Is anyone else as tired as I am of hearing endlessly about pitch counts in major league baseball? Today’s multi-millionaire pitchers are apparently so fragile that throwing anything over 100 pitches is considered an act worthy of a Congressional Medal.
These players are supposed to be the most well conditioned, most well trained in history, yet […]
Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star pitcher Dan Haren has agreed to terms on a four-year, $44.75 million contract that runs through the 2012 season with a club option for 2013.
Haren, acquired in an offseason trade with the Oakland Athletics, is 12-5 with a 2.75 ERA, fourth-best in the National League. He is fourth in the NL in […]
With all that Doug Davis has been through this year, a perfect game would have been quite a bonus.
Davis, who underwent surgery for cancer this season, was untouchable before allowing Brian Giles’ two-out single in the seventh inning of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
“I was conscious about […]
Ivan Rodriguez could never get past the New York Yankees in the postseason when he played for the Texas Rangers.
Back in Texas on Monday, the new Yankees catcher was content to be in the visitors’ clubhouse.
“The Yankees always got great teams,” said Rodriguez, remembering New York ousting the Rangers from the postseason three times in […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers were hoping Manny Ramirez would provide some offensive punch when they acquired him at the trade deadline. The move is already paying dividends.
Ramirez looks to continue his red-hot hitting Tuesday night when Los Angeles opens a three-game road set against Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Dodgers (56-55) obtained Ramirez […]
The Chicago White Sox dropped out of first place for the first time since May 16, but they didn’t go down without a fight.
There was a bench-clearing brawl in the fifth inning and five ejections total in Chicago’s 14-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Mike Aviles went 4-for-4 with a home run […]
Paul Byrd made several changes after a rough outing against Minnesota last month. He altered his delivery, shaved his mustache and got a new glove.
A tip on his breaking ball from an unlikely source may have made the biggest difference in his resurgence.
Byrd tossed seven sharp innings to win his third straight start and Kelly […]
