Baseball

Jul 9, 2009

Even on the rare times the Nats do something right, someone's ready to criticize.

Jul 9, 2009 | 2 comments

The more Manny Acta opens his mouth, the more it seems his heart isn't in the job.

2 hours ago | 1 comment

Let's just say Jonathan Sanchez probably won't return to the bullpen for a while.

Jul 10, 2009 | 1 comment

Paging ESPN. Dr. Bosch would like an apology

Jul 10, 2009

Using the best technology available to us, SlumpBot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having a bit of trouble and then offers solutions for performance recovery. Magglio Ordonez, Detroit...

Jul 10, 2009 | 1 comment

Baseball may finally be able to measure those intangibles that have always had fans arguing about whether Derek Jeter or Hanley Ramirez is better with the glove.

2 hours ago | 1 comment

Starting rosters are set for Tuesday's 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. President Obama promises to throw the first pitch.

Jul 10, 2009

Joel Hanrahan won a game for the team that traded him away a week ago, all without actually having to pitch yesterday.

Jul 10, 2009 | 7 comments

Tearfully warns judge: "If anything happens to my kids"

Jul 8, 2009 | 2 comments

At least you're never quite sure how the Nats are going to lose.

Jul 7, 2009

Adam Dunn isn't known for his baserunning, of course, but even a marginal effort might've meant a different result in Monday's Nats loss.

Jul 8, 2009

Making cartoon-like superheroes out of modern day major leaguers like Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder is the stuff of The Bigs 2.

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

The Washington Nationals can't even get respect from their own players.

Jul 8, 2009 | 5 comments

Kevin Millar says that Yankee fans have lost that hating feeling.

Jul 7, 2009

Big League Stew goes through the quad and into the gymnasium to look at some of the hottest players in baseball and their chances of keeping it going. Scott Rolen, Toronto Blue JaysThe Naked Truth: .328/.389/.485,...

Jul 6, 2009 | 1 comment

All 12,000 Nats fans can help send Cristian Guzman to the All-Star Game!

Jul 7, 2009 | 2 comments

The change in policy about the seventh-inning stretch at Yankee Stadium is long overdue.

Jul 7, 2009 | 3 comments

A judge delayed his decision today on whether to make Jim Leyritz await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial in jail after the former Yankee slugger was arrested last week and accused of beating his ex...

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

Gone too soon: athletes whose lives -- and careers -- have ended tragically

Jul 5, 2009

The Orioles bullpen couldn’t hold a lead as Baltimore dropped their second straight game in L.A.

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

It will be very easy for Tom Ricketts to curry early favor with Cubs fans.

Jul 6, 2009 | 9 comments

The Phillies need another starting pitcher -- ideally a righty with some Major League experience. Normally teams need to trade to get such a guy but the Phillies could go a different route and pick up...

Jul 10, 2009 | 14 comments

Holy cow! The sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family is on paper and going to MLB for review.

Jul 5, 2009

The Nats actually won a series Sunday behind a great effort by pitcher Scott Olsen.