PPL and PRS Licence Fees. PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd) and PRS for Music (Performing Rights Society) are two separate independent not for profit companies. Both organisations license the use of music and collect royalties for the music industry, but each represents different rights-holders and has separate licences, terms and conditions.
J.J. Hoover isn't pitching well this year. Superfan Mr. Satin says Hoover might be better off tearing tickets at the gate. Mike Canan thinks Hoover's issues are all mental. Watch the Fifth Mascot crew discuss Hoover in the player above. The Fifth Mascot is a series featuring Cincinnati Reds beat reporter John Fay.
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay, right, and former pitching coach Rich Dubee. The first casualty after the Phillies' worst season in 13 years was longtime pitching coach Rich Dubee, who was fired Monday. Dubee, one of the longest-tenured pitching coaches in baseball at nine years, oversaw a staff that finished 2013 with a lower ERA (4.34) only than altitude-sickened Colorado. He will be remembered as former manager Charlie Manuel's right-hand man during the franchise's finest era.