossed the path of Leo Durocher, the Cubs manager. The eminence of Tom Seaver was on display when he pitched the wonderfully entitled Imperfect Game, and the prowess of the Mets young pitching staff was demonstrated by its production of 17 shutouts in the team's final 62 regular season games. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Rangers to honor Sierra, Harrah Saturday Jul 31, 2009
ARLINGTON -- Leo Durocher was the one who coined the term "five-tool player" when referring to Willie Mays as a guy who could run, throw, field, hit and hit for power. The Rangers will honor a couple of five-tool players when Toby Harrah and Ruben Sierra are inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in ceremonies before Saturday's game against the Mariners. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Former bachelorette calls foul Jul 24, 2009
You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it. It took almost 20 years, but my wife and I finally had an argument over what to watch on TV.. (The Augusta Chronicle)
In-season managerial changes a risk Jul 12, 2009
Note: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers had Clyde Sukeforth as interim manager for the first two games of the season (Leo Durocher was suspended for the year) until Burt Shotton took over. Tracy, in contrast to Hurdle, has stuck with rookie center fielder Dexter Fowler, young outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and third baseman Ian Stewart through rough patches. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Almost Perfect Jul 9, 2009
"I'm tickled I got that hit," Qualls said, "but it wasn't my best hit of the year. We lost the game." His manager, Leo Durocher, never said a word to him about breaking up Seaver's bid at perfection. Then again, Qualls notes, Durocher didn't say anything to Qualls when he knocked in a game-winner later in the season, either. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Bodley: Cinderella back in Colorado Jun 30, 2009
" Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin says what's been happening with the Rockies makes it even more difficult to swing a deal. Change for Change's Sake? Teams that advanced to the postseason after replacing managers in-season: YearTeamOld managerNew manager 2008Milwaukee BrewersNed YostDale Sveum 2004Houston AstrosJimy WilliamsPhil Garner 2003Florida MarlinsJeff TorborgJack McKeon* 1996Los Angeles DodgersTommy LasordaBill Russell 1989Toronto Blue JaysJimy WilliamsCito Gaston 1988Boston Red SoxJohn... (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Former Giant Dusty Rhodes dead at 82 Jun 19, 2009
New York Giant Jim "Dusty" Rhodes, left, speaks with manager Leo Durocher on the dugout steps during a baseball game in 1952. Rhodes helped the Giants win their last World Series title in 1954. (USA Today -- Sports)
Dusty Rhodes; his clutch hits helped Giants win '54 title Jun 19, 2009
Yet, earlier that season, Giants Manager Leo Durocher promised to quit unless the team traded Mr. Rhodes. The Giants tried, but no other team wanted him. (Boston Globe)
Loretta delivers Torre milestone win Jun 19, 2009
The Official Site of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Torre gets milestone W, even if Wolf doesn't. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Rhodes, '54 Series pinch-hitting star, dies Jun 19, 2009
The Giants, led by manager Leo Durocher, completed the sweep the next day in Cleveland. "It's a sad day for me," Irvin told the Daily News on Wednesday. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Cubs retire No. 31 of Maddux, Jenkins May 4, 2009
He had 267 career complete games and pitched at least 300 innings each year from 1968-1971 while playing for manager Leo Durocher. "You work hard enough to get here and you don't want to go back,'' Jenkins said. "I know Greg didn't have Durocher, but he was tougher than a night in jail. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Dodgers set club record with 10-0 start at home May 4, 2009
The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers started out 9-0 at Ebbets Field under Leo Durocher, back when current manager Joe Torre was 5 years old and growing up on Avenue T in the Marine Park section of the borough. "It always feels good to be a part of history," second baseman Orlando Hudson said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Jackie Robinson Day poignant at Citi Field Apr 28, 2009
Tuesday April 28, 2009. Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow, addresses the crowd at Tuesday night’s game. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Bears QB quiz Apr 14, 2009
a. Casey Stengel b. Leo Durocher c. Chuck Dressen d. Charlie Grimm. 4. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Former Giants, Cubs skipper Franks dies Apr 4, 2009
He was a coach with the New York Giants under Leo Durocher, and, according to a 2006 book, he was involved in stealing Brookly 00002CE0 n Dodgers catchers' signs with a telescope from an outfield window during the famous 1951 game at the Polo Grounds that decided the National Leauge pennant when Bobby Thomson hit "The Shot Heard Around The World" off Ralph Branca. "This guy was a Giant," former Giants player and current special assistant to Giants Minor Leaguers Joey Amalfitano told the... (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Herman Franks, 95; managed San Francisco Giants, Cubs Apr 3, 2009
But Giants teammates said long afterward that, at the behest of manager Leo Durocher, Franks was using a telescope that afternoon (and in the weeks preceding it) to steal the signs of opposing catchers so that Giants batters would know what pitch was coming. Details of the operation were related by the sports columnist Dave Anderson of The New York Times in his book "Pennant Races" and by Joshua Prager in his book "The Echoing Green.". (Boston Globe)
Former big leaguer Lockman passes away Mar 23, 2009
Lockman took over for Leo Durocher as Cubs manager in July 1972, leading the Cubs to a 39-26 record down the stretch to finish second to the Pirates in the NL East. The Cubs posted a 77-84 mark in his only full season as manager in 1973, and he was dismissed during the 1974 season. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Twilight Zone's The Mighty Casey Mar 20, 2009
Leo Durocher was right: Nice guy robots finish last. The copyright of the article Twilight Zone's The Mighty Casey in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Happy Birthday Pete Reiser Mar 17, 2009
Leo Durocher, who managed the Dodgers when Reiser played in Brooklyn, said "Pete Reiser might have been the greatest baseball player I ever managed had he not been injured.". Bill Heinz wrote in his book "Once They Heard the Cheers," "Maybe Pete Reiser was the purest ball player of all time. There is no way of measuring that sort of thing, but when a man of incomparable skill, with full knowledge of what he is doing, destroys those skills and puts his life on the line in the pursuit of his... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
