Tigers manager in full retreat after ‘I beat my wife’ joke
DETROIT — Tigers manager Brad Ausmus apologized again Thursday, a day after he sarcastically told reporters that he beats his wife when his team isn’t playing well. Ausmus says he realized his words...
View ArticleTalent-rich Tigers have the same old soft spot
BALTIMORE — Detroit’s Dave Dombrowski just might be the majors’ best general manager. He just might be crafting a Hall-of-Fame résumé. He is renown for being particularly adept at loading high-end...
View ArticleDH debate reignited by devastating injuries, hopeless at-bats
Adam Wainwright’s potentially season-ending injury, which he sustained while trying to leave the batter’s box after hitting a pop-up, has re-ignited one of baseball’s most impassioned debates: Should...
View ArticleMLB managers in a rage: Replay system getting worse
Replay hasn’t solved baseball’s problems, it’s just created new ones. Two straight days provided outbursts from major league managers, with the Angels’ Mike Scioscia and the Tigers’ Brad Ausmus voicing...
View ArticleReplacing Terry Collins would be no easy task
Terry Collins is staying as Mets manager. That infuriates a chunk of the fan base that believes his decisions were as helpful to the Royals winning the World Series as was Wade Davis. You want to fire...
View Article2016 is Cubs’ year: The 50 most interesting people in MLB
This is the Cubs’ year. That is not to be confused with “the Cubs are going to win the World Series.” Though they might. Which is kind of why this is a Cubs year. A few franchises in all four of North...
View ArticleTigers manager’s shirt-tossing, curse-filled ejection has it all
DETROIT — Hours after admitting he knows he’s in a tough situation due to his team’s disappointing play, Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus provided a memorable moment on a strange night. The Tigers...
View ArticleBrett Gardner was fighting mad on his 34th birthday
DETROIT — It was some kind of 34th birthday for Brett Gardner. Forget the four hits the left fielder had Thursday, Gardner was in the middle of one of the three bench-clearing incidents in the Yankees’...
View ArticleTigers suspensions reduced as Yankees get hint at their fate
While the Yankees await word on their appeals of the suspensions of Gary Sanchez and Austin Romine stemming from their involvement in the bench-clearing brawls in Detroit on Aug. 24, their opponents...
View ArticleThe Mets are open to pouncing on Joe Girardi
The Mets are keeping surveillance across town in their search for a new manager. With Joe Girardi unsigned beyond this season, and questions looming about his future, the Yankee manager’s name has...
View ArticleWhy John Farrell’s firing could be bad news for Mets
The Mets have more competition in their managerial search. John Farrell’s ouster as Red Sox manager on Wednesday has left a high-profile opening in Boston that may include the pursuit of Brad Ausmus or...
View ArticleMets’ manager search picks up steam and adds old pal
CHICAGO — The Mets have another managerial candidate with ties to the franchise on their radar. An industry source confirmed Monday that Manny Acta, who served as third-base coach during Willie...
View ArticleThe perfect Yankees manager doesn’t exist
Play Brian Cashman. Act like you are the Yankees GM and have to come up with someone to manage a win-now team in New York. Brad Ausmus probably checks the most boxes. He was born and raised in the...
View ArticleWhat Aaron Boone doesn’t know about being Yankees manager
I believe it was the great 20th century philosopher Michael Gerard Tyson who once quipped: “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” At the time still classified as the baddest man on...
View ArticleAngels and Reds pick managers as clarity comes to MLB
The open managerial slots are narrowing fast. Sunday was a busy day for teams seeking their new leaders, as the Angels settled on Brad Ausmus and the Reds on David Bell. Los Angels general manager...
View ArticleJoe Maddon could return to Angels after Brad Ausmus firing
Joe Maddon could be returning to Anaheim. The Angels fired manager Brad Ausmus on Monday after just one season, and ESPN reports Maddon is likely to return to the organization with which he held...
View ArticleMets managerial candidates include Billy Eppler’s former Angels recommendation
Here are five candidates who could be in consideration for the Mets' manager vacancy under incoming GM Billy Eppler.
View ArticleLikely MLB shutdown would be gift to Mets’ manager search: Sherman
In real life, the Mets need a break as much as Crash Davis’ fictional Durham Bulls did.
View ArticleMets’ managerial decision timeline coming into focus
The Mets waited two months to get their manager search underway. Now it may be entering its final week. After new general manager Billy Eppler and his staff interviewed six known candidates this past...
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