Friday, November 20, 2009
NEW YORK - Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award.
Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
NEW YORK - Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday - and earned a new contract, too - while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
What would happen if there were teams all set to spend to secure talent and there was little talent there to bid on?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
NEW YORK - When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go - he didn't recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he'd won the American League Cy Young Award.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
NEW YORK - Chris Coghlan and Andrew Bailey both agreed to change, then quickly got their chance in the majors. Now each has a rookie reward that will last forever.
Coghlan, the pesky Marlins leadoff hitter, won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote Monday and Bailey took the AL honor after an outstanding season as Oakland's closer.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
NEW YORK - That travel team back in Virginia a decade ago must have played great defense on the left side of the infield.
Ryan Zimmerman succeeded boyhood friend David Wright as the National League's Gold Glove third baseman on Wednesday. In high school, when Zimmerman was a shortstop, the two played together on a youth team.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
BOSTON (AP) - Catcher Jason Varitek has exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Boston Red Sox.
Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price.
