Running with Bob Sheppard

Bob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

Bob Sheppard Officially Retires

Legendary Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard, 99, says he's not returning to job

Sheppard: 'I had a good run for it'

Bob Sheppard, the legendary public address announcer for the New York Yankees, told MLB.com his career is over.

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

...to late December or early January this year. So it feels like a side-dish buffet of baseball information these days, with the big turkeys still to come. Some smaller servings collected: When Roy Oswalt...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

The Coen brothers' take on Joe Mauer

Can the Twins re-sign Joe Mauer? Will the Yankees or Red Sox swoop in? The drama's worthy of a Coen brothers movie.

Damon, Johnson celebrate titles

Johnny Damon knows how difficult it can be to win a championship. That's why even he marvels at Jimmie Johnson, who wrapped up an unprecedented fourth consecutive Cup championship.

AL MVP Preview: Mauer with a Side of Yanks

...are as many as have been won by all other catchers in the history of Major League Baseball combined. Let's just hope he doesn't throw it all away by releasing that Vanilla Ice...

Cuban defector Chapman fires agent

Cuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman has fired the representative who helped him gain free agency, his former agency confirmed Saturday.

Baseball Today

Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli recap the awards season and answer e-mails about free agents, the Angels, Yankees and Mets.

Postseason to have fewer breaks

Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

The AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Holliday vs. Bay: D is the difference

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the defensive aptitude of Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The outcome? Holliday is clearly more valuable, but a fit is easier to find for Bay.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

The New York Yankees celebrate after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. The Yankees won 7...

The market for those coming off injuries

...between price and value. Defensive value has recently represented a point of inefficiency in the market for baseball players, but after the Tampa Bay Rays went from worst-to-first by overhauling their defense, the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Agent says Pedro 'having fun again'

Pedro Martinez enjoyed his time in the playoffs with the Phillies so much that he now wants to pitch all of 2010, Martinez's agent said, according to FoxSports.com.