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Ray Carlin/Icon SMIWith high expectations entering 2013, Mike Scioscia needs a quick turnaround for his slumping club You hate to push the panic button in April, but if any team needs to do it -- especially in light of last season's slow start -- it...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers fans showered Josh Hamilton with boos during his 0-for-4 performance in what might have been the five-time All-Star's last game with the franchise. "You hate to have it happen possibly the last game ever here, but...

Texas Rangers fans showered Josh Hamilton with boos during his 0-for-4 performance in what might have been the five-time All-Star's last game with the franchise.

The Pittsburgh Pirates understand that if any member of their organization uses a racial slur, or a word rooted in racial hate, then it's a serious issue that needs to be addressed. "If that ever happened," said one official, "then we'd hav...

Blog | September 13, 2012

As the Pirates lose, manager Clint Hurdle must deal with the wrong kind of distraction, Buster Olney writes.

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2012

Buster Olney takes a look at the scramble for baseball's most coveted awards. Would Mike Trout hold off Miguel Cabrera? Would R.A. Dickey really win a Cy Young? It's all here.

Blog | Conversation | August 10, 2012

Red Sox? Forget 'em. The real issue is the Yankees' thin starting rotation.

Adding fuel to baseball's bitterest rivalry, New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin said he hates the Boston Red Sox and would relish adding to their misery by helping to eliminate them from the playoffs during this weekend's series.

C.J. Wilson pitched six effective innings to earn his first win in a month and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Friday night.

Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson "hates" pitching in Oakland.

Mike Sheets looks at the 10 biggest moves and the 10 most intriguing moves during the offseason.

Roll out the red carpet. Bring on the paparazzi. It's time to hand out those major -- and not-so-major -- end-of-season awards. The envelopes, please ...

Tampa Bay is already a phenomenally talented team -- a glance at the roster could tell anybody as much. But the style the Rays play, with players flying around the basepaths, is causing problems for the opposition. Talent is great, but speed kills.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2010

Hate to break it to you Brewers, but money doesn't guarantee a thing.

Keith Law drops knowledge: his officially unofficial 2010 predictions blog. WS? Yankees over Cards, even though he hates picking repeat winners. NL MVP? Chase Utley. Yea... other curious things abound. Dive in.

Blog | Conversation | April 02, 2010

Scott Feldman matched the Texas club record for road wins in a season, earning No. 11 with a dominant performance that carried the Rangers past the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Friday night.