Yesterday morning at a management committee meeting, I made a point of asking about a national district managers' meeting that I hadn't been able to attend.
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Holding court inside the hotel lobby Thursday morning at baseball's annual general managers meeting, Alderson deadpanned his way through a question-and-answer session.
In other news from the general managers' meeting, the league will ask the American Hockey League to test two possible rule changes next season.
Discussion of Rule 48, put in place at the start of the season, is the lead agenda item at the annual general managers meeting in Toronto.
"Florida approached the Red Sox at the general managers meeting, so Shipley and Cherington were assigned to follow up on the talks," Lajoie said.
SLAP SHOTS According to an official at the National Hockey League's general managers' meeting this week in Naples, Fla., the biggest name shopped around was Florida's PAVEL BURE.
"He looked after himself, came to the team managers' meeting, turned up in his sandshoes and he performed really well," recalled Brailsford.
The announcement overshadowed preparations here for the National Hockey League's general managers meeting on Friday and the entry draft on Saturday.
LEAGUE MEETINGS POSTPONED: The National Hockey League has postponed the general managers' meeting and draft drawing scheduled for tomorrow so that league officials can attend Maurice Richard's funeral.
"I was at a managers' meeting on Monday with Tony Pulis and nothing indicated that he would not be here tomorrow afternoon".
