According to a poll conducted by the USA Today, millions of baseball fans across the country were left 'at a total loss for words' by the short stories Fox commentator Tim McCarver shared during the latest World Series broadcast. no comments
Hoping to get back on the field for Game 5 of the ALCS, as well as the remainder of the playoffs, Yankees Gold Glove All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira has been getting treated with constant 'money massages', but has shown minimal progress so far, baffling the team's medical staff. no comments
To prepare him for a potential appearance in the ALCS, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had Joba Chamberlain throw a simulated 1/3 of an inning Wednesday, facing reserve catcher Francisco Cervelli and outfielder Austin Kearns in two at-bats that were almost like the real thing. no comments
Thanks to a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Florida Marlins to wrap up the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates successfully achieved their annual goal of playing each and every game that Major League Baseball puts on their schedule. no comments
Following several recent games with less than stellar attendance and hoping to have a full house for the team's home finale, the Tampa Bay Rays are offering $10 'if you just come to Tropicana Field and sit through an entire game. Please. We're begging you.' no comments
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says he and the members of his Special Committee for On Field Matters have discussed the possibility of expanding instant replay, but are waiting to make a final decision in case this whole technology craze is just a fad. no comments
A surprise division leader for much of the season, the San Diego Padres have started to drop a few games in the standings and are relieved to finally be playing like the last place team everyone thought they'd be at the start of the season. no comments
A little housecleaning at the offices of Major League Baseball revealed that baseball's unwritten rules, once thought to be vague and ill-defined, were actually scribbled into a notebook in 1942 by a member of then Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis's staff. no comments
Superagent Scott Boras says he is 'pretty sure' Stephen Strasburg, would be 'really good' at selling insurance if this whole baseball thing doesn't quite work out like originally planned, and is working on a long-term agreement for his client with State Farm Insurance. no comments
ESPN MLB Insider Jayson Stark, in preparation for his weekly trivia segment on Mike and Mike in the Morning, came up with a question so difficult, he himself was forced to find the answer via Google search. no comments
