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Wally Backman starts over with Brooklyn farm team

NEW YORK (AP) Wally Backman wants another chance to manage in the majors.

The former Mets second baseman, fired after four days with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, was introduced Tuesday as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, New York's Class-A farm team in the New York-Penn League.

"I have to start over somewhere," Backman said at the club's Coney Island ballpark. "I couldn't really ask for a better minor league job." (MORE)

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Final Boxscore
Eastern Division
TeamWLPctGB
X-Philadelphia 9369.574-
Florida 8775.5376
Atlanta 8676.5317
New York 7092.43223
Washington 59103.36434
Full Standings
Leaders
AVG: D. Wright.307
HR: D. Murphy12
RBI: D. Wright72
SB: D. Wright27
W: J. Santana13
ERA: J. Santana3.13
Saves: F. Rodriguez35
K: J. Santana146
General Batting (Rank)
AVG: .270 (6)
Runs: 671 (25)
Hits: 1472 (9)
Home Runs: 95 (30)
Stolen Bases: 122 (6)
OBP: .335 (13)
SLG: .394 (27)
Total Bases: 2150 (27)
General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average: 4.45 (21)
Runs Allowed: 757 (15)
Saves: 39 (20)
Strikeouts: 1031 (25)
OpBA: .264 (17)
OBP: .342 (23)
SLG: .418 (16)
Run Support: 4.23 (24)
Last Results
Date Opp Final
10/4 vs. Hou W 4-0
10/3 vs. Hou W 5-1
10/2 vs. Hou W 7-1
9/30 @ Was L 4-7
9/29 @ Was L 3-4
9/28 @ Was L 1-2
9/27 @ Fla W 4-0
9/26 @ Fla L 6-9
9/25 @ Fla W 6-5
9/23 vs. Atl L 2-5
Full Schedule
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
11/19/2009 F. Tatis Declared Free Agency
11/12/2009 F. Martinez Removed From 60-Day DL (Right knee inflammation)
11/12/2009 J. Niese Removed From 60-Day DL (Torn right hamstring - out for season)
11/12/2009 F. Nieve Removed From 60-Day DL (Torn right quadriceps - out 6-8 weeks)
11/12/2009 O. Perez Removed From 60-Day DL (Right patellar tendinosis-out for season)
11/10/2009 E. Dessens Declared Free Agency
11/9/2009 G. Sheffield Declared Free Agency
11/7/2009 J. Putz Declared Free Agency (team option declined)
11/7/2009 J. Putz Removed From 60-Day DL (Right elbow surgery - out for season)
11/6/2009 A. Cora Removed From 60-Day DL (Thumb ligament surgery - out for season)
Injuries
Date Player Status
11/2/2009 J. Francoeur Left thumb surgery (day-to-day)
8/25/2009 J. Santana off 15-day DL
8/24/2009 J. Francoeur Torn left thumb ligament (day-to-day)
8/24/2009 O. Perez off 60-day DL
8/18/2009 A. Cora off 60-day DL

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