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Roto Rush: The Rebirth of Rickie Weeks

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Remember when Rickie Weeks was a hot new prospect whose quick bat drew comparisons to Gary Sheffield? Yeah, turns out that was four years ago.Following season after season of...

The Dugout: Hire Willie

It was reported in the middle of the night during a West Coast road trip that former New York Mets head coach Willie Randolph will join former New York Mets coaching instructor/electronics salesman/candle salesman Tom Nieto in the wonderful world of gainful baseball employment. He has been named "bench coach" for the...

Dale Sveum Stays With the Brewers as Their Hitting Coach

The last two months or so for Dale Sveum have been very interesting. When September began, he was the third base coach for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was elevated to manager for the final 14 games of the season, lead the Brewers to a wild card berth, lost to the eventual World Champs in the NLDS, saw the Brewers hire...

Report: Brewers Hire Ken Macha to Replace Ned Yost as Manager

Now that the World Series has ended, news should start coming fast and furious in regards to trades and managerial hires. Many of these moves were probably more or less completed during the Series but not announced due to fear of the Wrath of Bud (or to put it more simply, there's a moratorium on announcing news like this...

Brewers Extend Doug Melvin through 2012; Dale Sveum Will Not Return

This afternoon Mr. Lackey noted that the Brewers' open managerial position was attracting a lot of interest. A few hours later, there were two notable news items out of Milwaukee, both of which are hardly surprising in light of that significant interest: Doug Melvin is staying as the Brewers' general manager but Dale Sveum...

DaleSveum News From the Web

05/25/12 Sveum moves Castro from 3-hole Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum moved Starlin Castro out of the No. 3 hole for the first time this season.
05/23/12 Cubs Game Day: Looking for a lead Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL With manager Dale Sveum away for his son's high school graduation, the Cubs are hoping to end their eight-game losing streak Wednesday night against the Houston Astros.
05/23/12 Cubs place Welington Castillo on DL Source: Minor League Baseball Catcher Welington Castillo was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with a sprained MCL in his right knee, which opened a roster spot for lefty Travis Wood, who started Tuesday against the Astros.
05/23/12 Astros spoil Travis Wood's fine outing with victory Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Making his first start since replacing Chris Volstad in the Cubs' rotation, the left-hander demonstrated why Theo Epstein wanted him from the Reds in the Sean Marshall trade.
05/23/12 Astros hand Cubs 8th straight loss with 2-1 win Source: The Merced Sun-Star - Merced CA "I don't know what we have to do to win one game and hit more, because right now we are struggling," said Alfonso Soriano, who provided the Cubs' only run of the night with his fourth homer of the season.