In from the cold? Not Rocket

Will Roger Clemens ever learn? Apparently, not even the Mark McGwire lesson has penetrated the Rocket's consciousness.

Former St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, March 17, 2005, on the use...

Selig: Some teams lost money in '09

Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.

Holliday vs. Bay: D is the difference

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the defensive aptitude of Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The outcome? Holliday is clearly more valuable, but a fit is easier to find for Bay.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Shades of gray in Sammy's skin

Sammy Sosa says he isn't a racist, but his skin color raises troubling questions about racial identity.

Feb 25, 2001; Jupiter, FL, USA: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire (left) talks with Cardinals manager Tony La Russa during spring training at Roger Dean Stadium

...20, 1999, that will identify a 6 mile stretch of the interstate in St. Louis as "Mark McGwire Highway." McGwire, the St. Louis baseball Cardinals slugger hit 70 home runs during the 1998 baseball...

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: Former St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire pauses during testimony March 17, 2005 for a House Committee session that is investigating Major League...

ST. LOUIS - OCTOBER 12: Mark McGwire #25 of the St.Louis Cardinals salutes the crowd during team introductions before Game three of...

ST. LOUIS, UNITED STATES: St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire salutes the crowd after hitting a solo home run off Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Mike Remlinger...

Cards working on McGwire appearance

The St. Louis Cardinals are still figuring out how hitting coach Mark McGwire will eventually meet with the media and whether he will end his long silence on questions about his alleged connection to performance-enhancing drugs.

The Spawn of 'Moneyball'

An American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

The past is still McGwire's present

He can't run and he can't hide anymore now that he's a hitting coach. It's time for Mark McGwire to salute his present by speaking out about his past.

Cashman casts praise far and wide

As the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Postseason had many defining moments

While the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.