So does this recycling of managers ever work? Not very often. By happy coincidence, Chris Jaffe has a piece over at the Hardball Times on the recycling of managers. Full Article at Batter's Box

Billy Wells, Ric Carr, Gary Gilmore and Dick Williams will be inducted into the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame on Feb. 14 at the Salem Civic Center. Full Article at Roanoke.com

I have a fascination with the last out of the World Series. It was my fantasy moment that I would reenact in my front lawn as a kid… getting the last out and having the team mob me on the mound. I used to throw my arms up a la Tug McGraw. Full Article at Sully Baseball

He is one series away from entering the exclusive club of those who won consecutive championships; Joe Torre, Sparky Anderson and Casey Stengel reside there. Full Article at FOX Sports

by Chris Jaffe October 19, 2009 Future Hall of Famer Bobby Cox. As readers of my work here at THT have hopefully noticed, I have considerable interest in managers. Heck, I wrote a book on them—Evaluating Baseball's Managers—due out later this year. Full Article at The Hardball Times

There are six full practice fields at the Reds' new Spring Training facility. Full Article at MLB.com

NEWPORT, R.I. , October 6, 2009- The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum is pleased to welcome 1994 Hall of Famer and famed tennis commentator Bud Collins to deliver a special lecture about his fellow Hall of Famer and a Titanic survivor, Dick... Full Article at Sports Blogs