There is joy in Cardinal Nation. Chris Carpenter is ok. Well, pretty much ok. After a surprisingly smooth and speedy road to recovery (as far as Tommy John surgery is concerned), Carpenter hit a speed bump. But at least it wasn’t a brick wall....

San Diego Padres (31-41) vs. New York Yankees (38-33) Jake Peavy (5-3, 2.64) vs. Darrell Rasner (3-4, 3.64) June 18, 2008 @ 7:05 p.m. @ Yankee Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Diego �

Is it safe to say that Jerry Manuel is officially on the hot seat because of last night’s loss?   I guess not. Omar Minaya did say that Jerry is the Mets manager for the rest of the year. I don’t know, though. Everything with the...

Recently Bob Nightengale of USA Today revisited the off-season deal that sent Edinson Volquez from the Rangers to the Reds for Josh Hamilton . Nightengale noted that both teams have no regrets and that the deal "continues to reverberate around...

...this is what I'd write about the game last night: CINCINNATI - A cool night in the Queen City saw a full moon turn Dodger pitcher Chad Billingsly into Cy Young as he downed the struggling Reds 3-1. It was a night when rookie pitcher Johnny Cueto...

In an article on Inside Bay Area , the word out of San Francisco is that a high-ranking official within the Giants organization believes the team should reach out to the recently fired Rick Peterson in an advisory role to help Barry Zito get back on...

Quote: "Reynolds scores a run." - The only video highlight Diamondbacks.com could manage for this mess. Hello, I'm Azreous McClure. You may remember me from such recaps as "Double Delicious" and "80% of the Time, They Don't Hit Every Time."...

Solid victory tonight by the Yankees. They hit for power (three home runs) and pitched for power (14 strikeouts) en route to an 8-0 rout of the San Diego Padres. The Yankees have now won five games in a row and are a season-high five games over...

Hiring Peterson would not guarantee Zito’s return to Cy Young form, but as one baseball lifer said, “Who knows? Peterson could say the word ‘boo’ and maybe something would click in Zito’s mind.” Zito declined to comment on the idea of hiring

The Mets organization is the talk of baseball and of the entire sports world today, but none of that chatter is particularly good. Jerry Manuel makes his managerial debut with the Mets tonight amid a media circus, as the off the field...

Following up on the post written by my colleague Matt Wilson, Manager Willie Randolph, Pitching Coach Rick Peterson, and First Base Coach Tom Nieto were all fired this morning at 3:15 Eastern Standard Time after the Mets defeated the Angels 9-6 in...

The Gagne non-deal is instructive to how the Yanks are likely to act now. Like Gagne last year, Sabathia is in his walk year. The asking price for a top, one-inning reliever - even in his walk year - was Cabrera and Kennedy. So anybody dreaming up...

If you haven’t seen Barton Fink, the beginning of this report isn’t going to make much sense. My apologies. * * * * * I’m looking at the keys. I glance up and notice a picture of a beautiful woman sitting on the beach with the...

Who's safe? Who's not? via d.yimg.com Daisuke threw a rehab start for Pawtucket, and pitched well. 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners and 5 Ks. He has proclaimed himself ready to rejoin the rotation, and as pointed out by Buster Olney last night on...

Loyal reader Loqiel was down at the ball park last night and sent in this Fan Report . If you're going to a game and would like to share your photos and game experience, hit us up . Having taken a partial day off, I met up with a friend from work...