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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...

Ken Macha Out as Brewers Manager; Takes Parting Shots at Braun, Fielder

The Brewers told Ken Macha on Sunday that they wouldn't be picking up his 2011 option, and the official announcement came Monday. It surprised no one, and Macha's comments Monday morning to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shed even more light on the disconnect between the manager and his players. Macha understandably...

Report: Ken Macha Won't Return as Brewers Manager

At least half of the teams in the NL Central will be looking for new managers this winter. Ken Macha will not have his 2011 option picked up by the Brewers, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sunday night. A formal announcement of the move -- which most expected -- likely will come Monday. The Brewers finished in...

Maple Bat Debate Raging On in Wake of Tyler Colvin's Injury

OAKLAND -- When Brad Ziegler saw what happened to Tyler Colvin on Sunday, it reopened a not-so-old wound. Less than three weeks ago, the A's pitcher had a six-inch gash ripped into the back of his right shoulder by a chunk of shattered maple bat. "I think, one way or another, something has to be done," Ziegler told...

With Carousel Heating Up, Remember Why Managers Are So Important

There are some who believe that managers don't really impact a team during the course of the season. They believe that Manager A is no different than Manager B. They think anyone with half a brain can write a lineup and bring the closer in for the ninth inning. I am not one of those people. Now, I actually think that...