Murphy resigns at Arizona State

Pat Murphy has resigned after 15 seasons as baseball coach at Arizona State.

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Jeter, Bay, Utley among Silver Sluggers

Cardinals star Albert Pujols and Yankees infielder Mark Teixeira were among those chosen Thursday to receive Silver Slugger awards.

Phillies appear primed to repeat as champs

...five homers. A-Rod went into his Game 6 with a 1.453 OPS, then after Andre Ethier's 1.235 there are three Phils: Werth (1.207), Ryan Howard (1.203) and Shane...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Mason & Ireland: 10/23

Steve and John talk to Dodger Outfielder Andre Ethier, Majestic Realty's John Semcken, and Pregame.com's RJ Belll

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: L.A. Dodgers

The Dodgers have a young nucleus that will keep them in the NL West hunt at least for next season. But the Rockies are closing in fast.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

What's next for the Dodgers?

...the Phillies and Cliff Lee. "I think they have a clear No. 1 guy," said outfielder Andre Ethier. "That's the biggest thing. No disrespect for our pitchers, the way they've performed, but...

Howard, Werth power Phillies to second straight NL pennant

Powered by Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and all those other big bats, the Philadelphia Phillies are headed back to the World Series.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez (99) greets Andre Ethier after Ethier's solo home run in the first inning of Game 5 of the National...

NLCS: Starting lineups for Game 5

5:03 p.m. ET Dodgers Rafael Furcal, SS Ronnie Belliard, 2B Andre Ethier, RF Manny Ramirez, LF Matt Kemp, CF James Loney, 1B Russell Martin, C Casey Blake, 3B...

A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off

The camera in center field caught the full picture of Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night, present and past. As Rodriguez turned and blasted his fifth hom...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Dodgers fall short of big expectations

The Dodgers, who expected great things this season, were left with sadness and questions after another NLCS defeat to the Phillies.

Rewriting history, one series at a time

A title in 2008 wasn't enough. Not for these Phillies, anyway. Philadelphia finished off the L.A. Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS to return to the World Series for the second straight year.

Who will take the fall?

Clutch players make or break any MLB team's postseason run. Buster Olney examines which traits are key in being a clutch performer in October.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009