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2010's Managerial Exodus Will Give Dugouts Different Look Next Spring

All this week, the FanHouse staff will look back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010. When the 2010 baseball season started, four of the top 14 managers all-time in terms of win total were at the helm of big league teams. When 2011 starts, only one of those four, St. Louis' Tony La Russa, will still be...

Minaya, Manuel Gone, but Mets' Problems Still Trickle Down From Top

After firing general manager Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel on Monday, Mets ownership sent an email to the team's fans. "As Ownership," it read in part, "we are ultimately responsible and have determined that changes are necessary to produce a winning team for the long term." Yes, ownership is responsible. No, it...

Mets Officially Fire Jerry Manuel; Omar Minaya 'Relieved of Duties' as GM

The Omar Minaya-Jerry Manuel era is officially over in Queens. The Mets announced Monday morning that Manuel's 2011 contract option would not be picked up and and Minaya had been "relieved of his duties" as general manager. Both moves had been expected for some time. Mets officials were set to hold a news conference at...

Report: Mets Will Replace Omar Minaya, Jerry Manuel at Season's End

Confirming what has long been reported as a likelihood, including here on FanHouse, general manager Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel will not return to their current roles with the New York Mets in 2011, according to a report by SI.com. The move hardly comes as a surprise with attendance at two-year-old Citi Field...

FanHouse TV: Turnover at the Top

FanHouse Senior MLB Writer Tom Krasovic joins the panel of Dan Graziano and Steve Phillips discussing what the future holds for the Arizona Diamondbacks with Kevin Towers at the helm and potential GM and manager openings for the New York Mets. Click to watch: