Article: Bucs' Wilson holds starting job

Article: Pirates acquire Izturis from Cubs
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  July 20, 2007 ;     596 words ......the end of Jack Wilson's career in Pittsburgh...Pirates acquired Izturis and $1.25 million...to do with Jack Wilson." In 640 games at shortstop, Izturis has a career fielding...Pirates are shopping Wilson. Three franchises have hailed Izturis as their "shortstop...

Article: Pirates acquire infielder Izturis from Cubs
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  July 19, 2007 ;     576 words ...When shortstop Cesar Izturis pulls on a Pirates uniform...beginning of the end of Jack Wilson's career in Pittsburgh. Thursday...morning, the Pirates acquired Izturis and $1.25 million cash from...cost-conscious Pirates are shopping Wilson. "You're always looking to...Littlefield said. "But this ...

Article: Pirates start Wilson in tonight's game against Astros
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  July 20, 2007 ;     151 words ......appear Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson is going anywhere. Wilson is in the starting lineup...the Houston Astros. Cesar Izturis, a former Gold Glove winner...does not necessarily mean Wilson is on the trading block...opportunity to get a player of (Izturis') caliber, you have to jump on it," ...

Article: Bucs' Wilson: Trade in God's hands
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  August 8, 2007 ;     562 words ......to clutch his chest. So, Wilson figures it's now his turn...s been a soft buzz about Wilson's name coming up in trade...acquired shortstop Cesar Izturis, who has the same attributes as Wilson. As the July 31 trade deadline...that he is working to trade Wilson. Littlefield said the ...

Article: Cesar Izturis, his new Cubs career off and running, doesn't regret wrangle with Dodgers after missing games following his daughter's birth: Right at home.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  August 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ......David Haugh Aug. 2--Never again, Cesar Izturis promised. The Cubs' new shortstop had...It was something I felt I had to do, Izturis recalled Tuesday at Wrigley Field before...four games against the Diamondbacks while Izturis hung out at the hospital doting on his...

Article: Dodgers are rewarded for patience with Izturis
Daily Breeze;  September 7, 2004 ;     671 words ...Many questioned the move when Cesar Izturis was handed the Dodgers' starting shortstop...general manager Dan Evans. After all, Izturis, who then was 21 shortly after being acquired...Giovanni Carrara, who had played with Izturis in the Venezuelan Winter League since...

Article: IZZY THE ONE? NEWCOMER IZTURIS STILL A BIT OF A MYSTERY.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Eric Karros heard rumblings about Cesar Izturis being a slick-fielding shortstop, but...Grissom did some baserunning drills with Izturis and surmised he possesses strong instincts...figure out. Paul Lo Duca said he hasn't met Izturis, and Mark Grudzielanek doesn't know much...

Article: LEADING MAN DODGERS' IZTURIS NO LONGER JUST A DEFENSIVE WHIZ.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Glove was nice, the first of what Cesar Izturis hopes - and Dodgers officials are certain...have been largely overlooked. In truth, Izturis has become a star-caliber leadoff man...of roughly once per lunar cycle. And if Izturis had a dime for every time he had been...

Article: READY TO HAIL CESAR DODGERS' IZTURIS NOW RANKS WITH BEST SHORTSTOPS.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  September 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ......News Many questioned the move when Cesar Izturis was handed the Dodgers' starting shortstop...general manager Dan Evans. After all, Izturis, who then was 21 shortly after being acquired...Giovanni Carrara, who had played with Izturis in the Venezuelan Winter League since...

Article: Izturis starting to prove doubters wrong
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  September 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Many questioned the move when Cesar Izturis was handed the Dodgers' starting shortstop...general manager Dan Evans. After all, Izturis, who then was 21 shortly after being acquired...Giovanni Carrara, who had played with Izturis in the Venezuelan Winter League since...

Article: Cubs get a gem in Izturis.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ......mitts on the golden-handed infielder Cesar Izturis, I put in a call to the Los Angeles codger...can field, I said matter-of-factly of Izturis. Can he field?! Lasorda's voice boomed...infield for the next five to 10 years. Izturis is a beauty, a gem. Stick him next to...

Article: Shortstop Izturis a real glove child: Defensive whiz hopes to find home after trade to Cubs
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Cesar Izturis could be bitter toward the Los Angeles Dodgers. He isn't. Izturis' team of four-plus seasons traded him to the Cubs...Los Angeles Angels. "[Maicer] was happy for me," Izturis said. "He knows this was good for my career." The...

Article: Cubs ticket Izturis for Pittsburgh.(Sports)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 20, 2007 ;     352 words ......Thursday, he was set to write Cesar Izturis' name on the lineup card as his starting...shortstop. Instead, the Cubs wrote Izturis a plane ticket as they traded their...Oakland for catcher Jason Kendall. Izturis was the Cubs' opening-day shortstop...

Article: Izturis surprised he needs elbow surgery
Daily Breeze;  September 11, 2005 ;     382 words ......it feel better." Surgery is scheduled for Friday for Izturis, a National League All- Star this season and a first-time Gold Glove award winner in 2004. Izturis said he had no idea the elbow soreness he had been feeling...enough to need a surgery normally reserved for pitchers. Izturis was on the disabled ...