Sports
The Cleveland Indians, citing disappointment in the Colorado Springs Sky Sox record, have dismissed Manager Steve Swisher and Aurelio Rodriguez, a coach.
Oct. 2, 1988
Switch-hitter Howard Johnson has been pulled from the Colorado Rockies’ starting lineup until he adjusts his hitting style, coach Don Baylor said.
May 10, 1994
The Colorado Rockies recalled catcher Chris Iannetta from triple-A Colorado Springs and put catcher Geronimo Gil on waivers.
Aug. 27, 2007
For a long time, Jason Bates was bitter because the baseball establishment failed to realize that he was destined to have his face on a bubble-gum card.
May 1, 1993
For Dana Ridenour, the teammates have changed regularly during his eight-year, nine-team odyssey through the minor leagues, but the postgame activity of talking trash with them has not.
May 8, 1993
When Chris Hatcher picks up the phone in his Albuquerque hotel room and starts talking about baseball, his caller is braced for the rantings of a bitter old man.
July 4, 1999
Sure, the major leaguers are on strike, but does that mean baseball is dead? Uh-uh. Baseball lives.
Aug. 16, 1994
Dodgers
When she can lasso her husband long enough, Jo Lasorda takes the Dodgers’ manager with her to supermarkets and department stores to promote the couple’s pasta sauce.
Feb. 4, 1994
Three Surgeries Later, Baker Is Back in the Swing
May 22, 2000
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays denied that a dispute among owners of the team could jeopardize the club’s ability to pay players and employees this month.
May 13, 2001