MLB Owners Work Hard to Keep Bush at Bat
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Baseball owners once passed up a chance to hire former colleague George W. Bush as the sport's commissioner, but now they're working hard to keep Bush at bat in the White House.
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Anyone other than Bengie Molina may feel some added pressure taking over Barry Bondsâs cleanup spot in the Giantsâ batting order.
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baseball Derek Jeter isn't even the most famous person on his own baseball card. President Bush and Yankees Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle appear superimposed on a card issued by Topps that arrived in stores last week. It shows the Yankee shortstop swinging a bat, with the images of Bush in the Yankee Stadium stands and Mantle in the dugout ...
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Brian Cashman used his autonomy as the Yankeesâ general manager to put together a team that is three games below .500 despite some high-priced veteran talent in the lineup.
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President Bush, unpopular nationally but still a fundraising force, is ready to put the power of the White House behind the Republican nominee for president. Exactly what his role will be is a trickier matter.
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As baseball finds itself struggling to control the steroid issue, its past serves as a cautionary tale.
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President George Bush has urged Major League Baseball to take &quot;strong steps&quot; to confront the use of steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing substances by players.
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Jose Canseco is not backing off claims that he injected several of his team mates, and some of baseball's biggest names, with steroids.
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In order for the Houston Astros to make it to the postseason, they are probably going to have to do what they did on Sunday a few more times: score lots of runs in games not started by Roy Oswalt or Roger Clemens.
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Bernie Williams knows there is a perception that his long, successful career with the Yankees is trickling toward the end. The Yankees are the favorites to sign Carlos Beltran when he becomes a free agent.
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The Boston Red Sox manager worked as the bench coach for the Athletics last season, and still has many friends in the other clubhouse -- and during a September pennant race, he just can&#39;t deal with any personal distractions.
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Tuesday will be the one-year anniversary of the day Tom Hicks, owner of the Texas Rangers, called Red Sox owners John W. Henry and Larry Lucchino and asked if they might be interested in acquiring Alex Rodriguez. Better that they had never answered the phone.
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In the history of baseballâs amateur draft, only two players taken with the No. 1 pick have failed to make the major leagues. Matt Bush will do anything not to be the third.
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Despite Danys Baez's recent struggles, Manager Sam Perlozzo has maintained Baez is still his setup man.
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When Joe Torre saw the Arizona bullpen door swing open and Randy Johnson come through it during Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, the Yankees manager didn&#39;t think much of it.
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President Bush said Friday that he was troubled by the report linking many prominent baseball players to performance-enhancing substances.
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One thing Red Sox manager Terry Francona is demanding of his players from here on out: Play the game right.