ALT BOB MELVIN DISMISSED AS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MANAGER The San Francisco Giants today announced that the club has dismissed manager Bob Melvin. "After meeting with ownership, I met with Bob today to inform him of my decision,” said Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey. "On behalf of the organization, I want to express my appreciation to Bob for his dedication, professionalism, and class. I wish him all the best.” “After careful evaluation, we determined that making a change in leadership was in the best interest of the team. The last couple of months have been both disappointing and frustrating for all of us, and we did not perform up to our standards. We now turn our focus to identifying a new leader to guide us forward.” Melvin went 161-163 (.497) in his two years as Giants manager