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Diamondbacks Announce Coaching Staff; Trammell, Nagy, Baylor Included

If Major League Baseball ever decides to have a tournament between the coaching staffs of the 30 teams, our money is on the Diamondbacks. Arizona announced their full coaching staff for the 2011 season on Tuesday and it is chock full of guys who could play the game back in their day. We already knew that they hired Don...

Don Baylor to Be Named Diamondbacks' Hitting Coach

The Diamondbacks set a major league record in 2010, as their hitters struck out a staggering 1,529 times. They'd rather not challenge their own mark next season, and it'll be up to Don Baylor to see that they don't. Baylor will join manager Kirk Gibson's staff as the hitting coach, according to multiple reports Monday....

Twelve Thoughts: Car-Go Clicking, Kemp Benching, Phils' Challenging Deadline

• Carlos Gonzalez has become the Rockies' best player. FanHouse's pick to click in March, Gonzalez is maturing into something special. He moved to center field and played fairly well for a month after the Rockies demoted Dexter Fowler. He's also adept in both corners and has a right fielder's arm. He's a left-hander...

Fowler Could Be Next 'Face of the Game'

SAN FRANCISCO -- You don't have to hang around the Rockies for very long to get the feeling that Dexter Fowler is just about to blow up. In a good way.By all accounts, Fowler just needs to meet his offensive potential and get the right publicity, and he could one day be one of those players who attain "face of the game"...

Troy Tulowitzki Tries to Answer Skeptics

SAN FRANCISCO -- Troy Tulowitzki knows that this is the rubber year. After a brilliant rookie season and a forgettable, injury-marred second year, this is the year for him to show which of the others was legit."I believe in myself and my abilities," the Rockies shortstop said, "but there are some doubters out there. People...

Don Baylor News From the Web

05/17/12 Opportunity assessment to help United Way track... Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram - Midland TX Although data shows Midland is well-above the state average in economic stability and jobs, it falls below what's typical in education achievement and in access to primary health care, among other things.
05/02/12 Low-skill jobs get most funds from Texas hiring program Source: mySA - San Antonio TX Over the past two years, Texas and the United States paid employers almost $45 million statewide to hire laid-off workers for positions that, in many cases, they would have filled even without the subsidies.
05/01/12 Low-skill jobs get most funds from TX hiring program Source: mySA - San Antonio TX Over the last two years, Texas and the U.S. paid employers almost $45 million statewide to hire laid off workers into positions that, in many cases, they would have filled even without the subsidies.

Background on Don Baylor

Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach currently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and a former player and manager.

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