RODRIGUEZ NAMED JETHAWKS MANAGER.Byline: - Daily News The JetHawks made it official Wednesday, naming Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. third-base coach Eddie Rodriguez as their new manager. ``I've worked with some really good people in my career, and I hope to give back what I've learned to the players,'' said Rodriguez, who spent the past three seasons with the Diamondbacks as a member of manager Bob Brenly's staff. Rodriguez replaces Mike Aldrete The minor-league circuit is nothing new to Rodriguez, who spent 1987 through 1989 as manager of Single-A Quad Cities
The Quad Cities are a group of cities which flank the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois in the midwestern United States. (Iowa) in the Midwest League The Midwest League is a Class A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States. History Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort . He also had a one-year stint at Double-A Midland of the Texas League in 2000. ``I'm optimistic. I can bring a lot to the table,'' he said. ``I have a passion for the managing side of things, and this is the best place for me to offer my experience.'' The JetHawks also named Dan Carlson pitching coach and Eric Fox hitting coach. |
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