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The Dugout: McGwire and LaRussa Play Scrabble

In case you haven't heard the big baseball news, Metallica frontman James Hetfield had an hour-long conversation with Bob Costas in which he admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. He also admitted that "Reload" was a really awful album. But seriously, Mark McGwire waited until a month after Christmas to talk about...

Mark McGwire Cards' New Hitting Coach

Mark McGwire will end his baseball exile and accept a position with the St. Louis Cardinals as their hitting coach, a Cardinals source confirmed to FanHouse's Ed Price Sunday afternoon. He'll replace Hal McRae, who's held the position for five years. The story initially appeared on Brian McRae's Twitter account, though...

Dave Duncan May Be Done in St. Louis After 2009

Tony La Russa and his pitching coach Dave Duncan go together, as the saying goes, like peas and carrots. They've been coaching together since 1985, when Duncan joined La Russa's staff with the White Sox. Since then, they've jointly moved to Oakland and then St. Louis, with Duncan's strong pitching staffs anchoring La...

Baseball Brunch: 40 Time -- Game's Rules About to Undergo Annual Change

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.In two days, major league teams will begin playing with different rules than they did for the first five months of the season.Some clubs will have 25-man rosters. Some will have 28-man rosters. Some will have 32-man rosters.Some will have extra...

Jonathon Niese, Gary Sheffield Latest Injured Mets

At this point, whatever remaining Mets players are healthy should be encased in bubble wrap.A day after second baseman Luis Castillo sprained his left ankle on the dugout steps -- the Mets said he is day-to-day, and when they say that, they usually end up being wrong -- lefty Jonathon Niese left Wednesday's start in the...

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05/17/12 MLB: Do Second Basemen Make the Best Managers? Source: Bleacher Report Baltimore Orioles skipper Buck Showalter , earlier this season, became the 58 th manager in major league history to win 1,000 or more games in the major leagues.
05/14/12 WARMANN: Ups and Downs of Weekend at Busch Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO (KMOX, St. Louis) It was a frustrating weekend for our local baseball team as they were swept by the Braves.
05/09/12 Total Information PM: Kingdom Keepers, Tony LaRussa... Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO Before Tony LaRussa's number is retired on Friday, fans have a chance to get their hands on limited edition autographed baseballs to benefit the Animal Rescue Foundation.
05/07/12 Area coaches moving on Source: The Lawton Constitution - Lawton OK The end of school is getting closer and closer and with that comes news of coaching changes.