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Phil Cuzzi Talks With MLB Officials, Reportedly Will Not Be Punished

Phil Cuzzi blew a call at home plate on Sunday and cost the Giants a win. Though Cuzzi faced a review with Major League Baseball, he will not face any sort of disciplinary action from the league, according to a report in the New York Times. The New York Daily News initially reported the news that Cuzzi would have to...

Footprints in the Snow: Padres

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. About halfway through the 2009 season, the San Diego Padres looked poised to be among the worst teams in baseball. They were 38-62 and being outscored at an alarming rate. All of a sudden, though, they...

Henry Blanco's Brother Murdered in Venezuela

Kidnap, ransom, and murder. The harsh and sad reality of becoming a major league baseball player for a few Latin American players is the target put on the collective backs of their family members in their poverty-stricken home countries. The details are still sketchy at this point, but the body of Carlos Blanco -- brother...

Lou Piniella Loves His Catchers

Lou Piniella is a lot of fun. Sometimes I don't think he can even remotely think about the words that come out of his mouth before he says them. Today, in the Chicago Sun-Times, he's asked about his catchers. He gives this response: ''They've all done a nice job -- all of them who have been here,'' Piniella said of Michael...

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04/27/12 Q&A with OF Jason Kubel Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Diamondbacks outfielder Jason Kubel got to the major leagues the hard way - a low-round draft pick that sweated through five minor-league seasons.
04/26/12 Pitch and catch with ... Arizona Diamondbacks... Source: azcentral.com Diamondbacks outfielder Jason Kubel got to the major leagues the hard way - a low-round draft pick that sweated through five minor-league seasons.
04/21/12 Diamondbacks value Blanco's leadership, more Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Hitting an infield pop-up, a sure out 99.9 percent of the time, frustrates hitters, and they mentally kick themselves jogging down the line.
04/21/12 Arizona Diamondbacks value Henry Blanco's veteran... Source: allvoices The Republic azcentral.com Hitting an infield pop-up, a sure out 99.9 percent of the time, frustrates hitters, and they mentally kick themselves jogging down the line.
04/20/12 On a tough night, Blanco wins Gibson's praise Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ It was a routine pop fly to shallow right field -- the kind your second baseman lollygags beneath -- but you would never know it from the way 40-year-old catcher Henry Blanco left the batter's box.