Padres' coaching staff agrees to return

Randy Ready, who remains a candidate to become manager of the Houston Astros, is one of six coaches agreeing to contracts to return to the San Diego Padres' staff.

SportsNation on their favorite souvenirs

We asked SportsNation to tell us about their favorite pieces of sports memorabilia. Here are the best responses.

Hundley, Richard power Padres past Cardinals

Nick Hundley hit a three-run homer and Clayton Richard won his third straight decision to lead the San Diego Padres to a rare win over the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 on Friday night.

Kendall ranks among big names

...the list, is 48 hits behind Johnny Bench for seventh place. Others on the list are: Ted Simmons (2,472), Carlton Fisk (2,356), Yogi Berra (2,150), Mike Piazza (2,127) and Gary...

MC: Damon e-mails

I'm not going to overreact to Johnny Damon's defection to the Yankees. That feeling isn't universal, however. Check out these Damon-related e-mails th...

All-Stars from most awful teams

Since every team must be represented in the Midsummer Classic, a list of the All-Stars from some of the worst teams in history.

BP Daily: The Pirates can't win for losing

A veteran beat writer reflects on Pittsburgh's 16-year run of breathtakingly bad moves.

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2009

BP Daily: A cautionary tale for Mauer

History shows that there are two ways Joe Mauer, with 498 games behind the plate at age 26, could go. The Twins hope it's not the Jason Kendall path.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009

10 spring days in Arizona

What's it like for a reporter covering the Cactus League? Come along for Tim Kurkjian's 10-day Arizona tour.

More Hall of Fame arguments

As you might guess, Ron Santo was one disappointed ex-Cubbie on Monday … "Everybody felt this was my year," he said. "I felt it. I thought it w...

Brewers fire Yost, promote 3B coach Sveum as interim manager

The Milwaukee Brewers have fired manager Ned Yost in the midst of a late-season slump that has jeopardized the team's chances of making the playoffs for the first time since 1982.

Fishing by the Numbers

I was in a bookstore this past weekend and had a revelation. I was in the sports section, looking at the dearth of decent fishing books, when I stumbled into the baseball books and found an old favorite.

Story | Conversation | September 08, 2008

Sorry, dudes: Guys you didn't want on your fantasy team

We don't rejoice in the wretchedness of others, but Page 2 does nominate the worst player seasons for each major league franchise.

St. Louis Cardinals v Milwalukee Brewers MILWAUKEE, WI - OCTOBER 1982: Ted Simmons #23 of the Milwaukee Brewers batting during Game 4 of the 1982 World Series against the...

A HALL OF FAMER SURVEY

...McCovey and Cepeda and didn't get as much recognition." Bruce Sutter: "I don't think Ted Simmons or Keith Hernandez got the recognition they deserved." Paul Molitor: "Dwight Evans, Carney Lansford, They were...