Oziumrules 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4150536PHOENIX (AP)—The Arizona Diamondbacks fired Bob Melvin on Thursday, hoping a new manager will be able to get the most out of their talented core of young players.The Diamondbacks said they will select Melvin’s replacement at a Chase Field news conference on Friday afternoon.Melvin’s firing comes after a disappointing start by the Diamondbacks, who entered Thursday 8 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Melvin, who went 337-340 in four-plus seasons, had one year left on a contract he received after being named the 2007 NL Manager of the Year.Hitting coach Rick Schu also was fired, and pitching coach Bryan Price resigned Link to post Share on other sites
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