For a guy who was hundreds of miles away in Tampa, George Steinbrenner still managed to dominate the World Series. Talk about a fitting tribute. ...more

November 5, 2009

Cole Hamels grew up watching Andy Pettitte pitch important playoff games, and he still tries to imitate his icy glare on the mound. ...more

October 31, 2009

Look out for Cliff Lee, Chase Utley and this New Red Machine. Lee outdueled CC Sabathia, Utley homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies kept rolling through October, beating the New York Yankees 6-1 on a misty Wednesday night in the World Series opener. ...more

October 29, 2009

Can the 2008 Rays happen again? Baseball's economics would seem to say 'No,' writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

October 28, 2009

Chipper Jones already had a World Series ring and an MVP trophy. What he wanted was the chance to finish up in the place he started. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Rays have been leaning toward Jason Hammel or Jeff Niemann as their fifth starter and sending heralded 23-year-old David Price back to Triple-A Durham for awhile. ...more

March 22, 2009

Call it Floruary: Florida in February. Temps well into the 70s. A hint of a breeze. Cold beer. Hot dogs in their quintessential element. Lots of dads and sons. Plenty of guy sports talk. An absence of cell phoneys and blue teeth. Eclectically fun, up-tempo music - from "Hava Nagila" to "Runaround Sue." ...more

March 11, 2009

Call it Floruary: Florida in February. Temps well into the 70s. A hint of a breeze. Cold beer. Hot dogs in their quintessential element. Lots of dads and sons. Plenty of guy sports talk. An absence of cell phoneys and blue teeth. Eclectically fun, up-tempo music - from "Hava Nagila" to "Runaround Sue." ...more

March 11, 2009

It's become a near-annual February rite for the New York Yankees: the drug-related apology. ...more

February 17, 2009

A new theater company in Hudson will call on the humor and charm of a beloved figure in baseball in its premiere play next week. ...more

January 28, 2009