Major League Baseball

N.Y. won 103 games this year and then roared to their 27th title. Now, management must make tough personnel decisions if they want to create a new Dynasty in the Bronx.

Nov 10, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

The Yankees have always been associated with Republicans, but the team has a much better track record when there is a Democrat in the White House.

Nov 8, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

After four straight years in the postseason doghouse, Alex Rodriguez has opened up the 2009 ALDS with a bang.

Oct 10, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

Perhaps rattled by repeated steroid scandals, the Red Sox drop four straight games at Yankee Stadium for the first time in more than 20 years.

Aug 10, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

On August 2, 2009, thirty years will have passed since the tragic death of one of baseball's most beloved players, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson.

Jul 16, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

One of the game's greatest pitchers joins the craft's most elite club.

Jun 5, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

More than thirteen years removed from his retirement, a look at Don Mattingly's brilliant 1995 postseason.

Apr 6, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

The three "Rs" are still the best fantasy options at shortstop.

Mar 26, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

How did anonymous, confidential steroid test results of 104 MLB players end up in the hands of one IRS agent? Well, he stole them.

Feb 8, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

Crafty pitchers have been 'doctoring up' baseballs for more than a century. It's all just part of the game.

Feb 1, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

Here is a brief synpopsis of the Hall of Fame career of one of the game's greatest pitchers.

Jan 19, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

Dizzy Dean's brief but brilliant career landed him in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.

Jan 16, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

The New York Mets countered their cross-town rival Yankees landing of C.C. Sabathia with a big time catch of their own: Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez.

Dec 11, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

The New York Yankees, who struggled just to find healthy starters to put on the mound last year, are ready to sign one of the game's very best hurlers.

Dec 11, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies broke a championship drought that has lasted for 100 seasons in the City of Brotherly Love.

Nov 2, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

You'd think the Boston Red Sox, a team with a $135 million payroll, could beat the Tampa Bay Rays, a team with a $43 million payroll. They couldn't.

Oct 21, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

The "Whiz Kids" were an exciting, energetic, youthful club that captured the hearts of Philadelphia baseball fans like no team before -- or perhaps since.

Oct 13, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

The current favorites to meet in the 2008 World Series first hooked up in the fall classic almost 100 years ago.

Oct 12, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

Ken Griffey, Frank Thomas and Mike Piazza head the list of the best batsmen of the Clinton Era.

Aug 24, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

Some baseball players take a while to heat up. For these five players, the hot days of July have been a blessing for their respective swings.

Jul 30, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

Baseball has always been wracked with scandal: gambling, corking bats, steroids, spying. But perhaps no scandal in MLB history was worse than the Pittsburgh drug trials.

Jul 6, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

Sandy Koufax may have been the best left-handed pitcher of all time. Here are ten essential things that every baseball fan needs to know about the man.

Jun 12, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

Ken Griffey Jr. is just one home run away from hitting 600 in his career. The scary thing is that if he had stayed healthy, he would probably have a lot more.

Jun 6, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

Just two months into the 2008 baseball season, these players and teams have been the game's biggest surprises.

Jun 5, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

These five players have started off hot. Can they keep it up?

May 6, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray