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Thom Loverro: Mariano Rivera deserves MLB award in his name
Thom Loverro
Updated: 9 hr ago
Nobody wants to say goodbye to Mariano Rivera. The beloved and revered New York Yankees reliever is an oasis of grace and humanity in a sports world filled with embarrassment and shame. Rivera, who just appeared at Camden Yards for the Yankees' three-game series against the Orioles, has said...
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Orioles beat Yankees 3-2 to end 6-game skid
DAVID GINSBURG
Yesterday
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. McLouth hit a 1-1 pitch from Vidal Nuno (1-1) into the bleachers in...
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Nationals lose to the Padres
associated press
Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013
Nationals lose to Padres to split four-game series SAN DIEGO -- Nearly a quarter of the way into the season, the Washington Nationals are hovering just two games above .500. It's not exactly where the Nationals or their fans thought they'd be after winning the NL East last year at 98-64, the...
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Phil Wood: It's time for baseball to use technology to make sure umps get it right
Phil Wood
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
Major league owners held their quarterly meeting in New York last week and were briefed on the topic of expanded instant replay in the game, which may begin as early as next season. Ex-manager Joe Torre, now MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations, said owners were "updated" on...
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The Baseball Page: May 19, 2013
Brian McNally
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
Nationals Report The Nationals aren't doing themselves any favors. In his last seven starts, ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg has allowed 21 runs. But because of shaky defense behind him, only 12 of those have been earned runs. So Washington is making Strasburg work extra hard to pitch into the...