MLB Baseball
M’s name A’s coach Wakamatsu new manager
19 Nov 2008 at 12:30pm
Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
Save This Franchise: Pirates still mired in suckiness
19 Nov 2008 at 11:08am
The compassionate would like to see the Pirates win for Pittsburghers someday. But really, how long do we all have? Discouraged if not quite despondent, Larry Dobrow paints a doleful picture.
Red Sox’s Pedroia first 2B to win AL MVP since ‘59
18 Nov 2008 at 2:04pm
Boston Red Sox little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century.
Girardi: Yankees expecting Mussina to retire
19 Nov 2008 at 9:06pm
Desperate for starting pitchers, the New York Yankees expect to enter next season without 20-game winner Mike Mussina.
Red Sox ship Crisp to Royals for reliever
19 Nov 2008 at 12:23pm
Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for reliever Ramon Ramirez.
A’s owner: Make first round of playoffs one game
19 Nov 2008 at 11:35am
Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball’s postseason: Make the first round best-of-1.
Dodgers high-priced OF Jones to play winter ball
19 Nov 2008 at 8:02pm
Dodgers outfielder Andruw Jones will play winter league ball in the Dominican Republic with the Aguilas Cibaenas.
MLB: Bids to purchase Cubs must be in by Dec. 1
19 Nov 2008 at 6:11pm
Bidders for the Chicago Cubs have until Dec. 1 to submit offers, Major League Baseball said Wednesday after a meeting of its ownership committee.
Players’ urine sample seizure case goes to court
19 Nov 2008 at 5:44pm
The case dealing with the government’s seizure four years ago of Major League Baseball players’ urine samples will go before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Dec. 18 in Pasadena, Calif.
Dempster agrees to re-sign with Cubs for $52M
18 Nov 2008 at 1:01pm
Pitcher Ryan Dempster and the Chicago Cubs agreed Tuesday on a $52 million, four-year contract that includes a player option to 2012.
Pima County accepts $5 million buyout from White Sox
18 Nov 2008 at 6:53pm
Pima County’s supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to allow the Chicago White Sox to end their spring training contract with the county so they can move immediately to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale.


