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March 4, 2008

Chaos in Beantown

Wagner Out - Tierney In

With attendance and fan interest at an all time low, and the team coming off a second consecutive 90+ loss season, the Boston Shamrocks axed Manager Lindsay Wagner on Monday, just days after spring training had begun. She is the first manager to be fired in the three year history of the Venus Baseball League. Taking her place will be Boston native, Maura Tierney, 43, who enjoyed a short stint in the VBL as a player.

"I look forward to the opportunity to build on what Lindsay has started," said Tierney at the press conference announcing her hire. "The team has had a really rough three years, and money has been tight. But hopefully we can get the fans of the New England interested in coming out to the park once again with a young and exciting team."

The Wagner-led Shamrocks never finished above third in the AL East during her 3 year stint and she finished with a 218-267 record (.449 pct). Rumors also persist that the team may be considering a move: the team finished last in the VBL with an attendance of 1,734,309. The team was over $18 million in the red for 2007.

Free Agents Signings

Top signees (by average salary):

P Olga Kurylenko, $9,614,000, 6 years, Los Angeles
P Mandy Moore, $7,280,000, 5 years, Phoenix
P Thora Birch, $6,529,100, 4 years, Atlanta
P Kimberley Locke, $6,246,900, 4 years, Los Angeles
2B Hilary Swank, $6,076,200, 5 years, Boston
P Christy Romano, $5,529,000, 4 years, Los Angeles
1B Tatyana Ali, $5,077,400, 3 years, Atlanta
P Laetitia Casta, $5,061,600, 3 years, Miami Beach
P Tamyra Gray, $4,830,000, 5 years, Texas
C Alicia Keys, $4,752,400, 5 years, Philadelphia
SS April Scott, $4,306,000, 2 years, Los Angeles
3B Mia Maestro, $4,213,000, 2 years, Philadelphia
P Becki Newton, $4,155,200, 4 years, Colorado
P Gwyneth Paltrow, $3,739,200, 4 years, Los Angeles
C Michelle Rodriguez, $3,682,200, 4 years, Phoenix
RF Melanie Lynskey, $3,164,000, 4 years, Texas
P Rhona Mitra, $3,013,000, 2 years, Detroit

American League

Baltimore (11)	LF Lela Arcieri, minor league contract LF Manuela Arcuri, minor league contract P Liza Huber, $540,600, 3 years C Federica Fontana, $414,000, 2 years P Jemima Goldsmith, minor league contract SS Katherine Jenkins, $410,400, 2 years SS Lil' Kim Jones, minor league contract P Wendy Moniz, $414,000, 3 years CF Kelly Osbourne, minor league contract P Leelee Sobieski, $781,100, 3 years CF Alexus Winston, minor league contract

Boston (17)	P Lauren Bush, $452,000, 1 year LF Lujan Fernandez, minor league contract LF Sara Foster, minor league contract P Danna Garcia, $436,000, 1 year P Lauren German, $410,400, 2 years P Rebecca Grant, $417,300, 1 year P Emily Harper, minor league contract 3B Lindsay Hartley, $1,534,400, 3 years 2B Paris Hilton, $509,600, 3 years P Jenna Jameson, $456,000, 1 year 1B Kellie Martin, $424,000, 2 years P Ashley Massaro, $788,400, 2 years RF Tara Reid, $432,000, 2 years RF Lisa Snowdon, $1,133,700, 3 years 2B Hilary Swank, $6,076,200, 5 years 1B Jill Wagner, $414,000, 1 year C Ellen Woglom, $3,113,700, 3 years

Chicago (4)	SS AJ Cook, $425,500, 2 years SS Karen Elson, minor league contract P Carla Gugino, $460,000, 3 years CF Tamera Mowry, minor league contract

Colorado (5)	P Amy Hayes, $441,200, 2 years 2B Dalene Kurtis, $456,000, 1 year P Ivana Milicevic, $550,800, 2 years 2B Diane Neal, minor league contract P Becki Newton, $4,155,200, 4 years

Dallas (6)	1B Lourdes Benedicto, minor league contract 1B Aisha Hinds, minor league contract P Kristina Klebe, minor league contract LF Ana Paula Oliveira, $418,000, 3 years 1B Sasha Singleton, minor league contract 1B Naureen Zaim, minor league contract

Detroit (6)	P Joy Giovanni, $576,300, 2 years 2B Geri Halliwell, $2,323,000, 3 years P Ali Landry, $1,836,800, 2 years P Rhona Mitra, $3,013,000, 2 years P Virginie Ledoyen, $2,273,600, 2 years P Karina Smirnoff, $1,713,600, 2 years

