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Reports: Padres GM Kevin Towers Fired

The longest tenured general manager in baseball is about to be out of a job. According to multiple reports, the Padres are planning to fire general manager Kevin Towers, who is coming to the end of his 14th season. The Padres said that CEO Jeff Moorad would address the media in a press conference Saturday, although the...

Baseball Brunch: Bizarre, Rich Legacy at Metrodome as Twins Depart

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch. MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana had never seen the Metrodome before the Twins took him from Single-A in the Rule 5 draft. "When I first got there," Santana told FanHouse, "my first impression was, 'How can you play baseball in a place like this?' "I...

Padres' Hitting Coach: Blame Me

After an improbable stretch where the San Diego Padres won eight of nine games, they were sitting with a 9-3 record. Since then, they have fallen to 12-15, a bad stretch which included a six-game losing streak. The team has many issues, obviously, but the offense is not doing the job at all. They rank 11th in the NL in...

Padres GM Kevin Towers Marches On

SAN DIEGO -- If there were any doubts that Kevin Towers was a baseball lifer, they were answered on his wedding day.Just before exchanging vows with his wife in December 1996, the Padres general manager exchanged players with Tigers GM Randy Smith, a member of his wedding party."Any time you get baseball people together,...

Baseball Brunch: Hello My Name Is ... Padres Pitcher

Apparently, the reason the Padres have won all these games the first two weeks of the season is that they needed the postgame handshakes.To introduce themselves to one another. "We really don't know each other," right fielder Brian Giles told FanHouse, "and I think it's important for us to get off to a good start, have fun...

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05/23/12 Towers: 'I'm tired of hearing about the excuses' Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The Arizona Diamondbacks are not anywhere near where they'd like to be, as they sit a good distance back of the Dodgers in the NL West and are struggling to find any sense of momentum as they sputter through the season.
05/21/12 MLB Trade Rumors: All 30 MLB Teams' Hottest Trade Buzz Source: Bleacher Report The Arizona Diamondbacks were the popular pick to repeat as National League West Division champs in 2012, as GM Kevin Towers capitalized on last year's success by bringing in free acquisitions Jason Kubel, Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow to help upgrade a team that was already deemed solid.
05/20/12 D-Backs are standing pat for now Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ As promised, General Manager Kevin Towers met with manager Kirk Gibson and other members of the organization well into the early morning hours upon their arrival here Thursday night, evaluating every detail about the franchise and the 25-man active roster.
05/19/12 Notes: D-Backs stand pat for now Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ As promised, General Manager Kevin Towers met with manager Kirk Gibson and other members of the organization well into the early morning hours upon their arrival here Thursday night, evaluating every detail about the franchise and the 25-man active roster.
05/18/12 Diamondbacks reinstate Chris Young, send A.J. Pollock... Source: azcentral.com The Diamondbacks reinstated outfielder Chris Young Friday afternoon from the 15-day disabled list, and he is expected to join the team in Kansas City for tonight's game.