Best and worst teams of the decade

The greatest team of the 2000s? That's easy. It's the New York Yankees. The most dreadful? Well, the nominees are …

A slimmer Kung Fu Panda is needed

...everything, with no clue. "The first time I saw him, I thought he was a talented Randall Simon, but now I've changed on that, in a big way. Now I think he's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2009

PTI : Happy Ann'y, Randall Simon!

Six years ago today, Randall Simon used his bat to hit the Italian sausage mascot in a race in Milwaukee.

Video | July 09, 2009

PTI : Molina Avoids Sausage Cartel

San Francisco Giants catcher Bengie Molina was almost trampled by a giant sausage over the weekend.

Video | June 29, 2009

PTI : Errors and Omissions

Tony Reali provides his daily corrections and omissions for Michael and Bob Ryan.

Video | June 29, 2009

Hendry gets his man

The Chicago Cubs traded Kevin Hart shortly after he got the win for them, but obtained coveted lefty reliever John Grabow.

...and Klement's) racing italian sausage and hot dog, who were clubbed by Pirates' first baseman Randall Simon during a race

Chicago's unknown farm team

Jack Wilson knows all the pain of playing for the Pirates, who were key to the Cubs' run in 2003

CHICAGO - OCTOBER 14: First baserman Randall Simon #35 of the Chicago Cubs swings during game six of the National League Championship Series against...

Bracket mania: Meat is very good

No tofu here! Paul Lukas unveils a true meat-lover's dream: the meat bracket, with four regions and 64 meats to choose from.

U.S. bounces back from loss to avoid elimination at WBC

The United States avoided elimination at the WBC and knocked out the Netherlands on Sunday.

MIAMI - MARCH 15: Kenley Jansen #50, Randall Simon #35, Yurendell DeCaster #2 and Bryan Engelhardt #37 of the Netherlands argue with home plate umpire...

Puerto Rico handles Netherlands, U.S. game next

Puerto Rico beat the Netherlands on Wednesday to set up a WBC game with the United States.

What would we have done without T-ball?

The death of T-ball pioneer Jerry Sacharski prompted Jim Caple to recall his own T-ball years.

Dutch aren't filled with a lot of top talent

While the Netherlands has taken the WBC by storm with its stunning wins over the Dominican Republic, its roster isn't loaded with great talent.