Brian Giles News

Brian Giles News From AOL News

Ryan Ludwick Makes Padres Big Winners in Three-Way Deal, but Challenges Await

SAN DIEGO -- It looks like the San Diego Padres improved their National League West-leading club on Saturday when they obtained slugging right fielder Ryan Ludwick via a three-way deal with the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians. Here are the salient points of the trade, which first was reported by...

Brian Giles Retires From Baseball

After four hitless at-bats in two Cactus League games with the Dodgers, Brian Giles has apparently seen the writing on the wall. He announced his retirement from baseball Thursday. Giles, 39, was once one of the better sluggers in baseball. Despite dabbling in obscurity for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Giles received MVP votes...

Footprints in the Snow: Padres

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. About halfway through the 2009 season, the San Diego Padres looked poised to be among the worst teams in baseball. They were 38-62 and being outscored at an alarming rate. All of a sudden, though, they...

Marcus Giles Arrested On Domestic Battery Charges

Former Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres second baseman Marcus Giles was arrested early Wednesday morning for domestic battery after his wife called the police. The details of the incident are somewhat sketchy, but the El Cajon police were called by the California Highway Patrol to the scene where the incident allegedly...

The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 1

In the most important "real life benefiting The Dugout" moment since Barry Bonds dressed up like Paula Abdul, rosy-cheeked Faulknerian idiot man-child and Dugout regular Jim Thome has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. This reunites him with another Dugout regular, Manny Ramirez, who he has not played with since they...

Brian Giles News From the Web

05/19/12 Mullen captures second feature win of the season Source: Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh WI Mike Mullen won his second feature of the season, pulling away from Tom Schaal to claim the main event in the Automotive Supply Company Modifieds at the Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway on Friday night.
04/25/12 Burglary Suspect Caught on Stolen Bike: Cops Source: NBC - NBC 10 - Philadelphia PA A burglary suspect was captured riding a stolen bike as he tried to make his escape in New Castle County Tuesday morning, according to Delaware State Police.
04/20/12 Houston charity golf tournament benefits salad bar... Source: Produce Industry Credit Council The Houston Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association is a few more salad bars closer to achieving its goal of donating 20 to the Houston Independent School District through the United Fresh Produce Association Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools program.