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After sweeping the Rays at the Trop, the Mets returned home and found themselves swept by the NL Central-leading Reds. Chris Young surrendered three fifth-inning runs (two earned) and Cincinnati won Sunday's finale, 3-1, at Citi Field. Reds starter J...

Linda Cataffo/Getty Images Mike Piazza received a warm reception when he return to Shea Stadium with the San Diego Padres. Five days after Lenny Dykstra and Roger McDowell were traded from the Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for Juan Samuel, they...

Francisco Rodriguez had a streak of 19 straight successful save conversions snapped when he allowed a two-run homer to Brooks Conrad in the ninth and D.J. Carrasco balked home the winning run an inning later as the Mets lost to the Braves, 9-8, in 10...

A day after Carlos Beltran had three homers in Colorado, the Mets spread out their deep shots, with Jason Bay, Fernando Martinez and David Wright all homering in a come-from-behind 6-4 win against the Houston Astros. Saturday's news reports: &b...

His eyes red and voice wavering, Roger McDowell returned as the Braves' pitching coach Friday and apologized for his crude conduct that led to a suspension. He spent a "very humbling" two weeks away from the game and promised there will be no repeat of su

The Rangers' Sean Avery has taken a stand in support of gay marriage, and that's surprising enough. But the real eye-opener is how much the negative backlash is helping the cause.

No coach, fan or fellow teammate gets upset at Francisco Liriano the way he does at himself, and it's usually quite evident in his body language. Which is why the no-hitter was a nice collection of evidence that he still has ace stuff.

Blog | Conversation | May 04, 2011

There were no perfect precedents for the Roger McDowell case, no established disciplinary framework for Major League Baseball to follow, and when you read the corroborated account of what McDowell said and did, the two-week suspension feels very ligh...

Blog | May 03, 2011

To sort through the logic behind Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell's suspension, we need to understand the existence of parallel universes.

Roger McDowell's recent crude remarks to a group of fans were worthy of suspension. However, as Buster Olney writes, MLB needs to do a better job of policing unruly fans.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2011

Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell was suspended for two weeks without pay Sunday by Major League Baseball for inappropriate comments and gestures he made toward fans before a game in San Francisco.

Braves general manager Frank Wren said Saturday the team is still gathering information on allegations that pitching coach Roger McDowell made homophobic comments and crude gestures toward fans before a game in San Francisco last weekend.

The Atlanta Braves placed pitching coach Roger McDowell on administrative leave Friday while they investigate allegations he made homophobic comments and crude gestures toward fans before a game in San Francisco last weekend.

After having their six-game winning streak snapped Thursday, the Mets bused to Philadelphia, where they draw call-up Vance Worley in Game 1 in place of Joe Blanton (elbow), then Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. Mike Pelfrey starts the opener despite deali...

Braves pitcher Derek Lowe apologized Friday after being charged with drunken driving, saying he hoped his arrest would not be a distraction to the team.

Baseball said Thursday it would await information from the Atlanta Braves before considering disciplinary action against pitching coach Roger McDowell, whom a fan accused of making crude comments and gestures and threatening him with a baseball bat.