Will Howard get a pitch he can hit?

...pleasure of facing Marte or Coke. Instead, Werth will get Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes or Dave Robertson or Brian Bruney. Then, if the inning's still alive, whichever lefty didn't get Howard...

Second-guessing Girardi

...here...* So Girardi retreated to his fortress of managerial suckitude and pulled Robertson for no darn good reason. None! Guessing that Dave Eiland likes his job too much to stand up to Joe. * Aceves...

Oct 19, 2009; Anaheim, CA, USA; New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi (left) takes out Dave Robertson with two outs and no one on in the 11th inning against the Los Angeles Angels...

La Russa may be leaving St. Louis

...something out with the club ownership. The situation now might be a little different, though. Pitching coach Dave Duncan, La Russa's longtime friend, simmered this season about the way he perceived the organization treated...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009

Duensing among unlikely September stars

...could be said for the Cardinals' Julio Lugo, who is hitting .294 since joining St. Louis; Nate Robertson, who stepped into the Tigers' rotation Sunday, after nursing a groin injury, and picked up a big...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Yanks need A-Rod and Hughes to perform

...base for Cody Ransom, who is out with a severe quadriceps injury. And the right-hander Dave Robertson also joined the bullpen, which has nine members for the moment. So the season comes down...

Nine reasons this NYY-BOS series is pivotal

The Hype Meter runs at the highest level whenever the Red Sox and Yankees play, a 10 on a scale of 10 even when it's just a three-game series in April...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Yanks call up Tomko to help in 'pen

The New York Yankees purchased the contract of right-hander Brett Tomko from Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre before Saturday's game at Baltimore.

Young gives Rangers go-ahead with RBI single off Rivera in ninth

Michael Young had an RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to help give the Rangers their second straight win over the Yankees, 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Yankees fall short against Perez as Mets take Subway Series

Oliver Perez always manages to drive the New York Mets mad with his inconsistency -- except when he faces the New York Yankees.

Yankees not ruling out another knee surgery for slugger Matsui

The Yankees acknowledged that Hideki Matsui could need surgery on his ailing left knee if it doesn't start feeling better.

At SABR, who knows what you'll run into?

Only at a SABR convention can you meet Bill James and get the lowdown on Dontrelle Willis' Little League years.

Comparing Soriano to players from the past

John Sickels answers user mail, which is filled with comparisons of Alfonso Soriano to old-time players.

RSL's triumph the exclamation point on a memorable season

Real Salt Lake's championship-winning run was the most memorable moment of the 2009 season, but there were plenty of other notable story lines, writes Steve Davis.