Article: RISKE'S RETURN COSTS TAVAREZ RELIEVER COULD GO TO AAA.(SPORTS)

Article: Gagne Reaches Agreement With Rangers
AP Online;  December 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......starter Barry Zito, who like Gagne is represented by Scott Boras...million over five seasons. Gagne became the closer for the...saved 45 more games in 2004. Gagne was primarily a starter during...of a winner," said Lofton, Gagne's teammate in Los Angeles...contract with Houston. If Gagne ...

Article: It's official: Gagne no longer closer; Yost makes move after reliever's comments
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 12, 2008 ;     672 words ...Ned Yost made official Sunday what Eric Gagne had made a foregone conclusion Saturday. Gagne is no longer the Milwaukee Brewers' closer. Yost...make the decision despite three blown saves in Gagne's last six chances and another ninth-inning debacle...

Article: Gagne in a superlative category of his own.
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  September 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Mark Whicker LOS ANGELES _ Eric Gagne has cashed 55 consecutive save opportunities. He...claim that he has run out of words in describing Gagne. All are firsts. One more save and Gagne is the bullpen DiMaggio. When asked if anyone would...

Article: Gagne in a superlative category of his own.(The Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Mark Whicker LOS ANGELES _ Eric Gagne has cashed 55 consecutive save opportunities. He...claim that he has run out of words in describing Gagne. All are firsts. One more save and Gagne is the bullpen DiMaggio. When asked if anyone would...

Article: Bad early reviews; Gagne's debut; does not go well
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 1, 2008 ;     685 words ...Chicago -- Eric Gagne's first try did not go so well. The Milwaukee...The team also thinks it has a stopper in Gagne, a man who reined in a one-year, $10 million...much return on the investment Monday when Gagne blew a three-run lead in his first save...

Article: DODGERS NOTEBOOK: GAGNE LOOKS FORWARD TO `TWIN'.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  August 31, 2003 ;     517 words ......Jill Painter Staff Writer The Dodgers asked Eric Gagne whether he would sign off on their latest promotional idea. Gagne didn't mind at all, though he did think it was funny. So today, Eric Gagne will meet Eric Gagne. Well, at least the fan who...

Article: Gagne Practices Amid Trade Rumors
AP Online;  February 21, 2003 ;     494 words ......00-0000 Dateline: VOORHEES, N.J. Simon Gagne isn't worried about trade rumors. He just...has sidelined him since Feb. 4. But will Gagne be playing for the Flyers when he's ready...discussing a deal with Calgary that would send Gagne and at least one other player to the Flames...

Article: SAVING GRACE DODGERS' ERIC GAGNE: FROM STRUGGLING PROSPECT TO BEST CLOSER IN BASEBALL.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  July 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Brian Dohn Staff Writer MILWAUKEE - Eric Gagne was looking for a place to live in Los...asked if I was looking for an apartment,'' Gagne said of the Dodgers general manager...you doing? You're pretty confident?' '' Gagne, 26, had a roster spot when spring training...

Article: Gagne faces no charges in death; The county attorney said the former pro wrestler lacked the capacity to know what he was doing when he attacked a fellow dementia patient.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 13, 2009 ;     503 words ......STAFF WRITER The dementia that drove Verne Gagne to attack a fellow patient also absolves...Attorney Mike Freeman said Thursday. Mr. Gagne simply lacks the capacity to intend the...complications from injuries inflicted by Gagne, 82, during the incident Jan. 26 at the...

Article: Gagne may soon get a closer call
Daily Breeze;  April 12, 2002 ;     447 words ...Gagne may soon get a closer call SAN FRANCISCO -- Perhapswhen Dodgers...awakes today, he'll decide it is time to officially name Eric Gagne his closer. Until then, the rest of the organization, and baseball, will just assume that is the case. Gagne's mental toughness and physical prowess were put to the ...

Article: MORE BAD NEWS FOR GAGNE ALL-STAR PITCHER FACES MORE SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 7, 2006 ;     530 words ......last week to keep expectations for closer Eric Gagne within reason this year. With Gagne on the comeback from last season's elbow surgery...between 2002-2004. The question now is whether Gagne will even pitch this year. The 30-year old right-hand...

Article: Gagne's streak stopped at 84
Daily Breeze;  July 6, 2004 ;     677 words ...Eric Gagne's streak of 84 consecutive saves ended against...two years ago: the Arizona Diamondbacks. Gagne's major league-record streak ended Monday...back to beat Arizona, 6-5, in 10 innings. Gagne relieved with a 5-3 lead at the start of...

Article: GAGNE WOULD BE BIG LOSS.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Baseball's heart never beats faster than when Eric Gagne and Barry Bonds dig their spikes into patches of...Dodgers-Giants grudge match in the balance. It was a Gagne-Bonds confrontation that made Gagne the L.A. closer in the first place - that instant...

Article: Gagne loses the pain, recovers scoring touch: the last couple of months, he has been suffering from the effects of hip surgery last May.(hockey player Simon Gagne)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  February 11, 2007 ;     566 words ......Reprinted from Saturday's editions If Simon Gagne hits 30 goals this season, you can probably...winger in the final months of the season. Gagne went to William Meyers at Hahnemann University...cartilage) in his right hip examined. Gagne had quietly been complaining to the training...