The headlines are going to scream that landing Mark Teixeira make the Los Angeles Angels the American League favorite. Hogwash. They already were the favorite. Best record in baseball, the deepest starting ... Read More

Quotes of the day from the Baseball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y.: Rich "Goose" Gossage: "My whole career has been storybook. I've kept running into the right ... Read More

It's been said that it's tougher to repeat than to win the title in the first place, and at this point, everybody associated with the Boston Red Sox would have ... Read More

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, formerly the Anaheim Angels and the California Angels and the Los Angeles Angels, have always had an identity issue. Like the White Sox in Chicago ... Read More

Jerome Holtzman never played big-league baseball. But few made a bigger mark on the game than the legendary sports writer, who died over the weekend in Chicago at age 81. "It's ... Read More

It's Baseball Hall of Fame week, a triumphant one in the lives of Rich "Goose" Gossage and Dick Williams, who will be enshrined this weekend in Cooperstown, N.Y. But there's another ... Read More

On the same day the Philadelphia Phillies bolstered their rotation for the pennant race by trading for Joe Blanton, a surprise contender in the AL is under fire for keeping ... Read More

What a difference six years makes. In 2002, commissioner Bud Selig called the All-Star game a 7-7 tie after 11 innings as both teams ran out of pitchers. Columnists and commentators ... Read More

Years from now, when the 2008 All-Star Home Derby is remembered, Justin Morneau's name will just be a footnote. Sure, the Twins first baseman won. But the stars of the night ... Read More

Lineups for the July 15 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York: American League Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Mariners (.304, 21 RBI, 34 SB) Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees (.284, 5 HR, 42 RBI) Josh ... Read More

Bobby Murcer always seemed to make the best of every situation, even when the chips were against him. He was signed by the same scout who had signed Mickey Mantle to ... Read More

In May, a directive came out of the commissioner's office to umpires and teams: Police the rules already in place to make the game faster, or risk losing more fans. Part ... Read More

That was certainly a quick reply from the Chicago Cubs. A day after the Milwaukee Brewers acquired former Cleveland ace CC Sabathia - who won in his NL debut Tuesday - ... Read More

There always are a few raised eyebrows at the All-Star selections, both from the fans' and players' perspectives. Sure, Cristian Guzman (Nationals) doesn't seem to be All-Star material, but the ... Read More

The Los Angeles Dodgers spent a lot of money on Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda in the offseason - three years and $35.3 million - and finally are receiving a return ... Read More

In any employer-employee relationship, the lines of communication can become tangled. And now there could be a mess in the relationship between Atlanta Braves GM Frank Wren and outfielder Jeff ... Read More

Milwaukee Brewers fans have to positively giddy this morning. They picked up the morning paper and the big headline wasn't about Brett Favre's on-again, off-again comeback with the Packers. They ... Read More

Major League Baseball announced the All-Star teams for the July 15 game at Yankee Stadium in New York: American League starters (determined by fan voting): First base: Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox Second base: ... Read More

It was thought that the Tampa Bay Rays would be improved this year. Maybe fourth place. Maybe even a winning record. But this is getting to be something very special, graduating ... Read More

With just a couple of days left in the voting for the All-Star Game starters, the fans are actually getting it right this year at almost every position. Only one beef ... Read More