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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...

The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 3

Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez suddenly find themselves playing for the same team again. Their mission: to travel the United States on a tandem bicycle and reunite the 1997 Cleveland Indians AL Championship team in Los Angeles. Will they succeed, or will I stop when I get to like, Chad Ogea and...

Carlos Quentin May Need Special Shoes

While the White Sox offense has finally started to show some life during the last week and the team has won six of their last eight games, they still can't be too pleased about the prospect of having to place Carlos Quentin on the disabled list. The man who might have been AL MVP last season if not for a broken wrist...

There's Not Always Next Year for These Hall of Fame Candidates

The 2009 Hall of Fame headlines rightfully belong to Rickey Henderson, who was elected the first year he was eligible, and Jim Rice, who was elected the very last year he was eligible. As for everyone else, well, there's always next year, right? The short answer: it depends.In Tommy John's case, no, there is no next year....

From the Windup: One Man Fills Out a Hypothetical Hall of Fame Ballot

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.The 2009 Hall of Fame ballot was released Monday, and with it is certain to come heated debate right up until and after the voting results are revealed on Jan. 12, 2009. This year's class of candidates is similar to last year's, in...

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It's Official: Digg Engineers Are Joining Washington Post's SocialCode

Another bit of closure for Digg as the company continues to look for a buyer of its technology and its site: its engineering team is joining SocialCode, the social media advertising and analytics subsidiary of the Washington Post Company.

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05/29/12 Reno's Jam On It AAU tournament grows to nearly 1,000... Source: Reno Gazette-Journal - Reno NV Even late on the tournaments final day, basketball was everywhere.
05/25/12 Pool fans at centre of ticket probe Source: Blackpool Gazette - Lancashire - UK FOOTBALL chiefs are investigating whether Blackpool FC's own fans were responsible for a Wembley ticket farce.
05/21/12 Grace, Williams and the 2001 World Series Source: CJ Online - Topeka KS In the fall of 2001, the United States was trying to pick up the pieces and begin healing from one of the worst tragedies on American soil.
05/19/12 Chase leads to 2 arrests Source: The Merced Sun-Star - Merced CA Two people were arrested by Merced police Thursday night after a high-speed pursuit near Glen and Santa Fe avenues, according to Lt. Matt Williams.
05/16/12 SMC baseball gearing up to face Hartford CC in... Source: Herald-Journal - Spartanburg SC
Spartanburg Methodist could be in for a quite a fight this weekend in the district championship qualifier for the junior college World Series.
It could have been a sign when SMC assistant baseball coach Matt Williams, on his way to Maryland to scout the next opponent, was on a flight with former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard.
"We weren't sitting together. That's for sure," Williams said.