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Brad Penny, Larry Bowa Make Nice

Maybe there won't be a classic Brad Penny emotional display when the Giants' right-hander faces the Dodgers, his former team, on Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park.Apparently Penny and Dodgers' third base coach Larry Bowa, who had engaged in a long distance war of words since spring training, have kissed and made up. Well,...

Brad Penny and Larry Bowa Don't Seem To Like One Another

Rivalries are a part of baseball just like they are in any other sport. Just look at the Mets and Phillies over the last few years. The Phils have taken advantage of two straight September swoons by the Mets to get into the playoffs, and even parlayed all that momentum into a World Series title last season. Things are so...

Joe Torre's Story Deserves to Be Told

NEW YORK -- Joe Torre's name is on the book, but it's a fair estimate not even one-fourth of the words are actually his. He says he's read it six times, perusing line for line, scanning chapters for quotes or anecdotes that have caused so much fuss. It is clear the New York Yankees, Torre's former employer, aren't pleased...

Larry Bowa Doesn't Believe in the Dodgers Offense Sans Manny

The impact that Manny Ramirez had on the Dodgers as a team last season was pretty obvious. He took an offense that wasn't exactly intimidating to opposing pitchers and made it pretty darn scary. Where as a young Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier could do some damage on their own, if you put Manny between them in the lineup they...

Left on Base: Varitek's Deadline, Fake Legos, and More A-Rod Gossip

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.* Boston's two-year offer to Jason Varitek comes with a deadline -- he has until the end of the week before the Red Sox take the deal off the table. * The Rangers move into the lead for Ben Sheets, which pleases Kevin Millwood: "I think it would be great for us if he's on our team,"...

Larry Bowa News From the Web

04/27/12 Bowa, Sandberg forever linked in 'The Trade' Source: Times News - Lehighton PA Larry Bowa has been asked a lot about Jan. 27, 1982.
04/27/12 5 Questoions for... Larry Bowa Source: New York Post - New York NY Mlb Network analyst Larry Bowa talks Yankees rotation, Derek Jeter and Bobby Valentine with The Post's Justin Terranova.
04/17/12 Larry Bowa to appear at Lehigh Valley IronPigs game on... Source: LehighValleyLive.com - Harrisburg PA Former Philadelphia Phillies shortstop and manager Larry Bowa will appear at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs game against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on April 26 at Coca-Cola Park. Bowa will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and sign autographs from 7:05 to 8:05 p.m. Ryne Sandberg bronze statues will be handed out that night to the first 3,000 fans who are 18 and older.
04/10/12 Diamondbacks start '12 with impressive sweep Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The Diamondbacks started the season with a bang, sweeping the San Francisco Giants in a three-game series.
04/04/12 Philadelphia Phillies: Top 10 Opening Days of the Last... Source: Bleacher Report The defending National League champs versus an upcoming group of youngsters featuring shortstop Larry Bowa, left fielder Greg Luzinski, catcher Bob Boone and third baseman Mike Schmidt.

Background on Larry Bowa

Lawrence Robert Bowa (born December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, California) is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a shortstop, and manager in Major League Baseball.

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