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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...

Kirk Gibson Bat From 1988 World Series Fetches $575K at Auction

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) -- The bat Kirk Gibson used for his historic home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series sold for $575,912.40 early Sunday in SCP Auctions' October/November auction. Gibson's home jersey from Game 1 of the World Series went for $303,277.20. The auction also included Gibson's...

Want To Own Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series Bat?

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Former major league baseball star Kirk Gibson is raising money for his foundation. As part of that effort, he is auctioning off items from the 1988 world series. This includes Gibson's bat,...

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....

Kirk Gibson News From the Web

02/22/12 Gibson hesitant to heap pressure on Bauer Source: MLB When he was a young player coming up with the Tigers, Kirk Gibson was dubbed the next Mickey Mantle by Detroit manager Sparky Anderson.
02/22/12 Kirk Gibson says Parra is up to the challenge Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ Diamondbacks Gold Glove outfielder Gerardo Parra was back at Salt River Fields Wednesday ready to work and return to his spot in left field.
02/21/12 D-backs figuring out plan for Putz Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks In addition to monitoring the workload of reliever Takashi Saito, the D-backs plan to take it easy on closer J.J. Putz this spring.
02/21/12 D-backs on right track, but NL West up for grabs Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The positivity around the upcoming Diamondbacks season continues to reach new heights, with local and national attention, but the chance of repeating as National League West champions or going further into the playoffs is still up in the air.
02/21/12 There's much to like about the Diamondbacks Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ There's a lot to like about the Arizona Diamondbacks as they head into the 2012 season.