Thursday night's Peoria Chiefs-Dayton Dragons game turned ugly when a brawl broke out in the first inning after tensions rose after three hit batsmen, a dirty take-out slide at second, a brush-back pitch and an argument between Dayton manager Donnie Scott and Peoria interim manager Carmelo Martinez who was
- A.J. Burnett allowed just one run over 5 innings while striking out 7, and Lyle Overbay singled, doubled, walked and drove in a run to lead the Blue Jays to 5-1 win over the Orioles in the completion of Wednesday's rain suspended game.
- Oliver Perez struck out
That's where Ichiro Suzuki sits going into Friday's action at Toronto...just 5 hits short of 3,000 career hits.
Yes, I know. His first seven full seasons were played in Japan's Pacific League where the parks are smaller and the pitching inferior.
There's nothing like the feeling of homering and getting the game-winning RBI—and then being sent to the minors. That happened to Ben Zobrist today, as the Tampa Bay Rays activated shortstop Jason Bartlett from the DL and needed the roster space.
You'd think they might have let the guy
In a battle for the division today at Shea Stadium, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel made a statement by benching 2007 MVP Jimmy Rollins. Rollins appeared in the ninth inning as a pinch hitter and made the last out but the real story came after the game --
The timing on this seems to be a bit weird but Washington Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden announced yesterday on Sports Talk 980 in DC that the Washington Nationals plan to let Closer Chad Cordero hit the open market at the end of the season (he would later
...It looks like MLB Umpires are stepping into the modern age with the help of Web 2.0 and IBM. There will be computers in the Umpires room at the stadium that will have a "Umpires Desktop" with a variety widgets available to them. Including Weather Updates
- Javier Valentin went 3-for-4 with a home run, Adam Dunn hit a grand slam, and Bronson Arroyo threw 7 solid innings as the Reds squashed the Padres, 9-5. Jody Gerut and Kevin Kouzmanoff each had 2 hits and a home run for San Diego.
- Mike Mussina tossed
The Milwaukee Brewers picked up second baseman Ray Durham from the Giants in exchange for two minor leaguers, with both clubs waiting until after the teams played Sunday to announce the swap. This was because Durham didn't want to play his first game for Milwaukee against the Giants,
By Tom Ferda Now that we've taken a few days to come down from the adrenaline rush furnished by the longest game in All-Star history that included appearances from Atlanta Braves Chipper Jones and Brian McCann, it's time to take a look at the importance of a strong Braves start
By Joe Ribando As I watched the 2008 Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium, I couldn’t help but be disappointed. As a long-time Yankee fan and a native New Yorker, how could a Bronx Bomber not be represented in this contest? Not only did the pomp and circumstance of the
By Jonathan Hale Both the aces recently traded to the NL, C.C. Sabathia and Rich Harden, came through for their new clubs this week. His first time out, Sabathia had some problems with his control but during his latest outing he walked only one while striking out nine as he
I was on the air last week talking baseball with the folks at AM 1570, “The Score,” in Appleton, Wisconsin and they asked me about the AL East and whether the Rays have what it takes to win the division. I replied that I thought they had everything,
This article begins what will be an on-going series that will look at how the all-time great players in Major League Baseball history became the players they were in terms of the mechanics they used.
We start with a couple of the best hitters in major league
By Tom Ferda This year, star MLB players are learning there are no guaranteed positions on the rosters. Despite receiving enormous salaries and long-term contracts, All-Star players and fan favorites are being forced to trade chartered flights to MLB cities for trips to away games on a bus.
That's where Ichiro Suzuki sits going into Friday's action at Toronto...just 5 hits short of 3,000 career hits.
Yes, I know. His first seven full seasons were played in Japan's Pacific League where the parks are smaller and the pitching inferior.