When Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre let the cat out of the bag the other day in Philadelphia that he had been asked to be a coach for the All-Star Game on July 14 here - and he had accepted that invitation - the National League's chances for its fi http://www.foxsports.com
Padres-Cardinals Preview 2008-07-18 Greg Maddux has been piling up wins for more than two decades, and has reached a mark only eight other pitchers in history have attained. The future Hall of Famer has been unable to add to that total for the past 10 weeks, though.Maddux looks to avoid mat... more Submitted on 2008-07-18
Flores will be activated from DL Friday St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said the team will activate reliever Randy Flores from the disabled list on Friday.Flores was placed on the DL on June 26 for left ankle tendinitis. He is the seventh Cardinals pitcher to spend time on the DL this... more Submitted on 2008-07-18
Dissecting baseball's second half Who's buying? Who's selling? Who'll win? Who'll flop? Tracy Ringolsby knows and breaks it all down in this second-half primer.... more Submitted on 2008-07-17
Padres-Cardinals Preview Kyle Lohse and Jake Peavy may not have been All-Stars, but they've certainly pitched that way of late.The two will start opposite each other Thursday night when the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres open a four-game series at Bush Stadium.Lohse (11... more Submitted on 2008-07-16
Mound musings: Moves in store for A's? The All-Star break is a time where most organizations take stock of where their team stands, whether to buy or sell, what is working and where improvements can be made. In this vein, let's take a look at the 30 teams' rotations around the league.... more Submitted on 2008-07-16
Closer hot seat: Marte perfect as stopper The 2008 season reached its symbolic halfway point early this week, as the baseball world paused for the three-day hiatus that is the All-Star break.... more Submitted on 2008-07-16
On the Mark: Baseball needs its bad guy back Baseball was center stage on Tuesday night. But Mark Kriegel found himself missing the star who wasn't at Yankee Stadium.... more Submitted on 2008-07-16
Community: Eight franchises that should relocate Not every sports team is a perfect match for its hometown. One Yardbarker blogger calls for eight pro franchises to order the moving vans.... more Submitted on 2008-07-16
League pride, home field on line tonight League pride is on the line. Home field advantage too. So do the NL All-Stars finally have a shot? Mike Vaccaro isn't counting on it.... more Submitted on 2008-07-15
