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There's still a long, long way to go, but here's what we've learned from the first 30 games or so.

Amazingly, one-third of the managers in the big leagues don't have a deal that extends beyond this season.

Looking at the good and the bad as baseball's offseason has reached its halfway point.

The booing of beleaguered Home Run Derby captain Robinson Cano had finally faded by Tuesday afternoon. But the aftermath could cause Major League to consider a new rule to include at least one hometown slugger in the future.

It's that time of year again to find out who are the first half MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks.

What's new? From Albert Pujols in L.A. to the playoffs to Marlins Park in Miami, the 2012 season has a much different look.

In the blink of an eye Friday evening, the Yankees upgraded their starting rotation, acquiring Michael Pineda from the Mariners and landing free agent Hiroki Kuroda.

Colorado Rockies minor leaguer Mike Jacobs carved his name in drug-testing history Thursday, by becoming the first North American professional athlete to be suspended for testing positive for Human Growth Hormone.

Carl Crawford sealed the deal for the Red Sox, who were the big winners at the winter meetings. The big losers? The Angels, for losing Crawford -- their primary offseason target -- to Boston.

It's safe to say that the first half of the season was filled with crazy injuries, nutty box-score lines and a fair share of no-hitters.

Relief pitchers, even the great ones, are rarely given serious consideration for Cy Young or MVP. The time has come to establish a new major award.

No opposing pitcher had held the Yankees to no earned runs over nine innings at the new Yankee Stadium, until Phillies lefty Cliff Lee did it with a Game 1 masterpiece.

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

What happens when you acquire Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez? You're a trade deadline winner, as the Phillies and Red Sox are, respectively.

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

From Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks to MVPs and LVPs to some of the stranger moments on the diamond, we look back at the first half of the 2009 season.