Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings

Eric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.

How Wagner shifted the market

...Aardsma, who has been solid), the Angels (Brian Fuentes), Texas (Frank Francisco), Oakland (Andrew Bailey or Joey Devine, both affordable). Here are the teams that might not have a set closer going into next...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Teahen a part of widespread optimism in K.C.

Mark Teahen's transition to second base began on a Little League field in Peoria, Ariz., in December. He went there with his brother and girlfriend to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Spring Training Blog: March 31

BRAUN HURTS THUMB (1:18 a.m. ET) Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun is day to day with a right thumb contusion after leaving in the second inning of Tue...

Relief Efforts: Spring bullpen rankings

Eric Karabell does a quick rundown of each team's bullpen situation as spring training starts.

Relief Efforts: Offseason bullpen roundup

Eric Karabell takes stock of each team's closer situation heading into the 2009 season, which will be updated constantly through the winter.

Diamond Daily

...innings before another unlikely hero, left fielder Chris Burke, hit a series-winning home run off Joey Devine in the bottom of the 18th. Oct. 18, 2004: One of the best pitching duels in...

Astros 11, Braves 3

Astros 11, Braves 3

Astros 5, Braves 1

Astros 5, Braves 1

...longest-ever postseason game -- and the Division Series -- with an 18th-inning homer off the Braves' Joey Devine. Burke had entered the game as a pinch runner for Lance Berkman in the 10th inning...

Elias Says ...

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports.

In the playoffs, anything goes

Just about anything can happen in the postseason. Don't believe it? Let Jayson Stark show you the evidence in Useless Playoff Info.

Berkman, Ausmus bring Astros back; Burke's HR wins it

Chris Burke ended the longest postseason game in baseball history with a home run in the 18th inning, lifting the Astros to a 7-6 win over the Braves.

Amazing moments from a genuine classic

From an unlikely hero to a living legend, the Astros and Braves staged a truly epic battle in Game 4, writes Jayson Stark.