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Gunslinger Kevin Towers Settling In as Diamondbacks General Manager

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Kevin Towers loathed the Diamondbacks in their heyday, calling them arrogant when he was general manager of the Padres, so it's something to see him now amid the sagebrush and cactus, talking of his paradise found as Arizona's GM. Yet, where better than the Old West for a GM who shoots from the hip...

Kevin Towers Wants Jerry Dipoto to Stay in Arizona; He Likely Will

Jerry Dipoto may end up staying with the Arizona Diamondbacks after all. In fact, consider it probable. After Dipoto lost out on the general manager's job to Kevin Towers on Wednesday, he reportedly was on the verge of leaving the organization, and Towers, too, had doubts. But Towers spent four hours with Dipoto recently...

Twelve Thoughts: Towers in Arizona, Car-Go and A's, Kirk Gibson's Future

The Padres were a sports car needing mostly a tuneup years ago when they hired as their general manager Kevin Towers, who now takes over a bad Diamondbacks team. When Towers replaced Randy Smith in late 1995, the rookie GM inherited the future all-time saves leader in Trevor Hoffman and a future Hall of Famer in Tony...

Kevin Towers Gets Second GM Interview With Diamondbacks

Kevin Towers is in Phoenix on Tuesday to meet with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who plan to hire a general manager this week. Towers, who was GM of the San Diego Padres for 14 seasons, also interviewed with the club last week. The Padres won four playoff berths and an NL pennant in his tenure. Towers also acquired several...

Diamondbacks Clean House; Kirk Gibson, Jerry DiPoto Step In

The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Josh Byrnes, the team announced Thursday night. "I appreciate the commitment and dedication that Josh and A.J. demonstrated during their tenures," Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick said in a press release. "Their dismissal is a...

Ken Kendrick News From the Web

04/10/12 NL Franchise Notes Source: Sports Business Journal In Arizona, Daria Del Colliano noted D'Backs Managing Partner Ken Kendrick is "pleased to have his club out from under that albatross of debt this season."

Background on Ken Kendrick

A charter member of the ownership group that brought baseball to the Valley of the Sun, Ken Kendrick’s involvement in the general partnership took on added significance in 2004 when he assumed the role of Managing General Partner of the National League Arizona Diamondbacks.

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