Gonzalez limps away with LVP of 2000s

Juan Gonzalez made plenty of money during the 2000s, but that's about all he did, which made him the easy choice for the LVP of the decade.

KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 5: Juan Gonzalez #22 of the Kansas City Royals looks on during their game against the Chicago White Sox...

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

...at catcher, third base and shortstop. Heard this: At least one team that has asked about Adrian Gonzalez has been told that he's not available at this time. Tim Sullivan doesn't think the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Three Strikes: Award-winning edition

Strike One -- Albert's Eight-Ball Dept. As you contemplate the greatness of Albert Pujols, don't measure him just by the three MVP awards he's won. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Mauer named AL's MVP

Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Young named Rangers' player of the year

...won player of the year honors in 2004, 2005 and 2007. It puts Young one behind Juan Gonzalez, who won it five times. Ruben Sierra also won the player of the year award four...

Rangers lose longtime hitting coach

...true that the Rangers have generally scored a fair number of runs, and that players like Juan Gonzalez and Alex Rodriguez thrived under his tutelage. It's also true that the Rangers play...

Hitting coach 'wanted some security'

Longtime hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo rejected a contract and will not return to the Texas Rangers next season, a team official said Wednesday.

Rice swung and missed on Jeter

On a Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago, I happened across a YES Network broadcast of Yankee Ron Guidry's 18-strikeout game against the California Ang...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 23, 2009

Fun with MVP voting

...I will report that I was in Seattle in 1996, when Alex Rodriguez would have edged Juan Gonzalez for the MVP if both Seattle voters hadn't listed Ken Griffey, Jr. first on...

PTI : Wakefield Wins 19.5?

Can the aging but accurate knuckle ball pitcher get 20 wins this season?

Video | July 09, 2009

In D.R., Presinal still stands tall

He is a pariah in Major League Baseball, but controversial trainer Angel Presinal still has the support of many Dominican major league players.

Notable players linked to PEDs

ESPN's Stats & Information group looks at some of the key Major League Baseball players who have been implicated or have admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs.

Cuddyer backs Baker as Twins stop slumping Rangers

Scott Baker allowed a run in eight innings and Michael Cuddyer homered as the Minnesota Twins handed the slumping Texas Rangers their fourth straight loss, 4-1 Saturday night.

Kubel's homer holds up as Twins stop Rangers

Jason Kubel hit a tiebreaking three-run homer after Minnesota's All-Stars reached base and the Twins beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 Friday night, putting a damper on Josh Hamilton's first home game in more than six weeks.