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Whenever Mitch Lansdell, manager of the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena, has an important phone call, he swivels his chair to face the northeastern corner of his office. He has permanently sealed one of his office doors and put all his books in the southeastern corner. It's not tidiness...
Think it's bizarre that a person responsible for the civic welfare of 59,000 residents should so slavishly follow an ancient foreign tradition? Lansdell, 51, says he dares not do otherwise. The city faced a $4.7 million budget deficit back in 1998 when Lansdell, then acting manager, agreed in...
"Dom is a really good prospect for our organization," said Rangers Assistant General Manager Don Maloney. "I like the subtleties in his game with his smart stick and his hockey instincts. He shows a lot of courage in his play, and when he gets stronger, should be a dominant player...
"He had a good tournament at the World Juniors and was used more in a checking role. He's always been thought of as an offensive guy, so some people might have gone just on his numbers," said Jeff Gorton, an aide to Bruins Assistant General Manager Mike O'Connell...
Montreal Expos general manager Jim Beattie, who had Martinez for four seasons but couldn't pay him as much as Boston, says, "Pedro is also the smartest pitcher in the game. Hitters never know what to expect because he has such control of all his pitches, and he'll throw...