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2010's Managerial Exodus Will Give Dugouts Different Look Next Spring

All this week, the FanHouse staff will look back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010. When the 2010 baseball season started, four of the top 14 managers all-time in terms of win total were at the helm of big league teams. When 2011 starts, only one of those four, St. Louis' Tony La Russa, will still be...

Is the 2010 Census Good or Bad for Democrats?

The U.S. Census Bureau released figures for the 2010 census on Tuesday, showing the slowest national population growth since the Great Depression. Which is not to say that there wasn't population growth at all. According to census director Robert Groves, the South actually had the fastest growth since 2000, at 14.3...

Don Wakamatsu Joins Blue Jays as Bench Coach, Could Still Take Mets Job

New Blue Jays manager John Farrell will have some managerial experience by his side when he makes his debut as the top man in the dugout in April. The Jays announced Monday that former Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu will be the team's bench coach in the 2011 season. He was fired in August to help put the ribbon on the...

John Farrell Named Blue Jays Manager

The worst-kept secret in two countries became official Monday when the Blue Jays announced they have hired John Farrell, most recently the pitching coach for the Red Sox, as their new manager. Farrell, 48, replaces the retiring Cito Gaston and becomes the 12th manager in Toronto history. Though he has not served as a...

Red Sox Owner John Henry: John Farrell 'Will Be Missed'

Though the Toronto Blue Jays have not officially named John Farrell their new manager, the Red Sox, who have employed him as their pitching coach since 2007, seem resigned to losing him. "The Jays are getting a great baseball man and a great person," Red Sox owner John Henry wrote in an e-mail to the Boston Globe. "We...

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05/28/12 Escobar sits with injured left groin Source: MLB Shortstop Yunel Escobar was not in the lineup for Monday's opener against the Orioles because of an injury to his left groin.
05/23/12 Toronto's Johnson day to day after early exit Source: MLB Blue Jays second baseman Kelly Johnson was forced to leave with tightness in his left hamstring in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 5-4 loss in 11 frames to the Rays. Johnson was replaced in the game by Omar Vizquel, who threw out Carlos Pena at home plate to end the ninth and force extras.
05/23/12 Farrell calls for composure from Blue Jays Source: MLB - Toronto Blue Jays Blue Jays manager John Farrell would like to see a more even-keel approach from his players when it comes to dealing with disputed calls on the field.
05/23/12 Blue Jays extend contract with New Hampshire Source: MLB - Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate will be sticking around Manchester, New Hampshire, for at least the next two seasons.
05/22/12 Colby Rasmus moves up in batter's box - Colby Rasmus... Source: Rotoworld.com "When he was deeper in the box, it gave him a little bit more time to read the pitch," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said.