...long as Selig remains commissioner. ''Could this have come about as easily with someone else?'' Angel President Tony Tavares asked rhetorically. ''The answer to that is no. People are very comfortable with Bud and very positive about his...

...League ANAHEIM ANGELS--Announced the resignation of Tony Tavares, president. CLEVELAND INDIANS--Signed RHP Matthew...ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Announced the resignation of Tony Tavares, chairman. COLORADO AVALANCHE--Recalled F Kelly...

...commissioner Bud Selig moved closer Thursday to hiring Hall of Famer Frank Robinson to manage the Expos and former Anaheim boss Tony Tavares to become club president. Selig has been talking with other baseball officials about putting together a management...

...elimination, there was little rejoicing in Montreal because it is still seen as a lame duck baseball city. Team president Tony Tavares said the team will need more money to operate in 2003 because of salary increases due to its top players, making relocation...

...uncertain status of the Expos, who could try to move to Washington or another city by next season. Expos president Tony Tavares wants to know within 10 days whether baseball will keep the team in Montreal or explore a move. The Yankees, who generate...

...by the Expos' former limited partners. After Thursday's meeting of baseball owners in Chicago, Expos president Tony Tavares said a move for the 2003 season was a possibility and said he'd like to know within 10 days whether major league baseball...

...general manager and was replaced by Omar Minaya, who had been senior assistant general manager of the New York Mets. Tony Tavares, who quit the Anaheim Angels last month, was appointed Montreal's team president. "From this day forward, in...

...coach, Rick Renick, bench coach, Bill Robinson, hitting coach, and Pierre Arsenault, bullpen coordinator. Named Tony Tavares president, Omar Minaya vice president and general manager, and Frank Robinson manager. Promoted Claude Delorme...