...instruction Shane Turner, vice president of baseball operations Bobby Evans and special assistant to the general manager Felipe Alou all in Augusta this week, the pregame and postgames talks become a treat for any student of the game. I had a long...

...teams weren't playing, so Giants VP of baseball operations Bobby Evans, special assistant to the general manager Felipe Alou and coordinator of minor league instruction Shane Turner all came into town this week. Turner is here often, but Alou...

...putting him in line to be the Giants' opening-day starter. "If everything is OK, he'll be the guy," manager Felipe Alou said Thursday. "I anticipate Schmidt being ready from the start. He seems to be healthy." Schmidt, an All-Star...

...father's death. Bonds, who leads the majors with 39 home runs, will be away from the team indefinitely, manager Felipe Alou said. Players may spend up to seven days on bereavement leave, but the NL West-leading Giants won't rush Bonds...

...Wednesday night's game with the Chicago Cubs. "We're not making plans for him to play tomorrow," Giants manager Felipe Alou said before the game. The Cubs and Giants end their series Thursday afternoon. Asked if Bonds might head to the disabled...

...Francisco goes on the road next week. "He wanted to play today but the trainers don't feel he should play," manager Felipe Alou said before Saturday's 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh. "They don't believe he should take a chance, not today, not...

...day after firing manager Phil Garner and general manager Randy Smith. Detroit also offered former Montreal manager Felipe Alou a three-year deal to spend at least one year as Pujols' bench coach, with an option to be a special assistant for...

...advantage of a costly error by Florida fill-in third baseman Miguel Cabrera to score the go-ahead run. At 68, Felipe Alou wound up a winner while managing his first postseason game and 72-year-old Jack McKeon lost in his playoff debut...

...Dave Dombrowski, who will assume the GM's job. "It's a sad day for me and also a happy day," Pujols said. Felipe Alou, fired last year as Montreal's manager, was considered a top candidate to wind up with the Tigers' job. "I'm...

...Braves' impressive bevy of former players who became successful big-league managers. Eddie Mathews, Joe Torre, Felipe Alou, Cito Gaston, Dusty Baker, Davey Johnson, Johnny Oates and Tony La Russa all suited up for the Braves in the late...