Archive for May, 2008

By winning for the eighth time in 10 games, the Yankees moved one game over .500 for the first time since May 4.

Comments No Comments »

There are more heralded members of the Yankees' rotation, but every time Darrell Rasner heads out to the mound, the right-hander's stability among the club's starting five seems to increase.

Comments No Comments »

The Kansas City Royals travel to Yankee Stadium on Friday, a complicated proposition for the Yankees’ first-base coach, Tony Peña. His son, Tony Peña Jr., is the Royals’ shortstop.

Comments No Comments »

Sharpie-wielding stalkers looking for autographs often hang out at hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and office buildings where professional athletes come and go.

Comments No Comments »

George Sherrill ranked second in the American League with 17 saves, and was 1-1 with a 3.57 earned run average entering the weekend.

Comments No Comments »

There is a twist to the Hall of Fame’s commissioning a bronze likeness of Buck O’Neil, who was rejected for election in one of the organization’s most controversial votes.

Comments No Comments »

The baseball clubhouse is a laboratory, a daily model of pulling together, finding common ground to achieve a common cause: winning. But there continues to be a cultural divide.

Comments No Comments »

John Baumann allowed one run in four innings in an N.C.A.A. Division I regional game Saturday, but he could not save the fourth-seeded Lions from elimination.

Comments No Comments »

The bats have come under scrutiny recently because they have a tendency to shatter into large pieces when they break.

Comments No Comments »

Fernando Tatis has been with the Mets for 19 days, 19 intriguing days that were preceded by some absentee years.

Comments No Comments »

The Mets have found a solution for their lack of late-inning comebacks. And his name is Fernando Tatis.

Comments No Comments »

José Contreras walked eight batters in six starts in May, or one more than he did in his first two starts of the year.

Comments No Comments »

Pedro Alvarez, widely expected to be among the top three picks in the draft, initially chose college over professional baseball and is now likely to become a multimillionaire.

Comments No Comments »

Bobby Abreu delivered the go-ahead single in the top of the 12th inning, lifting the Yankees to a 7-6 victory over the Twins on Saturday at the Metrodome, posting their first extra-innings win of the season.

Comments No Comments »

Jorge Posada’s return is scheduled for Thursday. That is, unless Posada is able to talk Yankees Manager Joe Girardi into letting him catch Joba Chamberlain on Tuesday.

Comments No Comments »