Detractors call Yankee Stadium a bandbox and contribute the Yanks' success at hitting home runs to an unfair advantage on the home field. Data suggests otherwise.
Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey used his knuckleball pitch to stymie the New York Yankees last night. But how does this pitch work, and how do you throw one?
Murphy's home run, Turner's RBI double were all Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey needed to beat the New York Yankees 2-1.
The motto for the 2010 San Francisco Giants certainly applied to Madison Bumgarner for the first part of the 2011 season, but the torture is over, as the San Francisco Giants starting pitcher showed championship form in getting his first win of the season.
Sure, the New York Yankees seem like a cinch to beat their crosstown rivals the New York Mets in their three-game series this weekend. But how do the teams actually match up, position by position?
The New York Yankees scored 13 runs off 14 hits in their rout of the Baltimore Orioles last night at Camden Yards. CC Sabathia spread seven hits over eight innings for the win, and Nick Swisher drove in four runs as the Yanks won their third in a row.
The Los Angeles Dodgers organization has been in near turmoil since Frank and Jamie McCourt announced their divorce in 2009. The divorce proceedings have dramatically affected the Dodgers causing virtual chaos in the organization.
Dillon Gee shut out the Washington Nationals for six and 2/3 innings and Justin Turner drove in a run with a single to center field to give the New York Mets a 1-0 win this afternoon at Citi Field.
Mark DeRosa's freak re-injury of his wrist in the batter's box on Wednesday puts the San Francisco Giants' already limited infield in a worse position. The injury occurred while DeRosa was waiting for a pitch from Clayton Kershaw, when he suddenly fell down in pain for no apparent reason.
The A's could have saved a few of last night's runs for tonight. One night after putting up 14 run against the Angels, Oakland's offensive woes continued, managing only one earned run over and losing to the Twins 4-3 in 10 innings.
Bartolo Colon held the Baltimore Orioles scoreless through eight innings, but when Mariano Rivera blew the save, it took the New York Yankees six more innings to notch the win.
The injury-riddled New York Mets earned a 3-0 victory over the Washington Nationals in the rain last night behind the efforts of starting pitcher Jon Niese and the bat of Jose Reyes.
San Francisco Giants' outfielder Cody Ross, the October hero of last year's playoffs, came through in the clutch with a two-out three-run home run in the ninth inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5.
The Oakland Athletics grabbed a share of first place in the division, trouncing the Los Angeles Angels 14-0, on a perfect all around game for the A’s. The A’s are now tied with the Texas Rangers for the best record in the AL West.
Harmon Killebrew posted his impressive batting statistics at a time when pitching dominated baseball.
The New York Mets may have a future star at second base in Justin Turner. Mets fans are crossing their fingers after his fast start in 2011.
Giants starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez pitched a marvelous game until the eighth inning, before allowing two hits and committing a throwing error, allowing the Colorado Rockies to come back and beat the Giants 5-3.
Harmon Clayton Killebrew has died at the age of 74 years-old. He was undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer and last week he had entered hospice care.
The New York Mets third baseman David Wright was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back. Wright likely to be out for at least two weeks.
Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who was attacked at Dodger Stadium in April, is now back in San Francisco, still in critical condition. Stow was transported via medical jet from USC Medical Center to San Francisco General Hospital on Monday.
San Francisco Giants pitching ace Tim Lincecum gave up seven runs as the Giants lost to the Colorado Rockies 7-4 in a showdown of NL West contenders. Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzales hit a three-run homer to cap off a wild start inning for Lincecum.
Carlos Santana blasted Georgia's new immigration law as being anti-American on Sunday.
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