Notes: Koplove&#39;s strike a mistake
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Barry Bonds left town Sunday night, but he was still a topic of conversation around Bank One Ballpark on Monday. Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique said he was caught off
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Some mistakes are not always mistakes.
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Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida - because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches...
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Right after two of his Minnesota teammates hit back-to-back home runs, Torii Hunter tried to be the hero. Instead, the Gold Glove center fielder made an ill-advised dive for a sinking line drive. Sprawled on the turf, he could only watch as Mark Kotsay circled the bases for an...
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NEW YORK -- Randy Johnson's first pitch in pinstripes was an apology.
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SEATTLE - The way things have gone for the Seattle Mariners this season, perhaps something like this was bound to happen. The Anaheim Angels took advantage of two errors by Gold Glove second baseman Bret Boone
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Carlos Almanzar left the game with an apparent right forearm injury with two outs in the ninth...Texas beat the A&#39;s for only the seventh time in 18 outings this season, but have won three of four from Oakland...Mark Kotsay and Jermaine Dye had three hits
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The Thrashers snap a losing streak, but their 4-1 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday may cost them leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk, who leaves with an apparent knee injury.
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There were two unusual and discussion-worthy instances of closer usage in the first couple of days of Division Series play: Ron Gardenhire sticking with Joe Nathan in the 12th inning of Minnesota&#39;s brutal 7-6 loss to the Yankees in Game 2, and Phil Garner
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Blame a chair umpire named Mariana Alves for professional tennis going to the use of instant replay, because it&#39;s coming. When you screw up as badly as Alves did Tuesday night at the US Open
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Errors and walks make for a frustrating opener for the Red Sox, who were fortunate to escape with a victory. By Steve Wilstein. BOSTON -- Game 1 of the 100th World Series should have been rated &quot;R&quot; for Little Leaguers.
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Given a big lead, Chicago's Freddy Garcia could afford to simply throw strikes. Unhittable strikes, mostly.
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The Reds&#39; modified six-man rotation system got off to a pretty poor start. Right-hander Jose Acevedo tied a Major League record by allowing four home runs in the first inning
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We tend to concentrate on deals that have been cleverly played or defended, but in the real world everyone makes mistakes. When an opponent does something wrong, you must be ready to benefit.
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Going into the game in Poland, Eriksson was a man courting headlines for the wrong reasons. Indeed, following revelations about the his private life, and the subsequent capitulation of his team in Saturday&#39;s
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This one felt like it should have counted for more. The brilliant blue sky, the barrage of first-inning hits off New York starter Kevin Brown, and the masterful performance by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling seemed wasted somehow. The regular-season home finale, a dominating win against a most hated rival, should have carried more weight.
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It was a good start for Royals right-hander Mike Wood. It was a bad finish for the bullpen. Closer Jeremy Affeldt gave up a three-run homer to Joe Crede in the ninth inning