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PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks hired Steve Sax as their first base coach on Wednesday, putting the former All-Star in a big league uniform for the first time in nearly two decades, and moved up Turner Ward to be their assistant hitting coach. Casey Hayward Womens Jersey . The 52-year-old Sax played 14 seasons in the majors, finishing in 1994 with 444 career stolen bases and a .281 batting average. A five-time All-Star second baseman, he played in the World Series when the Los Angeles Dodgers won in 1981 and was the NL Rookie of the Year the nest season. Sax was on deck when current Arizona manager Kirk Gibson homered in the bottom of the ninth inning to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. Sax effusively greeted Gibson at home plate after the homer that sent the Dodgers toward another championship. Saxe has been a professional speaker on motivation and leadership since his playing days and wrote a book about inspiration. He also focused on raising his two children, while hoping that an opportunity to return to the majors might come. "Ive been thinking about this for a number of years," Sax said on a conference call. Saxe said hed recently sent resumes to teams and went to the recent baseball winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn., to explore the possibilities. He met with the Diamondbacks during the gathering. Arizona general manager Kevin Towers said "it was certainly a long process" to get Sax. "Steve came into the picture later." The Diamondbacks went 81-81 last season and fired first base coach Eric Young after it ended. Arizona also considered former major leaguer Brett Butler, its manager at Triple-A Reno, before hiring Sax. Gibson said his friend "Saxie" would work to improve Arizonas baserunning and general awareness of game situations. Ward and Sax will also try to better Arizonas outfield play. The 47-year-old Ward spent parts of 12 seasons in the majors. The outfielder homered for the Diamondbacks in the 1999 playoffs, the first year Arizona reached the post-season. Ward managed Arizonas Double-A team in Mobile for the last two years, and won the Southern League title both seasons. The Diamondbacks also hired Greg Gross as their hitting coach at Triple-A Reno. He was fired as Philadelphias hitting coach right after last season ended. White Clay Matthews Jersey . -- The Glendale City Clerks Office has rejected petitions that sought to put a referendum on the November ballot about the Phoenix Coyotes pending arena management deal. Camo Jordy Nelson Jersey . Ticats are Hummin is now available for download by visiting Ticats.ca. 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Theres no doubt that The Dominator was one of this generations best goaltenders, picking up six Vezina Trophies from 1993 to 2001. In that period of time, he also won consecutive Hart Trophies as the NHLs most valuable player and an Olympic gold medal in 1998. Hasek posted 389 wins with 81 shutouts in the regular season with a 2.20 goals-against-average. In the playoffs, he won 65 games with 14 shutouts and a 2.02 GAA. But was he the best in his generation? Lets take a look at the other candidates. Patrick Roy: In 19 NHL seasons, Roy holds the record for all-time playoff wins by a goaltender with 151. He won four Stanley Cups, two each with Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, three Vezina Trophies and three Conn Smythe Trophies as MVP of the playoffs. Roy recorded 551 wins with 66 shutouts in the regular season with a 2.54 GAA. In the playoffs, on top of his 151 wins, he picked up 23 shutouts and a 2.30 GAA. Martin Brodeur: The 400-year-old is the only player on this list still active in the NHL, and he leads the league in all-time wins with 656. Josh Sitton Jersey. He won the Calder Trophy in 1993-94 and the Vezina four times. Brodeur was also a member of two gold medal winning teams in the Olympics and has his name engraved on the Stanley Cup three times. To go along with his record 656 regular season wins, Brodeur has 119 shutouts and a 2.23 GAA. Brodeur has been equally effective in the playoffs, posting 113 wins with a 2.02 GAA and 24 shutouts. Ed Belfour: The Eagle played 17 seasons in the league, and picked up the Calder Trophy as the NHLs rookie of the year in 1990-91. He won the Vezina twice, led the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup and also took home a gold medal as a member of Canadas 2002 Olympic Hockey team. Belfour picked up 484 regular season wins, trailing Brodeur and Roy on the all-time list, along with 76 shutouts. In the playoffs, Belfour had a career 2.17 GAA, 88 wins and 14 shutouts. We ask you this: Where do you rank Hasek against his generation of goalies? As always, its Your! Call. ' ' '