New York (12)	LF Megalyn Echikunwoke, $403,200, 3 years 2B Martina Hingis, $460,000, 2 years P Korina Longin, $2,685,700, 3 years P Shoshanna Lonstein, $627,000, 2 years C Jennifer Morrison, $2,576,400, 2 years SS Josie Maran, $2,662,000, 2 years P Sarah O'Hare, $418,000, 1 year P Jamie Sale, $649,600, 2 years 1B Tara Spencer-Naim, $427,100, 1 year LF Jodie Sweetin, $514,000, 3 years 2B Katharine Towne, $2,461,000, 3 years P Nicole Tubiola, $609,900, 2 years

Texas (7)	C Alesha Dixon, minor league contract P Tamyra Gray, $4,830,000, 5 years P Alyson Hannigan, $456,000, 3 years CF Eva Herzigova, minor league contract RF Melanie Lynskey, $3,164,000, 4 years P Barbara Mori, $1,760,000, 2 years LF Bridget Moynahan, minor league contract

National League
Atlanta (11)	1B Tatyana Ali, $5,077,400, 3 years P Thora Birch, $6,529,100, 4 years C Natalia Cigliutti, minor league contract 1B Diane Farr, $2,451,600, 3 years RF Jaime King, minor league contract RF Bobbi Sue Luther, minor league contract 3B Maggie Quigley, $418,000, 2 years P Landi Swanepoel, minor league contract RF Renee Tenison, minor league contract P Melissa Theuriau, $2,029,200, 3 years P Bridgette Wilson, $899,100, 3 years;

Los Angeles (18)	P Holly Marie Combs, minor league contract P Yamila Diaz, $1,254,300, 2 years P Olga Kurylenko, $9,614,000, 6 years P Aubrie Lemon, minor league contract P Kimberley Locke, $6,246,900, 4 years CF LaToya London, $524,600, 2 years P Karen McDougal, minor league contract P Kate Moss, $1,922,400, 3 years P Chandra North, $410,400, 3 years P Gwyneth Paltrow, $3,739,200, 4 years P Dawn Marie Psaltis, minor league contract P Christy Romano, $5,529,000, 4 years 3B Rose Rollins, $1,936,700, 2 years SS April Scott, $4,306,000, 2 years P Fernanda Tavares, $2,818,800, 2 years P Niki Taylor, $421,200, 3 years CF Tasha Tilberg, $2,676,800, 2 years P Natasha Yi, $440,700, 3 years

Miami Beach (17)	RF Kari Byron, $1,656,000, 2 years P Laetitia Casta, $5,061,600, 3 years P Joy Enriquez, $414,000, 3 years 2B Mya Harrison, $2,067,000, 2 years SS Mindy Kaling, $1,534,400, 2 years P Petra Nemacova, $2,406,200, 2 years P Rebecca Romijn, $2,750,000, 2 years

Philadelphia (14)	LF Joey Lauren Adams, minor league contract P Gisele Bundchen, minor league contract 1B Andrea Corr, $693,000, 3 years C Alicia Keys, $4,752,400, 5 years 3B Mia Maestro, $4,213,000, 2 years P Jill McGill, $507,600, 1 year P Michele Merkin, minor league contract 1B Ana Claudia Michels, $2,899,700, 2 years C Poppy Montgomery, $1,575,500, 3 years P Sydney Penny, minor league contract LF Ariana Richards, minor league contract P Amy Sloan, minor league contract P Christine Smith, minor league contract C Valerie Waugaman, $592,800, 3 years

Phoenix (7)	P Daniella Cicarelli, minor league contract P Chang Huei-mei, $414,000, 2 years SS Kerri Kasem, minor league contract C Kimberly McCullough, minor league contract P Mandy Moore, $7,280,000, 5 years C Michelle Rodriguez, $3,682,200, 4 years 1B Shayma Tash, $423,400, 3 years

Sacramento (7)	3B Ever Carradine, minor league contract P Penelope Cruz, $415,200, 2 years P Stacy Keibler, $946,000, 2 years 3B Stephanie Lemelin, minor league contract 3B Jean Prahm, minor league contract 3B Amerie Rogers, minor league contract 3B Sara Rue, minor league contract

Seattle (5)	2B Jolene Blalock, minor league contract RF Emily Harper, minor league contract P Marion Jones, $728,000, 2 years 2B Rachel Kimsey, $456,000, 2 years RF Natalia Sokolova, minor league contract

St. Louis (3)	P Caprice Bourret, $547,000, 2 years P Tanisha Lynn, $421,800, 3 years C Zara Phillips, minor league contract

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