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Slumping Astros Fire Cecil Cooper

The Houston Astros announced the firing of manager Cecil Cooper Monday afternoon. The news comes on the heels of a seven-game losing streak, including a winless road trip to Cincinnati and Milwaukee, that officially eliminated the Astros from playoff contention in 2009. Dave Clark, previously the third-base coach, will...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 9

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.Sorry for the delay, kiddos, on the Power Rankings. I'm sure you spent the entirety of Wednesday wondering "WHERE IN GOD'S NAME ARE THEY??? WITHOUT THEM I'LL HAVE NOTHING TO...

Starting Five: There Is No More O in Ortiz

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That David Ortiz pulled within one homer of Yovanni Gallardo on the MLB leaderboard. Yes, Big Papi finally hit a home run. It took him 149 at-bats to get his first homer of the season, while 318 other...

Sputtering Astros Need Big Puma's Best

WASHINGTON -- You'll have to forgive the Astros if they're not that worried. After all, they've been down this road before, starting slow only to rise like a phoenix from the ashes and work their way into the playoff race. Houston is buried at the bottom of the standings in the six-team NL Central just over a month into...

Starting Five: LaPorta Gets The Call

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ...That Matt LaPorta has arrived. LaPorta, the key player the Indians got in exchange for CC Sabathia last year, finally donned an Indians uniform on Saturday. LaPorta did not get into the game in his first...