Baseball Analysis

On Tuesday, everyone was praising Giambi for how far he's come during this West Coast Trip. Wednesday with the bases loaded and a chance to really show his improvement he takes three pitches for a strikeout and the end of a winning streak. Maybe the Mariners finally realized the Force is weak with that one. Read more »

19th May, 2005 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. Brett Myers has a 1.63 ERA so far this season and he'll face the powerful Cards line-up, missing former Phillies 3rd baseman Scott Rolen. Read more »

Esteban Loaiza pitched eight scoreless innings, as did Chris Capuano, but the Nationals picked up the lone run in the ninth inning. Read more »

New York isn?t the only city with a rivalry named after public transportation. Wrigley Field, on the north side, and US Cellular Field, on the south side, are separated by 8 miles of ?El? track. Just hop on the Red Line and you can visit both in a mere 30 minutes. Although only 8 miles separate these two teams, it may as well be a thousand. Read more »

The way the Mariners were swinging on Tuesday, Bo Derek could have pitched for the Yankees. Instead, Carl Pavano threw his first shutout in a Yankee uniform and was backed by a sudden offensive outburst by Jason Giambi as the Yanks stormed to their 10th straight victory. Read more »

18th May, 2005 Minute Maid Field, Houston. The surging Astros will send Andy Pettite to the mound to face Russ Ortiz and the Diamondbacks. Read more »

Roy Oswalt pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out eight and giving up just five hits. Read more »

On Sunday Manny Ramirez hit his 400th career home run in typical Manny fashion; quietly and powerfully. The home run ? a 1-1 Gil Meche fastball taken opposite field ? propelled Ramirez into some pretty exclusive company. Read more »

The identities of Brian Roberts, Tino Martinez and Kenny Rogers plus Jason Giambi's HBB and the misspent money of the Seattle Mariners. Read more »

Bernie Williams, forced to sit during the recent Jason Giambi Farewell tour, has been biding his time, keeping quiet like the Yankee veteran has always done. On Monday night Joe Torre penciled him in and sat a red-hot Tony Womack to get Bernie some cuts. It is moves like these that make Torre look like a genius. Read more »

17th May, 2005 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles. The D-Train's next stop is Chavez Ravine, where he will face Derek Lowe in his first attempt at 8 wins. Read more »

Bernie Williams hit his 11th career grand slam, just his second of the season, as the Yankees nudged above .500. Read more »

1. Roberts: More homers than in the last two years. 2. Willis: He has a 1.08 ERA. 3. Lee: The lone bright spot on the Cubs' season. 4. Rodriguez: Home run leader. 5. Santana: 67 strikeouts for the AL Cy Young winner. Read more »

1. White Sox: Finally played without a lead. 2. Cardinals: Still winning without Rolen. 3. Braves: Hampton is back to his old self. 4. Orioles: Roberts and Tejada are having a slugfest. 5. Red Sox: Walk off city. Read more »

After an impressive 12-2 start that raised a mountain of collective eyebrows, that other team identified with Los Angeles (the one in the National league) has ker-plunked woefully back to reality. That misguided and fleeting euphoria is wearing off. Read more »

A current 17-19 record may not have Cubs fans dreaming of the postseason; but if Mark Prior keeps pitching the way he is and the bullpen saves a game once in a while, fans may just be dreaming of a CY Young come October. Read more »

16th May, 2005 US Cellular Field, Chicago. Orlando Hernandez makes the start for the White Sox against the Rangers and Chan Ho Park who has his ERA just a hair below 5.00. Read more »

Tino Martinez had two home runs on Sunday in the Yankees 6-4 win over the A's. He now has eight home runs in eight days. Runner-Up: Morgan Ensberg had three home runs. Read more »

With a $95 million payroll, key injuries, and a new manager that was largely rejected by fans before the team even reported to spring training and you have the 2005 last place Philadelphia Phillies. Read more »

15th May, 2005 Coliseum, Oakland. The Yankees will look to win their 8th straight game and will have a good shot at getting it with Randy Johnson on the mound. Read more »