Rockford IceHogs Essays

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller is hopeful that Pat Murphy, who was named interim manager for the rest of the season, could bring his winning ways to the team. Preller noted that Murphy was successful at every level in his 30 years as coach and manager. The 56-year-old Murphy is the first and youngest NCAA coach to post 500 wins, which he accomplished while he was with Arizona State from 1995 to 2009. He went 629-284-1 with Arizona State, leading them to four Pac-10 championships