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Baseball Brunch: Angels Become Patients For Dr. Abreu's Lessons

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Bobby Abreu's influence has its limitations.Vladimir Guerrero is still going to swing at everything.But besides his fine season -- 89 runs scored, 96 RBI, .823 OPS -- Abreu seems to have passed on his patience at the plate to the rest of his Angels...

Report: D'backs to Fire Manager Melvin

Bob Melvin will not be manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, according to a report in the Arizona Republic. Melvin has already been fired, a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Associated Press.A.J. Hinch, a catcher who played seven years in the majors, will replace Melvin, according to a...

Kalas Leaves 'Perfection' in Wake

WASHINGTON -- Ruben Amaro Jr. can hardly remember listening to anyone but Harry Kalas call a Phillies game. Neither can Pennsylvania native and Phillies starting pitcher Jamie Moyer. And at 46, he's the oldest active player in the major leagues.That tells the story of Kalas' connection to Philadelphia in years alone. It...

Phillies Vote Against Change

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Philadelphia Phillies.The City of Brotherly Love's long championship drought came to an end when Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske in Game 5 of the World Series last October. The city exploded in appreciation of a team that's a blueprint for success in the modern...

Ruben Amaro is the New GM of the Phillies, Already Has Big Hole to Fill

It wasn't a secret that Pat Gillick was going to step down as Phillies general manager after this season which meant the team had plenty of time to figure out his successor. The only problem was they had two top-notch candidates in house as replacements. Assistant general managers Ruben Amaro and Mike Arbuckle both played...

PatGillick News From the Web

02/07/12 Melvin gives credit to Gillick Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada The rise of the Milwaukee Brewers has roots in an aspiring pitcher trying to kick-start his career at Labatt Park.