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So the Boston Red Sox are back in a position they used to find themselves quite regularly, but haven’t in a while: Looking up at the World Series-champion New York Yankees. Complete Story...
The World Series ending on Nov. 4 means a more compact offseason. Less than a week after the season’s final pitch was thrown by Mariano Rivera, general managers convened in a Chicago hotel to do nothing about instant replay, but did stoke the hot stove.
The Yankees have put the wraps on a 27th championship and the hot stove is getting into full swing, so the big thing to do now is to count ballots and pick some award winners. Here are one voter's winning picks:
Softball has been a passion for Michael Eizenberg since he was a child, but the 63-year-old has never been as excited about a game as the one played Monday on a children's ball field at a faded sports complex under Havana's warm Caribbean sun.
The initial news was delightful: Mark Cuban wanted to buy the Dodgers. The follow-up news was depressing: a baseball team isn’t a possession he has to have.
As the excitement settles on another thrilling postseason, the hot stove is already beginning to cook. General managers meet this week in Chicago to talk business and begin to hammer out some offseason trades.
World Series MVP Hideki Matsui became a free agent Monday along with New York Yankees teammates Johnny Damon, Eric Hinske, Jose Molina and Xavier Nady.
NEW YORK - Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.
If you liked the 2009 World Series — and apparently, a lot of people did, as ratings were through the roof — we've got good news.
George M. Steinbrenner III did not attend the World Series. The news was reported but received little comment as his Yankees celebrated their 27th championship, and the first since 2000.
NEW YORK - Both arms raised to the sky, jubilation all over his face, Alex Rodriguez bounced his way to the Yankee Stadium mound.
Exactly a year after Barack Obama was voted to replace him as president, George W. Bush was in Japan on Wednesday talking about his former life — in sports.
Derek Shelton, sunglasses shielding his eyes from a late afternoon sun, leaned against the netting on the batting cage as he looked on while Asdrubal Cabrera took his pregame swings.
LOS ANGELES - I can’t look at Frank and Jamie McCourt without thinking about Jon and Kate Gosselin. And believe me, I try very hard not to think about Jon and Kate. But there they are, coming at me in regular bursts of pseudo-celebrity shrapnel, and there is no safe haven from them. They’re like spam requests for money from Nigerian princes, only without the dignity.
NEW YORK - It's no longer a question of who’s going to pitch in the final game — or two — of this World Series. It's a question of can anybody besides Mariano Rivera pitch effectively?
The Phillies haven’t even gotten the requisite happy ending yet. But the mythmakers are already hard at work trying to make Chase Utley into Reggie Jackson now that he’s tied Jackson’s epic 1977 record of five home runs in a single World Series. But the comparison is just more proof that numbers too often obscure the real soul of the game.
- So Chase Utley has tied Reggie Jackson for the record with five home runs in one World Series? That's where the similarity ends between those two now linked in history.
- The Yankees were seven outs away from a commanding 3-1 World Series lead and validation of their pedal-to-the-metal starting pitching plan.
Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea for the Phillies to keep plunking Alex Rodriguez.
- Somebody asked Joe Blanton, the Phillies' Game 4 starter, if he would go back and review tapes of his previous outings against the Yankees.
- The Phillies got their split in New York and are back home for the next three games. So why does it feel as if this World Series could be shifting the Yankees' way?
- Derek Jeter almost seems to delight in the way this World Series is playing out.
Bringing Mariano Rivera in for a two-inning save worked in the clinching game of the ALCS and it worked again in Game 2 of the World Series, but it’s not going to work every night.
Alomar hoping for election to Hall of FameRoberto Alomar has career numbers that compare favorably with many of baseball's greatest second basemen. The question is how will one memorable lapse impact his bid to make the Hall of Fame.
Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy YoungGiants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor.
Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy YoungGiants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor.
Selig: Baseball will tighten playoff scheduleBaseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year.
Tracy, Scioscia named managers of the yearJim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday - and earned a new contract, too - while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.
Tracy, Scioscia win manager of the year awardsJim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday - and earned a new contract, too - while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.
16 wins, no prob: Greinke wins AL Cy YoungZack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.
Curtis Granderson trade talk might be just that -- all talkBreath a little easier, Detroit. Freep Columnist Rosenberg makes some comforting observations about the alleged Granderson trade talks.
From Bomber to bum: Jeter becomes a beggarDon't be fooled by the rocks that he's got. He's just a bedraggled bum from the Bronx - in an upcoming movie, that is.
U.S. turns to \'baseball diplomacy\' with CubaAmericans ranging from 12-year-old ballplayers to softballing senior citizens are visiting the communist island as the Obama administration takes steps toward improving relations with the Cold War rival.
It's a matter of when, not if, Halladay leavesAsk the Expert: The World Series ending on Nov. 4 means a more-compact off-season.
Hudson agrees on 3-year deal to stay with BravesTim Hudson has agreed to a new three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves.
MLB needs Cuban to breathe new life into gameCelizic: With George Steinbrenner in muted seclusion, baseball has run out of charismatic owners. Look where you may, there's not a lovable lunatic to be found in an owner's box anywhere in the game.
Rollins and Victorino repeat as Gold Glove winnersShortstop Jimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove and Philadelphia Phillies teammate Shane Victorino has won for the second straight time in the outfield.
Baseball Picture of the Day: Fallujah FieldPfc. Preston Snook leans back and waits for his pitch during a pick-up baeball game on Camp Fallujah's sandlot baseball field.
Victor Zambrano's mother rescued in VenezuelaThe mother of former major league pitcher Victor Zambrano has been rescued after a three-day kidnapping ordeal, Venezuelan authorities said Wednesday.
Baseball GMs pass on expanding instant replayUpon further review ... baseball general managers like instant replay the way it is.
Jeter, Teixeira win Gold Gloves; Mauer honoredDerek Jeter sure is stuffing his trophy case this year. The steady Yankees shortstop won his fourth Gold Glove on Tuesday, joining New York first baseman Mark Teixeira among the American League players rewarded for fantastic fielding.
Scully to broadcast in 2010, then decide futureVin Scully says he will continue in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the 2010 season, then decide whether he will walk away.
Jeter, Teixeira win Gold Gloves; Mauer honoredDerek Jeter has won his fourth Gold Glove at shortstop, joining New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira among the American League players honored for fielding excellence.
Pitching to be had beyond HalladayBlyleven: Offseason talk is centering around the chase to acquire Roy Halladay. But as most teams can't afford the prospects and cash to trade for and keep the Jays' ace, they'll be looking elsewhere. Here are five pitchers to keep an eye on.
The Braves' Tommy Hanson wins the SBN NL Rookie of the Year Every year the bloggers and members of the SBN baseball blog community get together and do our own BWAA-style voting for all of the major awards. This year they have chosen the Atlanta Braves rookie starting pitcher Tommy Hanson as the SBN NL Rookie of the Year.
Cuban reportedly says he'd buy DodgersMark Cuban's bid to buy the Chicago Cubs didn't work out, but he may get into baseball yet. The owner of the Dallas Mavericks says he's consider buying the Los Angeles Dodgers if the right situation arose.
Damon wants to return, but has other optionsYanks' World Series MVP Matsui and Pettitte also eligible for free agency.
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