The shocking story of one player’s tragic loss
I hadn’t heard the sad story of Greg Norton’s mother’s murder before, but it is told very well by MLB.com’s Braves beat reporter, Mark Bowman.
Quick! Name the Padres’ franchise leader in home runs. It’s not Adrian Gonzalez, though it may be by the end of the season … depending on if (or when) San Diego trades him. Gonzalez entered the season needing 34 home…
So here’s a question: Can an infield that includes Wes Helms be considered the best in the National League? That’s the claim made by Jimmy Rollins (either on his own or through prompting by a reporter) on Tuesday. Look, I…
David Wright, New York Mets farmhand With All-Star Game balloting ending Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. ET, one stroke before midnight, I’m going to do all I can this week to promote David Wright for third base. There are several…
Kyle Weiland became the 78th former Fighting Irish player to reach the Major Leagues when he got the start for the Red Sox yesterday. Boston won the game, but Weiland wasn’t part of the decision despite pitching into the fifth…
When I was a kid — middle school, early high school, something like that — I once wrote out the Opening Day schedule, and then predicted every game. I tried to predict the score, the winning and losing pitchers and…
Yesterday’s games:Braves 4, Astros 2, 11 inningsCardinals 8, Dodgers 3 Astros-Braves series tied 1-1Why are they still doing the Tomahawk Chop in Atlanta? It’s done. It’s tired. The fans aren’t even into it. When I went down for the Mets-Braves…