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MIAMI - John Maine expects to have more zip on his fastball next season. Regardless, the notoriously pessimistic pitcher is enthusiastic about how he has performed in two outings since re...

MIAMI - Jerry Manuel said David Wright shouldn't have been so candid when the third baseman acknowledged recently that he's been flinching on high-and-tight pitches since suffering a conc...

The first at-bat of spring training was more nerve-wracking for Jason Bay than his Mets debut Monday. He spent camp getting acclimated to his new team, he says, and by the time Opening Da...

Nobody got hurt, but two themes of the 2009 Mets reappeared Wednesday night: baserunning blunders, followed by losing. In the late innings of Wednesday night's game at Citi Field, the ...

With five rookies on their roster - Ruben Tejada, Ryota Igarashi, Hisanori Takahashi, Jonathan Niese and Jenrry Mejia - the Mets started the season with more rookies than any other team i...

Their hotshot young infield whiz committed three errors and hung his head long enough on one to double the damage. They got caught napping on a pickoff move to first that turned into a do...

The time for ego management and extra consideration for veteran hitters is over. Or maybe it should be. Thirty-four games into the same daily Cubs story it's time to shake it up, keep ...

Even in victory, the clouds and fog remained heavy over these Cubs, their bats cool on a 45-degree Wednesday at Wrigley Field. They scored just enough to back a strong start by Carlos ...

It’s Thursday, and we can see the weekend from here … As regular visitors and frequent browsers know, I’ve been a fan of sabermetrics for several years. But sometimes it’s easy for me ...

In that crazy, mixed-up, slightly goofy, occasionally entertaining, but always fascinating alternative baseball universe where Brendan Ryan dwells, life often can be a delightful walk on ...

There's nothing wrong with White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd that throwing strikes won't fix. ''I don't see why he has trouble with the stuff he has,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said Satu...

"Yeah, its one of those moments in life, you can always pull up the memories and remember a lot of things about it." —Roy Halladay

Miami — Whether because of their starting pitcher or a reliever - or both - the sixth inning has been a mine field all season for the Milwaukee Brewers. If manager Ken Macha leaves the...

Miami — Jorge Cantu hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning as Florida became the latest team to rough up Trevor Hoffman, sending the Marlins over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 Tuesday ni...

Miami — In this Year of Awful Pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers, one member of the staff has refused to be stricken by the spreading epidemic. Run support or not, Yovani Gallardo prov...

Miami — After announcing that left-hander Manny Parra would be starting in place of right-hander Dave Bush on Sunday night in St. Louis, Brewers manager Ken Macha made it clear he was not...

We should all be as lucky as Oliver Perez, a man who can't control a fastball but won't relinquish control of his work assignments. After messing up at our jobs for a couple of years, ...

The Citi Field scoreboard read, "We Believe in Home-Field Advantage" Sunday after Francisco Rodriguez cemented the Mets' 7-6 comeback victory by striking out the final Marlin. While that ...

SAN JUAN - The Flushing faithful might be wishing a little harder for the Mets to make a trade to acquire Mariners lefty ace Cliff Lee after the Marlins roughed up another Mets starter Tu...

SAN JUAN - The Mets salvaged the finale of their Puerto Rico series against the Marlins at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, winning 6-5 and barely avoiding a sweep, but they bid the island a not-so...

Luis Castillo got a momentary jolt of joy Tuesday night when he delivered the game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Mets' 6-5 comeback victory over the Marlins. But...

The Mets continue to insist they are alive in the NL playoff picture, with endangered GM Omar Minaya the latest to espouse that hollow rallying cry Wednesday in the home dugout. Of course...

MIAMI -- Mike Quade didn't have to hear what Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said the other day about the qualities the team's new manager must have. He's eyeball deep into a long interim s...

MIAMI -- Even as the Cubs finished the best nine-game road trip in franchise history, the feel-good vibe was overshadowed by a freak injury that left another player hospitalized as the te...

This is why there's still hope for revitalization. The Milwaukee Brewers have seen a mostly wretched pitching staff, the starting rotation in particular, for the better part of two sea...

The possibility has been lingering over Brewer Nation since last winter and during this season's non-waiver trade deadline. Most logical minds seem to think the Milwaukee Brewers shoul...

The doctor told me when I woke up (from surgery) that everything went well," Hawkins said. "I'll be ready for spring training. Actually, I'll be throwing way before then.