A-Rod's HR, CC's gem leave Yanks 1 win shy of World Series

The Yankees beat the Angels 10-1 Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.

Yankees do a little of everything in win

The Yankees got pitching, defense and hitting -- not a bad combination -- in their ALCS-opening win over the Angels at Yankee Stadium.

Angels put up a stinker in ALCS opener

From dropped pop-ups to errant throws, the Angels played a horrible game in falling to the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Yankees to start Wednesday

The New York Yankees will start the AL playoffs Wednesday.

BP: For the pen, it's also in the Cards

After a close analysis of all of MLB's playoff-bound pens, Baseball Prospectus finds that the St. Louis Cardinals stand above all others.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine

Bobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I took a job with The New York Times, and I covered him for just ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

October full of iffy bullpens awaits

Mark Cunningham/Getty Images J.A. Happ is healthy and could be called upon to help the ailing Phillies bullpen in the postseason. By Steve Berthia...

Hughes, Feliz finding value in set-up

James Quintong discusses the recent trend of contenders using highly touted starting pitching prospects in relief roles, and how Phil Hughes and Neftali Feliz are thriving.

BP Daily: The real divisional show

Red Sox vs. Yankees is great and all, but a compelling AL rivalry is shaping up in Angels vs. Rangers -- two evenly matched teams battling for one playoff spot.

Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009

A-Rod hits homers 569, 570 but Angels rally past Yanks

ike Napoli hit a go-ahead two-run double off Andy Pettitte during a seven-run fifth inning and added a solo homer in the seventh, leading the Angels over the Yankees, 14-8.

Morales, Aybar hit three-run homers to power Angels past Yankees

Kendry Morales and Erick Aybar hit three-run homers and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to spoil Mark Teixeira's first appearance in Anaheim with a 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

...to batting coach Kevin Long before going out to bat against Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Jason Bulger during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008

Ankiel, Gomez, Pineiro among non-tendered crop

A roundup of the players who became free agents when they weren't offered contracts by their teams before Tuesday night's deadline.

Twins select local product with top pick

...Padres, 2nd) 1994 Paul Konerko (Dodgers, 13th) Ramon Castro (Astros, 17th) Mark Johnson (White Sox, 26th) 1992 Jason Kendall (Pirates, 23rd) 1990 Mike Lieberthal (Phillies, 3rd) 1989 Tyler Houston (Braves, 3rd) Charles Johnson (Expos, 10th...

Draft list: Rounds 21-25

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