...the play-by-play man for an 80-game schedule, including 55 for SportSouth. The duo replaces Bob Rathbun and Jeff Torborg. Separate from his deal with Fox, Simpson will work in the TBS booth with Chip Caray for 50 games. - Sammy Sosa has...
...said McKeon, who refused to formally announce his intentions during the season. McKeon, 72, took over when manager Jeff Torborg was fired in May and engineered the Marlins' turnaround from last place team to World Series champions. Under McKeon...
...10-for-14. Franco will split first-base duties with Wes Helms this season. "He can hit," Marlins manager Jeff Torborg said. "Penny made some mistakes against him out over the plate, and he smoked them. He's been a good hitter for...
...celebrating for private. "We are very happy the process is over, and we're ready to move on," he said. Manager Jeff Torborg offered Burnett some consolation, saying the right-hander will likely start on opening day for the first time. Last...
...1999 and again as Florida's third base coach in 2003. His managerial influences include Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox, Jeff Torborg and Jack McKeon. His style is mainly his own, relying sometimes on his feeling for a certain situation, rather than...
...to do it as long as I'm healthy enough and feel it's still enjoyable." Florida was 16-22 when McKeon replaced Jeff Torborg on May 11. The Marlins dropped to 10 games under .500 on May 22, then rebounded to finish 91-71 and win the NL...
...that anyone expected them to make it this far so quickly. It certainly didn't look good in mid-May when manager Jeff Torborg was fired. At the time, the 72-year-old McKeon was at home in North Carolina, watching his grandson play college...
...he smoked even while jogging. Then he hurt his back and decided jogging was bad for his health. The Marlins fired Jeff Torborg 38 games into the season, and there were snickers when McKeon was introduced as the new manager at a news conference...
...Francisco Giants in the first round. Not quite what McKeon might have expected in late May when he took over after Jeff Torborg was fired. Back then, he would've brushed off such predictions. "I would have probably told them they are crazy...
...72-year-old manager Jack McKeon, which caused some head-scratching in May when he came out of retirement to replace Jeff Torborg. "I don't think many of the players knew who Jack was," Loria says. "They must have thought we were out of left...
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