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By Bill Shaikin The Giants landed on the shores of San Francisco 53 years ago, their colors worn by greats identified solely by their last name. Mays and Cepeda graced Seals Stadium. McCovey and Marichal christened Candlestick Park. Bonds lorded over AT&T Park. The statues and the records are theirs. The first World Series championship [...]
BY ROB MAADDI | PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay spent his whole career waiting for this start, wondering what it would be like to pitch in the playoffs. It was better than he – or anyone else – could have predicted. Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati [...]
By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP)—Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: “Not guilty, your honor.” Those words, uttered Monday in a strong, confident voice by the seven-time Cy Young Award winner sporting a [...]
By Seth Livingstone Alex Rodriguez became the seventh -– and youngest –- major league player to hit 600 home runs, reaching the milestone Wednesday at Yankee Stadium against the Blue Jays. Rodriguez connected off the Blue Jays’ Shaun Marcum for a two-run homer in his first at-bat, in the bottom of the first inning. With [...]
By Fred Goodall, AP Baseball Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance. Matt Garza threw the first no-hitter in franchise history and the fifth in the major leagues this season, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday night. Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher [...]
By JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP)—Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 batters in his first game, took three shaving cream pies to the face, donned a silver Elvis wig—then compared it all to getting married. What could he possibly do for an encore? Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg is covered in shaving cream [...]
SEATTLE — In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books. Injuries derailed his chance to become the home run king. His spot as one of the game’s all-time greats is without question. Now relegated to part-time duty and with little pop left in [...]
ESPN.com NEW YORK — Authorities say paramedics found former major league pitcher Jose Lima, 37, in full cardiac arrest at his home in Pasadena early Sunday, and he was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A statement from the Pasadena Police Department says a specific cause of death is unknown, and [...]
By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP)—Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter called black Latino baseball players “impostors” when it comes to the appearance of the number of African-Americans in the major leagues. Hunter’s comments were made two weeks ago in one of a series of USA Today roundtables about baseball and published [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record in 1998. McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade. “I wish I had never touched steroids,” McGwire said [...]
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