Archive for the ‘MLB’ Category
Being a switch-hitter ‘really hard to do’
A number of players bat from both sides of the plate, but many find it difficult to do
ESPN.com – MLB
Tim Kurkjian
Boston Red Sox’s Dustin Pedroia: Foot surgery is ‘probably the best idea’
Dustin Pedroia acknowledged Thursday that foot surgery is “probably the best idea.”
ESPN.com – MLB
Gordon Edes
Utley’s slam, six RBIs rally Phillies past Rockies
Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11.
ESPN.com – MLB
Associated Press
Utley’s slam, six RBIs rally Phillies past Rockies
Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11.
ESPN.com – MLB
Associated Press
Sources: MLB likely to rule on Washington Nationals’ Nyjer Morgan on Friday
Major League Baseball is likely to hand down a ruling on punishment for Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan on Friday, according to sources.
ESPN.com – MLB
Buster Olney
Predicting MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year award winners
With a month to go, it’s Votto over Pujols in NL MVP and King Felix for AL Cy
ESPN.com – MLB
Jayson Stark
Chapman gets first big league win as Reds roll
Left-hander Aroldis Chapman hit 103 mph on the radar gun during another sizzling inning and then got his first big-league win when the Reds rallied for a 6-1 victory over the Brewers.
ESPN.com – MLB
Associated Press
Giants’ Lincecum ends career-worst 5-game skid
Pinch-runner Darren Ford scored the go-ahead run from second base on a wild pitch and throwing error in the eighth inning, helping Tim Lincecum end a career-worst five-start skid in the San Francisco Giants’ 2-1 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night.
ESPN.com – MLB
Associated Press
Rob Dibble will no longer work as TV analyst for Washington Nationals
The Nationals say Rob Dibble will no longer work as a TV analyst for the team’s games, a split that comes after the former reliever made comments critical of rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg.
ESPN.com – MLB
Associated Press
From New York to Chicago to L.A., this could be an offseason marked by heavy turnover in the managerial ranks
From New York to Chicago to L.A., this could be a change-filled offseason
ESPN.com – MLB
Jerry Crasnick


