Shapiro learned people skills from dad
MLB (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Shapiro learned people skills from dad
Mark Shapiro
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Budget-strapped Tribe being diligent
MLB (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Budget-strapped Tribe being diligent
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Grady Sizemore Seeks to Remove Racy, Handsome Photos of Self from the Internet
The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... actions have simply allowed this story to grow into national news. Heck, Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro was even asked about the situation and said the team will "look into it." It's nice to know the sport that turned a blind eye to decades of steroid use now has online investigators tracking down non-nude photos of Grady Sizemore. The Bud Selig era in a nutshell,...
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Indians Notes: Pavano, Free Agent Options
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... they may end up bringing him back. Here's more on some free agents the Indians may consider: GM Mark Shapiro is looking to add a right-handed hitting first baseman. Hoynes wonders if Robb Quinlan (.651 OPS vs. LHP last year) and Kevin Millar (.723 OPS vs....
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Grady Sizemore Racy Pictures Stolen From Ex Brittany Binger’s Cellphone
Stupid Celebrities Gossip (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... a legal matter that is under investigation. I can’t say anything more.” Indians general manager, Mark Shapiro, said he had not viewed the photos but would “look into it”. Grady Sizemore’s pictures were taken with a cell-phone camera and show him clothed and unclothed in front of a bathroom mirror. Check out the pictures of Grady Sizemore below: Click thumbnails for larger pictures...
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Santa Claus is Coming to...Six Flags?
About Theme Parks (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The bankrupt Six Flags park chain is probably hoping Santa brings sleighloads of customers in the coming year as well as a resolution to its lingering debt problems. If so, CEO Mark Shapiro and his lieutenants can ask the red-suited gent themselves. St. Nick will be visiting four Six Flags parks this holiday season as part of the chain's Holiday in the Park events. I just posted a Holiday...
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News and Notes: Acta Speaks, Again.
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Mark Shapiro, normally the public face of the Indians, has given way this offseason to Manny Acta. Browse more photos » Indians skipper Manny Acta: 'I want to become one of the elite six or seven' managers | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com Manny Acta sits down for a lengthy interview with Paul Hoynes. The major acquisition...
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Indians Expected To Name Alvaro Espinoza to Staff
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... who helped turn a hapless franchise into a perennial contender without a bat or a glove." Mark Shapiro echoed Acta's sentiments in an exclusive interview with Paul Hoynse, saying "You know, we were looking for a guy who was a catalyst for the magic of the 1990s, even if it was in a way that made no sense. We ran a lot of metrics and the two things that we were able to correlate...
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IAAPA Attractions Expo update
Theme Park Insider (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
By Robert Niles: Las Vegas - A few notes from the IAAPA Attractions Expo: - I bumped into Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro this morning, and he's trying to manage expectations for Magic Mountain's new roller coaster. We've known it will be a family coaster, bur Shapiro said to think even smaller than that. Terminator Jr., anyone? - Six Flags' bigger news, which I didn't get to ask Shapiro...
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Omar to the White Sox
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Now here is where Mark Shapiro and company dropped the ball. Jamey Carroll, a consummate professional and probably as perfect a utility man as you can have, is a free agent and will be too rich for the Dolan blood for a rebuilding team who is watching their payroll. So a spot behind Asdrubal Cabrera and Luis Valbuena up the middle is open. AC, like Omar, is Venezuelan and views Omar as...
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Busy Indians add seven players to 40-man roster
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Location: Cleveland, Ohio | Ballpark: Progressive Field (43,545) | Spring Training: Goodyear, Ariz. (inagural season) Owner: Lawrence Dolan | GM: Mark Shapiro | Manager: Manny Acta | World Championships: 2
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MLB Trade Rumors: Is Grady Sizemore Next?
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
News flash: The Cleveland Indians are in rebuilding mode. A young core group of guys – at least on the offensive side of things – that may allow this team to once again compete, albeit in three years. A part of that core is center fielder Grady Sizemore. But for how long? When Mark Shapiro and company [...]
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Payday Loans on Upswing as Six Flags Parks File Bankruptcy
Personal Money Store (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... to reorganize debt of $1.8 billion. Business to continue as usual According to Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro, the bankruptcy filing won’t affect the operations of the company’s 20 theme parks located throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada . Although the company had a record year in 2008, bringing in over 25 million customers, its debt has become unmanageable. The debt is estimated...
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Corporate Bankruptcies Slow With Thaw In Lending
Mish's Global Economic Trend Analys (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... will stay open" for weaker companies to borrow, said Barclays Capital restructuring chief Mark Shapiro. "Six months ago, no one thought that many of these companies could access the high-yield market." For the time being, he said, it's helping a lot of companies avoid "bankruptcies that would have otherwise occurred in the next year." Distressed companies...
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MLB Trade Rumors: Tribe Looking to Move Wood
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
One year after singing a true closer, it appears that the Indians could already be regretting the move. ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that Mark Shapiro and staff would entertain offers for their 32-year old flame thrower. Kerry Wood was given a two-year deal that could become three if certain criteria was met just a year ago. [...]