It's hard to say whether this game is scintillating or sleep-inducing. It has been a little of both. Both pitchers have been nibbling but it's 1-1 after five innings. Burnett has allowed four hits and struck out six. Pedro has...

There was a lot going on before the game. Derek Jeter was named the winner of MLB's Roberto Clemente Award for community service. Bud Selig was there and reporters asked him about instant replay. ?I think my position has been...

Rollins SS Victorino CF Utley 2B Howard 1B Werth RF Ibanez LF Stairs DH Felix 3B Ruiz C Pitching: RHP Pedro Martinez...

Jeter SS Damon LF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez 3B Matsui DH Cano 2B Hairston RF Cabrera CF Molina C Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett. Girardi shook it up, benching Swisher and using Hairston based on his past (and long ago) success against...

By now, presumably, Yankees manager Joe Girardi has made out a lineup for Game 2 of the World Series and he'll reveal it within an hour or so. He had some tough decisions to make. Right fielder Nick Swisher is...

Clifton Phifer Lee just pitched one of the best games in World Series history. The Philadelphia lefthander dominated the Yankees, scattering six hits without a walk and striking out 10. He seemed to tire a bit in the ninth inning,...

The middle three innings of this game went pretty much like the first three as Cliff Lee dominated the Yankees and Chase Utley hit a two-strike pitch to right field for a home run off CC Sabathia. Lee is working...

The Philadelphia Phillies lead Game 1 of the World Series 1-0 after three innings. Cliff Lee, who likes to work fast, has thrown only 40 pitches through three innings. He has allowed two hits and struck out four. Only three...

Pedro Martinez had plenty to say during a press conference before Game 1. Several of his answers were ? let's say interesting. On playing at Yankee Stadium: ?In some ways, I might be at times the most influential player that...

PHILLIES Jimmy Rollins SS Shane Victorino CF Chase Utley 2B Ryan Howard 1B Jayson Werth RF Raul Ibanez DH Ben Francisco LF Pedro Felix 3B Carlos Ruiz C Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee. YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark...

PHILLIES Jimmy Rollins SS Shane Victorino CF Chase Utley 2B Ryan Howard 1B Jayson Werth RF Raul Ibanez DH Ben Francisco LF Pedro Felix 3B Carlos Ruiz C Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee. YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark...

The Yankees led the majors with 244 home runs. The Phillies were tied with the Rangers for second with 224. Yankee Stadium allowed the most runs in baseball (237). Citizens Bank Park was third (207). Factor everything in and the...

Interested in the pre-game festivities tonight? This news from Major League Baseball: With First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden in attendance, tonight?s musical performances at Yankee Stadium will fit within the overall dedication of Game One of the...

Major League Baseball could end droughts around the world by putting the World Series team on a plane and bringing the World Series in. Rain is sure to follow. Yes, it's raining in the Bronx and has been all day....

Red Sox manager Terry Francona chatted with the hosts of WEEI's "The Dale and Holley Show" this morning, and much of the discussion focused on the departure of his good friend and longtime bench coach Brad Mills, who was named...

MLB and the Yankees proudly announced that Jay-Z and Alicia Keys would perform Empire State of Mind before Game 1 tonight. It's Derek Jeter's at-bat song. Then yesterday, MLB issued a release that said. "The World Series performance featuring Jay-Z...

Thanks to the mighty Patriots, you're likely familiar with Media Day at the Super Bowl. It's one-stop shopping for media types as the players gather in one place a few days before the game and are asked their opinion...

NEW YORK -- While Sox manager Terry Francona is ecstatic at the news that Brad Mills was named the manager of the Houston Astros today, it is also clear that he will have a void to fill on the Red...

A Houston television station, KRIV, is reporting that the Astros have selected Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as their next manager. Mills is in Houston and the announcement is expected to come later today. Mills, manager Terry Francona's bench...