Charlie Haeger mixing 'em up

...39;t be the first "knuckleball pitcher" to occasionally rely on other pitches. When Phil Niekro won his 300th game in 1985, he didn't throw a single knuckleball until the...

PTI : Wakefield Wins 19.5?

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

Video | July 09, 2009

On deck: Weaver vs. Weaver

...the Cardinals. Brothers have squared off against each other 20 times in history, with Joe and Phil Niekro matching up nine of those times. In 1996, the Dodgers' Ramon Martinez faced his brother...

Wakefield fluttering toward record

...43 at the end of the season. Charlie Hough won 30 more games after turning 43. Phil Niekro won 71 games between the ages of 43-47. Wakefield stays in pretty good shape it...

Chat with Dale Petroskey

...to be held in Cooperstown, Oct. 5-9, 2005. Hall of Famers George Brett, Lou Brock, Phil Niekro and Duke Snider will lead a five-day, once-in-a-lifetime experience at historic Doubleday...

Chat | May 16, 2005

Three Strikes: Moyer heads to the bullpen

...of that group in the past half-century consists of only (A) knuckleballers (Hoyt Wilhelm and Phil Niekro) and (B) Jesse Orosco. • But if we stop rounding off ages and go by...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009

Braves retire Maddux's No. 31

On the day the Atlanta Braves retired Greg Maddux's number, his former manager Bobby Cox led the praises.

Focusing on baseball's many mysteries

Why are the Cubs struggling to score runs? Why do the Phillies have such a bad home record? What happened to the vaunted Angels bullpen? A snippet of baseball's mysteries.

Nats score four runs in first, hand Smoltz, Red Sox loss

The Washington Nationals hit John Smoltz hard by pulling pitches high in the strike zone the first time through the lineup, scoring all the runs they would need in Thursday night's 9-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Johnny Grubb, Phil Niekro and Steve Rogers (from left) laugh during the Baseball Hall of Fame Classic in Cooperstown, N...

Giants pay tribute to Big Unit's 300 wins

The Giants honored lefty Randy Johnson before Saturday night's game against the Rangers for becoming the 24th pitcher to reach 300 wins.

A hero for the streaking Ichiro

...into the fifth inning in his 300th win. The other two: Warren Spahn in 1961 and Phil Niekro in 1985. • Gotta love that Trevor Hoffman. He ripped off a streak of 11 straight...

Johnson as great as ever in 300th win

Randy Johnson was as tall and intimidating in his 300th victory as he was for the other 299 over a long and brilliant career.

Big Unit goes six strong for rain-soaked 300th win despite lengthy delays

Randy Johnson has earned his 300th win, becoming the 24th major league pitcher to reach the milestone.

Giants complete doubleheader sweep of Nats on Johnson's big day

The Giants completed a sweep with a rain-shortened 4-1 victory. The game was called with two outs in the top of the sixth after a delay of 67 minutes.