...beanball to Mike Piazza started such a ruckus. Of course, with the way things have been going lately, Torre and NL manager Bobby Cox might be happy just to have enough healthy bodies for Tuesday night's game at Turner Field. Seven elected...

...against Al Leiter to make it 3-1. ``We've been watching (Jeter) do that ever since he got to the big leagues,'' NL manager Bobby Cox said. ``There's really only three great shortstops right now and he's one of them.'' In the fifth...

...sacrifice fly in the third. Notes: It was the Giants' first playoff victory in eight seasons under Baker, twice the NL Manager of the Year. ... Hernandez struck out five and walked five. ... Burks' homer was his first in postseason play...

...000. The contract also was an issue with former manager Jack McKeon, who led the team to 96 wins in 1999 and won NL Manager of the Year but was offered only a one-year extension for much less than he sought. McKeon accepted the offer and...

...Ripken, a 19-time All-Star with his election to start at third for the AL, intend to retire after this season. NL manager Bobby Valentine, like Torre, has nine first-time All-Stars, but just two players from his defending NL champion...

...the total of Seattle players to eight. The more, the Mariners. And Cliff Floyd was happy, too. After feuding with NL manager Bobby Valentine, the Florida outfielder was picked Sunday as a replacement for New York Mets pitcher Rick Reed. "All...

...West because Baker lives in California. A three-time NL Manager of the Year, the 53-year-old Baker would be an instant...a division that includes the St. Louis Cardinals and NL Manager of the Year Tony La Russa, whom the Giants beat this...

...Scioscia, Anaheim 2 4 9 31 Joe Torre, New York 1 2 7 18 Terry Francona, Boston - 2 2 8 Eric Wedge, Cleveland - - 3 3 NL Manager of the Year Voting (As selected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America) (Tabulated on a 5-3-1 basis...

...times in 482 at-bats, nearly once every three at-bats. The AL Rookie of the Year was to be announced today, the NL Manager of the Year on Wednesday, and the AL Manager of the Year on Thursday. The Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards...

...It's very gratifying,'' McKeon said Wednesday after the Baseball Writers Association of America picked him as NL Manager of the Year. ''After spending this many years in baseball and getting hit with these awards at one time, it's exciting...