Mike Scioscia can calm down now. He's manager of the year. But you know he'd trade that award for the pennant or the Commissioner's trophy.
Bud Selig is making the right call. And no, that wasn't a misprint.
The voters got the manager of the year awards right.
So, Zack Greinke won the Cy Young. But can he slay a gnome?
An interesting look at Omar Vizquel and where he could end up.
An underdog Yankee. Yep.
And guess who might be heading to Cuba?
A Hanover graduate who earned two World Series rings has died.
Evening Sun Sports Editor Chuck Curley writes about John Neiderer Jr., who won rings as a scout for the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates and 2002 Anaheim Angels.
While playing basketball at the Hanover YMCA Friday, the Southpaw played against a kid who was wearing a Nolan Reimold jersey.
Now, that's a fan.
Inside, we look at the National League's rookie class, remember Dwight Gooden and find out another team needs a third baseman.
The Orioles are hoping to trade for a second baseman who's last name starts with "U."
The Yankees wouldn't. Would they?
The Nationals are keeping Jim Wriggleman.
The best news so far this offseason: Tim Wakefield will be back in 2010.
The hot stove league is heating up.
The Red Sox are making moves. The Yankees are planning theirs.
There's a hole at third in Philly.
And, because we can: Yo, Adrian.
The Pirates, who've long been derided here, made a great move by bringing in Akinori Iwamura. He came at a cost: Jesse Chavez.
However, Iwamura is a good deal for the Pirates because of two reasons. First, he's a good piece to have around as they continue to rebuild. Second, he's a good piece to trade away as their trying to rebuild.
Look, If Iwamura plays well, he could be traded to a contender for a decent prospect. And if he's allowed to walk when he's a free agent, the infielder will probably bring the Pirates a compensation pick. His numbers aren't good enough to nab the Pirates a "Type-A" selection, but his .281 career batting average, steady defense and ability to play several positions, should merit a "Type-B" pick.
According to today's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Pirates might consider a contract extension.
Historically, if you grew up a Philadelphia Phillies fan, you developed an inferiority complex along the way.
You looked to the north and saw the Yankees perennially winning pennants and the Mets occasionally pulling off the trick. You looked to the west and saw that the Pirates, until recently, were always in contention. Down south, the Orioles were always the class of the American League off the field and often on it.
You were surrounded by success. Just not a part of it.
The Braves, whether in Boston, Milwaukee or Atlanta, had plenty of reasons to cheer. They had Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Dale Murphy, The Four Aces and division crowns in 14 straight seasons. Below them were the Marlins. They came around in 1993 and won it all four years later. It took your Phils 97 years to do that.
Then the Fish rubbed it in your face and won it all again in 2002. They'd done in 10 years what you hadn't been able to pull of in more than a century.
And let's not talk about the Cardinals or the Dodgers. But I guess we have to, at least to give the kiddos a lesson. In 64, the Cardinals did to the Phillies what the Phillies did to the Mets two years ago. The Dodgers beat the Phils in the playoffs twice in the 70s, giving Black Friday a totally different meaning in the City of Liberty.
The Phillies were't lovable losers like the Cubs or tragically cursed like the Red Sox.
Your team just lost in unlovable ways that meant they didn't even need a curse.
That's not the case now.
Rooting for the dead guy.
Roctober is here to stay.
Thirty-one years ago, Bucky Dent earned his middle name.
Who would have ever thought they'd see Pedro Martinez in a Phillies jersey? Or that he'd be helping the Phillies win their third straight division title?
The Phillies clinch.
Streaks continue.
Promises for October.
Roma Downey and Clarence are headed to the playoffs.
It's time to hit the panic button.
Two teams might not win this year, but could next season.
The Phillies end the weekend on a good note.
We don't know what happened here. We just know it was bad. But that's been the case all season long for the Kansas City Royals who are not named Zack Greinke.
The Nats can get better. Really they can.
Who's going to close for the Phillies?
Bobby Cox makes an announcement.
Are teams going to find out they payed too much?
A quick rundown of the playoff races.
Zack Greinke continues to deal.
The Yankees are in.
And the Nats are one loss away.
The AL gets tighter than John Madden in spandex.
Houston folds like Tony Romo.
And why all the NFL references? Because The Southpaw finally found a way to knock Brett Favre in a baseball blog.
Oh, how we love Placido Polanco.
Oh, how we loathe Milton Bradley.
The Onion makes us laugh at the Yankees.
Zack Grienke is really good and finishing strongly.
Oh and aren't the Phillies glad they didn't sign Soriano?
Seattle Mariners' Mike Carp samples the ice cream he was hit with as Jen Mueller with Fox Sports Northwest interviews him in the dugout after the 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox of a baseball game in Seattle on Wednesday.
Honoring a legend.
The pennant races are closing in.
Henceforth, Matt Wieters shall be known as the Lord of Baltimore.
