Mets greats Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver wave to the crowd before throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day...

Great patriotic moments in U.S. sports

Check out our list of the top 10 patriotic moments in U.S. sports.

A game for the ages for an 'old goat'

For seven beautiful, scoreless innings in NLCS Game 2, 37-year-old Pedro Martinez flashed some of that old Pedro form.

Braves within 2 of wild card after winning for 15th time in last 17 games

Jair Jurrjens pitched seven outstanding innings, Chipper Jones homered and the Braves beat Florida 4-0 Monday.

The Brian Kenny Show

Joe Sheehan agrees with Brian Kenny that the Twins' Joe Mauer deserves the AL MVP. Mike Piazza, with great numbers in a pitcher's park in LA, didn't have Mauer's success...

An early Top 10 for 2010

Eric Karabell lays out his early top 10 rankings for 2010, noting that David Wright still makes the list while Carl Crawford does not.

Past, present meet for Citi Field opener

The Mets opened Citi Field on Monday, and only time will tell whether the pain of the past few years will follow them into the new building.

One shining weekend ahead

Are you ready for one of the all-time greatest sports weekends? A quick preview … Friday: The "Who can tank the most egregiously for Oden and Du...

More Cowbell: Inbox dump

One crucial note: I bought the new "Stripes" anniversary DVD last weekend and finally had a chance to zoom through the deleted scenes Wednesday night....

Disband the beanball police

Tim Keown thinks the policing of the purpose pitch should be left to the players, not the suits at MLB headquarters.

After tirade, Fielder wants to move on

While Prince Fielder took batting practice at Dodger Stadium before Wednesday night's game, no fewer than nine stern-faced members of the ballpark's security staff maintained a vigilant presence outside the Milwaukee Brewers' clubhouse.

Matt Garza's Don Drysdale Impression

...in major league baseball can be a bit emotional. Witness Roger Clemens throwing a bat at Mike Piazza, or Carlos Zambrano destroying a water cooler, or Francisco Rodriguez pointing to the sky after a...

Q&A: Jeff Idelson

Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson tells Page 2 how it selects caps for its plaques, typos and more.