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DODGERS NOTEBOOK: MALONE HIRES AN ASSISTANT.


Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer

Kevin Malone
:Kevin Malone is also the name of a former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager.


Kevin Malone is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. He is played by Brian Baumgartner.
 didn't fire anybody at Thursday's annual meeting of department heads at Dodger Stadium     [ , but the new general manager did hire another former colleague from the Montreal organization, Ed Creech, to be his assistant.

Malone brought in Bill Geivett to be his assistant last week, then made him farm director when Charlie Blaney was let go Wednesday. Creech, scouting director for the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see .
The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri.
 this past year, could move into that role here after a decision is made on the Dodgers' Terry Reynolds Terry Reynolds (born in Australia) was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels and for the New South Wales Rugby League team. .

``Terry Reynolds is still the scouting director,'' Malone said, ``but he is still being evaluated.''

During the meeting, no decisions were made on the future of manager Glenn Hoffman Glenn Edward Hoffman (born July 7 1958 in Orange, California) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and the current third base coach for the San Diego Padres. Previously, in 1998 he took over the managerial position for the Los Angeles Dodgers final half of the season when  or his coaching staff. Malone said he has not interviewed any managerial candidates. If Hoffman is not brought back, as expected, Malone said a decision on his replacement could come after the World Series.

In the past, the Dodgers have made front-office decisions (i.e. bringing back manager Tom Lasorda for another year) on the Tuesday after the season ends.

Malone will attend the World Series, which begins Oct. 17, to talk to other general managers about potential deals and free agents.

He said again Thursday that he does not expect to enter the bidding for No. 1 starters Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
  • Kevin Brown (baseball) (b. 1965), a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher with 211 career wins
  • Kevin D. Brown (b.
 (San Diego) and Randy Johnson (Houston), both free agents.

Creech, 45, was in his first season with the Cardinals. Before joining St. Louis, he spent 25 years with the Expos. He was selected by Montreal in the second round of the June 1974 draft and played six seasons in the minors.

A good year: Jeff Cirillo, the Providence High School Providence High School may refer to:
  • Providence High School — Providence, Kentucky (closed in 2007)
  • Providence High School — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Providence High School — Burbank, California
 and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code.  product, is having another outstanding season. Not only did he enter Thursday's game with a .325 average and 97 runs for the Brewers, he is second in the league with a .369 average with men on base.

Cirillo, an All-Star in 1997, also is third in the NL with a .332 average against right-handed pitching. He leads the NL with a .300 average with two strikes.

MILWAUKEE vs. DODGERS

Time: 7:05 p.m., at Dodger Stadium.

TV/Radio: Fox Sports West 2; 1150-AM, KWKW 1330-AM (Spanish).

Matchup: In the second of four games with the Brewers, Ismael Valdes (10-10, 4.17) faces left-hander Brad Woodall (7-8, 5.08). Valdes is coming off an 18-4 pounding last Saturday in San Francisco. He allowed seven runs and threw 86 pitches in 2-2/3 innings. It was Valdes' only loss in his past seven starts. This is the only game that will be televised in the series.

- Matt McHale

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Date:Sep 25, 1998
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