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Mattigly the past three years, but Heat since 2008, while Loria In this Oct. 5, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager
he went 8-11 in the post- has had seven managers Don Mattingly speaks during a news conference in St. Louis.
Continued from page 17 season. The Dodgers have during that time.
not reached the World Se- Ozzie Guillen’s four-year Associated Press
While Mattingly finished ries since winning the title in contract with the Marlins
above .500 in each of his 1988, and lost to the Mets finally came off the books
five seasons in Los Angeles, this year in the NL Division this fall. He was fired after
the Marlins are coming off Series. one year as manager in
their sixth consecutive los- The Marlins’ firing of Jen- 2012. Mike Redmond, fired
ing season. They went 71- nings came three weeks this year, remains under
91 and finished third in the after team officials said he contract through 2017.
NL East, 19 games behind would resume his former Loria persuaded Mattingly
the NL champion New York job as general manager. to enter the revolving door.
Mets. He was under contract Other candidates to be in-
The Marlins were riddled through 2018. terviewed included former
by injuries, however, and “This is the continuation major league managers
their roster is full of young, of the restructuring of our Manny Acta, Larry Bowa
talented players, led by baseball operations de- and Bo Porter.
slugger Giancarlo Stanton, partment,” team president
ace Jose Fernandez and David Samson said in a Mattingly was a six-time All-
NL batting champion Dee statement. Star and a .307 hitter with
Gordon. Jennings was the first ma- the New York Yankees from
“They don’t have a $300 jor league skipper with no 1982 to 1995. Loria is a New
million payroll in Miami,” experience as a manager Yorker and Yankees fan.
said Mets manager Terry or big league player since The hiring announcement
Collins, who was in New Braves owner Ted Turner might not come until after
York preparing for Game managed his team for one the World Series, and any
3 of the World Series. “But game in 1977. delay will allow the Marlins
they got pretty good play- Mattingly becomes the to hold off until they can
ers down there, believe Marlins’ 10th manager — make a bigger splash in Mi-
me. They’ve got a good including Jack McKeon ami with the news. It broke
team.” for two stints — since Jef- hours after the Heat won
Mattingly went 446-363 in frey Loria bought the team their season opener, and
five years with the Dodg- in 2002. Erik Spoelstra has on the day the Dolphins
ers and won the NL West been coach of the Miami play New England.q
Scott Piercy leads CIMB Classic
with 1st-round 10-under 62
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
(AP) — Scott Piercy allied
some crisp putting to solid
tee-to-green play and shot
a flawless 10-under 62 on
Thursday to take a three-
stroke lead after the first
round of the PGA Tour’s
CIMB Classic.
The American made 10
birdies at the Kuala Lum-
pur Golf & Country Club
to pull away from Japan’s
Hideki Matsuyama, who
had eight birdies and a bo- In this Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, file photo, a child bends over in
a public park in Yinchuan in northwestern Scott Piercy of the
gey in his 65. United States takes his shot on the eighteenth hole during the
first round of CIMB Classic golf tournament at Kuala Lumpur Golf
Piercy’s 10-under score and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 29,
2015.
matched the tournament
Associated Press
record set by Nick Watney,
who had a 61 at the par-71
Mines Resort and Golf Club
in 2012. champion Ryan Moore ning a BMW sports car as
was again in contention, reward.
Jason Gore was tied for tied for seventh with seven Piercy’s 10-under was his
others on five-under 67. lowest round since a clos-
third on 66 with American Adam Scott was tied for ing 61 at the Phoenix Open
16th on 68 in a group of two years ago.
compatriots Keagan Brad- 10 players including Pad- The Las Vegas native, who
raig Harrington and Scott turns 37 next week, started
ley and Charles Howell III Brown, who made up for brightly with birdies on the
an earlier double bogey first three holes and also fin-
plus Germany’s Alex Ce- by sinking a hole-in-one ished well with birdies on 17
on the par-3 15th and win- and 18.q
jka and Cameron Smith
of Australia. Eight players
shared eighth place on 67,
including last year’s runner
up Kevin Na.
Two-time defending
