MLB Playoffs preview

With the Minnesota Twins holding off the Detroit Tigers in an amazing Game 163 to win the AL Central crown, the playoff field is finally set. Thus, it...

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: S.F. Giants

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 San Francisco Giants, who have arguably the best 1-2 pitching punch in all of baseball -- and a destructively anemic offense.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars

It is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009

Quarterback Jay Cutler of Vanderbilt talks to the media during the NFL Scouting Combine, Friday, February 24, 2006, in Indianapolis, Indiana. SAN FRANCISCO - AUGUST 12: Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco...

Wolf combines with two relievers for one-hit victory over Cubs

Randy Wolf combined with two relievers on a one-hitter and backed himself with a two-run double in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night for their second straight victory.

Baseball Mega-Preview -- AL/NL West

AL West Note to reader: I wrote this preview Wednesday night right before Adenhart scattered 7 hits through six innings while allowing no runs. Tra...

Schmidt gets confidence booster as Dodgers shut out Braves

Jason Schmidt gave up one hit in his longest start in more than two years, Andre Ethier hit a homer and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Friday night.

Best, worst and weirdest of the first half

From Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks to MVPs and LVPs to some of the stranger moments on the diamond, we look back at the first half of the 2009 season.

Kershaw, Dodgers' bullpen combine on four-hit shutout of Mets

Manny Ramirez drove in three runs with two singles before being ejected following his second called strikeout and the Dodgers beat what's left of the Mets 8-0.

Reacting to the Ramirez news

Matthew Berry knows different people will react differently to the news that Manny Ramirez is suspended for 50 games. He imagines a few, including how fantasy owners might react.

MLBPA wants charitable clauses out

The MLB Players' Association has filed a grievance on behalf of players who have a provision in their contracts under which they agree to make a donation through his club to a charitable organization.

Cubs now a much more balanced team

A short-lived run in each of the past two Octobers pushed the Cubs to balance their lineup better for 2009.

'Breaking Bad' star bleeds Dodger blue

Emmy winner Bryan Cranston's love of the Dodgers and baseball helped shaped his youth, and although he regrets he didn't go further in the sport, he's on top of his game in AMC's "Breaking Bad."

Reporting From ... The Winter Meetings

...potential. Just what are these Winter Meetings anyway? Everything we know suggest this event is like a combine sans the scouting, a warm place where GMs can gather and make trades. And while there's...