While Rockies manager Jim Tracy was finishing up his informal meeting with various members of the media, Mattingly patiently waited in a corner near the doorway and exchanged pleasantries with the likes of Bill Madden and Sweeny Murti.

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"I think it's a big step towards him finishing his rehab, becoming a player for us, " Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.

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Finishing below the 50% prediction interval indicates that the club and manager have finished in a higher table position than expected.

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Bent was also in the frame for the 2006 World Cup after finishing the Premier League season as the top English goalscorer - but was overlooked by then manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.

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