Curtis Granderson is a Big Tattletale

...aka The Juice Box) in Houston features a 90-foot incline known as Tal's Hill in centerfield and a flagpole in the field of play. Why did the Astros stop there and not complete...

Hale replaces Mills on Sox bench

DeMarlo Hale has been named the next Red Sox bench coach and Tim Bogar will coach third base.

Closing the market

If there's an area of depth in this winter's free agent market, it's in relievers, including relievers who have either closer experience or closer stu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

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

The market for those coming off injuries

One problem with market inefficiencies is that, once they're identified, it's usually a matter of time before they disappear as more players bid up th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

...TX, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Mark DeRosa (7) hits an RBI single against the Houston Astros in the fourth inning at Minute Maid Park

September 30 2009: Houston Astros Michael Bourn bats during the Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 victory over the Houston Astros at Citizens...

September 28, 2009: Houston Astros center fielder Michael Bourn (21) at bat during the game between the Houston Astros and the...

Chapman kept defection plans from kin

Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.