Melvin joins the Padres
thesacrificebunt.com 7/1/2009 — Melvin was in San Diego on Monday and Tuesday meeting with Padres team officials, including general manager Kevin Towers . It’s not known if Melvin — relieved of his duties May 8 after spending the past four-plus seasons in Arizona — will be an advisor to Towers or a ...

Meche Streaks
baseballmusings.com 6/17/2009 — Gil Meche pitches his first shutout and complete game of the 2009 season, limiting the Arizona Diamondbacks to four hits and one walk. The 5-0 victory gives the Royals their fourth win in a row as they stay in contention in the AL Central. Meche pitched seven shutout innings in his last start, ...

Gil Meche Reasserts His Alpha-Dog Status
royalsreview.com 6/23/2009 — Meche remains one of the more underratedpitchers in the game.

Melvin slated to accept job with Padres
mlb.mlb.com 7/1/2009 — Bob Melvin, let last month as the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will accept an unspecified position with the Padres, possibly as soon as Wednesday.

Bob Melvin Finished
baseballmusings.com 5/8/2009 — Sports Illustrated reports that the Diamondbacks decided to fire manager Bob Melvin . Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin will be fired when the team gets back from San Diego, SI.com has confirmed. KTAR first reported news of the impending firing. The D-backs are 12-17 this year. ...

Padres hire Bob Melvin, continue tradition of redundancy
gaslampball.com 7/2/2009 — More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP "Having two managers on one team is like playing baseball with two baseballs... PURE AWESOMENESS." (AP Photo/Elaine ...

Melvin slated to accept job with Padres
gaslampball.com 7/1/2009 — Melvin slated to accept job with Padres SAN DIEGO -- Bob Melvin, let go last month as the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will accept an unspecified position with the Padres, possibly as soon as Wednesday. Melvin was in San Diego on Monday and Tuesday meeting with Padres team ...

Meche might not return
novafantasysports.com 7/28/2009 — Update: Gil Meche (back) reportedly still felt stiff when he threw in the bullpen on Monday, and might not return to the Royals rotation this weekend as originally scheduled, according to MLB.com. Fantasy Impact: Meche is slated to throw again on Wednesday, but he probably won't be crack ...

For Your Royal Information (Gil Meche Edition)
royallyspeaking.com 7/9/2009 — Looking over Gil Meche' career and breaking up high pitch counts accordingly...and then combining performances over the next three games. S E A T T L E - M A R I N E R - C A R E E R 2003 : 3 115-119 pitch performances 10 ...

Meche to decide today on whether to pitch Wednesday
kansascity.com 6/29/2009 — PITTSBURGH | Gil Meche will test his “dead arm” today in a throwing workout before deciding whether to make his scheduled start Wednesday against Minnesota. “I won’t know anything until (today),” he ...

D-backs' Upton says actions in Sunday's game were wrong — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/1/2009
Speaking for the first time since the Diamondbacks' defensive meltdown on Sunday afternoon, right fielder Justin Upton said ...

Seattle Mariners' Russell Branyan, Los Angeles Dodgers' Orlando Hudson among winter's free agents who've thrived for their clubs at a very affordable price — ESPN.com - MLB 7/1/2009
Branyan, Hudson among the players producing after mostly getting ignored in offseason

Houston Astros' Bullpen Frustrates Mike 'Hard Luck' Hampton — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
I imagine right now Houston Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is in his San Diego hotel room, vacantly staring out at the Pacific Ocean. No, he's not mourning the deaths of recent celebrities (such as that one who famously sang a song called "Pretty Young ...

Olivo gets one-game suspension — Major League Baseball News 7/1/2009
Royals catcher Miguel Olivo was given a one-game suspension and fined an undisclosed amount on Wednesday for his inappropriate actions during an argument with an umpire on Saturday.

San Diego Padres: A New Hire and Injury Updates — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
After being fired as the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, former manager Doug Melvin will be re-united with new Padres' CEO Jeff Moorad and team president Tom Garfinkel, who were with Arizona as recently as the 2008 season. Melvin is expected to ...