Article: AYBAR'S SECOND SHOT ANGELS: INJURY TO KENDRICK PUTS INFIELDER BACK AT HIS POSITION. CLEVELAND 4, ANGELS 3.(Sports)

Article: San Bernardino resident, Manuel Aybar rehearses an orchestra at the Royal College of Music in London after being accepted into an elite group of aspiring young conductors working to launch their conducting careers. Aybar receives constructive criticism
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;  September 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ......of the world's finest musicians. Manuel Aybar of San Bernardino, was one of just three...soul-searching and exploring the world, Aybar returned to San Bernardino to fulfill his...closer than ever to fulfilling that dream. Aybar submitted a resume, several letters of...

Article: ANGELS CAUGHT IN BAD MOMENT GAME ENDS WITH AYBAR THROWN OUT.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 11, 2007 ;     466 words ......against the Cleveland Indians as Erick Aybar was caught stealing to end a one-run...Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Aybar. We wouldn't have put him on his own if that opportunity wasn't there. Aybar, who was pinch-running for Casey Kotchman...

Article: BASEBALL INSIDE LOOK: STOPPED SHORT VIZCAINO FEELS HE WAS DECEIVED.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 14, 2000 ;     700+ words ......would have a chance to win the Dodgers' shortstop job. Last season, he lost out to Mark Grudzielanek...Kevin Elster battle for the starting shortstop job, Vizcaino feels as if he's been left...the equation. ``I came to try for a shortstop job,'' Vizcaino said. ``It's what (general...

Article: Baker, Aybar could be linked forever in infamy.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  October 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ......least logical option, journeyman Manny Aybar. Man oh Manny. This decision could make...Florida and the Chicago Cubs gave up on Aybar: His sinker-slider stuff is average at...Baker defended his move by noting that Aybar has been his best reliever entering games...

Article: Baker, Aybar could be linked forever in infamy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ......least logical option, journeyman Manny Aybar. Man oh Manny. This decision could make...Florida and the Chicago Cubs gave up on Aybar: His sinker-slider stuff is average at...Baker defended his move by noting that Aybar has been his best reliever entering games...

Article: Angel with upside: Aybar could turn out to be something special
The Sporting News;  February 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......skirmish with the Dodgers. The Halos got the better Aybar brother. Erick Aybar goes to spring training as the top candidate to replace...big return on the $100,000 signing bonus they gave Aybar in 2002. "Erick Aybar has the ability and the talent...

Article: DODGERS NOTEBOOK: AYBAR GETTING NOTICED.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  September 17, 2005 ;     342 words ......Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Dodgers rookie Willy Aybar, a September callup from Triple-A Las Vegas...infield prospects in the organization, Aybar, 22, came into Friday's game hitting .393 (11 for 28). The question now is where Aybar will fit next year. And that's an issue...

Article: Giants sign Aybar.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  February 5, 2002 ;     272 words ......Tuesday by signing free-agent right-hander Manny Aybar to a one-year contract. Aybar, 27, went 2-1 with a 6.35 ERA last season in 17...started 123 of his 136 games in the minors. That makes Aybar a candidate to compete for the fifth spot in the...

Article: ANGELS NOT CAUGHT SHORT WITH AYBAR MLB: YOUNG PLAYER HAS PROVED TO BE CAPABLE REPLACEMENT FOR CABRERA. ANGELS, CHICAGO LATE GAME.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 16, 2008 ;     624 words ......Wednesday's defeat notwithstanding, Erick Aybar has been everything the Angels had hoped for as a replacement to Orlando Cabrera. Aybar wasn't even the Opening Day shortstop...grounders, what's not to like? It doesn't mean Aybar is the finished product, though. In the...

Article: Guzman May Work At 2B, 3B
The Washington Post;  February 26, 2006 ;     385 words ......the team chooses to give its starting shortstop job to newly signed veteran Royce Clayton...compete with Guzman for the starting shortstop job. "Cristian Guzman is the shortstop...trying unsuccessfully to land a starting shortstop job. "My feeling is, I'm not going to say...

Article: DODGERS NOTEBOOK: AYBAR TRYING TO GRAB ROSTER SPOT.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 14, 2006 ;     491 words ......Fla. - Two simple numbers suggest Willy Aybar won't make the Dodgers' season-opening...experience. The other is the number beside Aybar's name on the stat sheet. Try .167. In...chance. There are occasions, though, when Aybar offers a glimpse as to why he is such a...

Article: REDS TRADE WHITE FOR RIGHTY AYBAR.(SPORTS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  April 8, 2000 ;     333 words ......finally acquired right-handed pitcher Manny Aybar from the Colorado Rockies on Friday night...Reds lefty reliever Gabe White. ''Manny Aybar is a young pitcher who we think has potential...and Jeff Shaw.'' The Rockies had acquired Aybar from St. Louis on Nov. 19 with Jose Jimenez...

Article: ROCKIES EYE CLAYTON AS FIX AT SHORTSTOP.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  December 5, 2003 ;     298 words ......O'Dowd early next week. The Rockies officially opened their shortstop job earlier in the week, trading Juan Uribe to the Chicago White...mix,'' agent Rick Licht said. ``The fact it is an everyday shortstop job in the National League with a team close to his home in Arizona...

Article: Short answer; Lugo believes starting job is his, not Lowrie's.(Sports)
The Boston Herald;  February 16, 2009 ;     586 words ......McADAM FORT MYERS - The Red Sox have said their starting shortstop job is up for grabs this spring, but Julio Lugo believes he already...signed with the Sox after the 2006 season. The loser of the shortstop job will serve as the team's utility infielder, replacing Alex...