http://www.mail.com/organizations/3832-nl-west.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/3832-nl-west.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762804-dodgers-track-to-pass-yanks-2013-payroll.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to become only the second major league team with a $200 million payroll and could end the New York Yankees' streak of 14 years as baseball's biggest spender. The Dodgers are at $214.8 million for 21 signed players next season, according to a study of their contracts by The Associated Press. That follows... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762804-dodgers-track-to-pass-yanks-2013-payroll.html 2012-12-13T00:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1760062-choo-to-reds-bauer-to-indians-3-team-trade.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo didn't want to be part of the Indians' future. So they're moving on without him. Cleveland traded the talented outfielder to the Cincinnati Reds and acquired prized pitching prospect Trevor Bauer from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in a three-team deal involving nine players. The Indians obtain... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1760062-choo-to-reds-bauer-to-indians-3-team-trade.html 2012-12-12T04:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1754996-dodgers-sign-south-korea-pitcher-ryu-to-deal.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers signed South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin to a $36 million, six-year deal on Sunday, bolstering their starting rotation for next year. The team and Ryu (Ree-YOO He-YUN Jin) had until 2 p.m. PST to reach an agreement or else the left-hander would have returned home and the Dodgers would have been refunded the $25.7... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1754996-dodgers-sign-south-korea-pitcher-ryu-to-deal.html 2012-12-10T00:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1753682-ap-source-dodgers-try-to-close-deal-greinke.html Free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke and the Los Angeles Dodgers tried to close a deal Saturday night worth $147 million over six years, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday night because there was no completed contract. Greinke is the top arm on the open market, and has attracte... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 02:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1753682-ap-source-dodgers-try-to-close-deal-greinke.html 2012-12-09T02:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1752066-ap-source-mccarthy-agrees-with-diamondbacks.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Right-hander Brandon McCarthy reached agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $15.5 million, two-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because McCarthy's deal was pending a physical. The physical will be especially important for McCarthy, who was Oakla... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1752066-ap-source-mccarthy-agrees-with-diamondbacks.html 2012-12-07T22:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1749370-hamilton-greinke-remain-market-meetings.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A quiet winter meetings figures to lead to a busy rest of December, given how few moves actually got finished at sprawling Opryland hotel. As teams headed home Thursday, the biggest free agents were still on the market. The availability of slugger Josh Hamilton and pitcher Zack Greinke held up decisions on other signings and possib... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1749370-hamilton-greinke-remain-market-meetings.html 2012-12-07T08:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1744576-red-sox-rev-up-with-victorino-giants-scutaro.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shane Victorino bolted for Boston, Marco Scutaro stayed with San Francisco, and the Miami Marlins shed more payroll in a late-night trade. It was another busy day at baseball's winter meetings, where it's easy to tell which teams are making major changes (the Red Sox), which ones want to remain intact (the champion Giants) — and wh... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1744576-red-sox-rev-up-with-victorino-giants-scutaro.html 2012-12-05T08:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1743850-giants-scutaro-agree-to-20-million-3-year-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Second baseman Marco Scutaro is staying in San Francisco, right where he wanted to be. The NL championship series MVP agreed to a $20 million, three-year contract with the Giants late Tuesday. Vice president of baseball operations Bobby Evans said only a physical was left to finalize the deal. "He was a priority fr... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1743850-giants-scutaro-agree-to-20-million-3-year-deal.html 2012-12-05T05:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1735884-wright-mets-agree-to-138m-deal-hanson-traded.html David Wright agreed to the richest contract in Mets history, Tommy Hanson was traded to the Angels and Brian Wilson became a free agent on a busy day in baseball when dozens of players were dumped by their teams. Houston scooped up Philip Humber, hoping he's a perfect fit, and Mariano Rivera returned for another season with the Yankees. He'll be throwing ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1735884-wright-mets-agree-to-138m-deal-hanson-traded.html 2012-12-01T05:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1735982-giants-tender-contract-to-closer-wilson.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brian Wilson and his overgrown black beard might be headed out of the Bay Area. The San Francisco Giants declined to tender a one-year contract to the closer by Friday night's deadline, making him a free agent as he recovers from a second ligament-replacement surgery on his right elbow. Wilson was the 2010 major le... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1735982-giants-tender-contract-to-closer-wilson.html 2012-12-01T04:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1726142-baseball-union-head-miller-dead-95.html NEW YORK (AP) — Marvin Miller was a labor economist who never played a day of organized baseball. He preferred tennis. Yet he transformed the national pastime as surely as Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, television and night games. Miller, the union boss who won free agency for baseball players in 1975, ushering in an era of multimillion-dollar contracts and ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1726142-baseball-union-head-miller-dead-95.html 2012-11-27T21:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1714702-column-lot-to-thankful-sports.html The bad stuff is easy. You read about it almost every day; hear it discussed endlessly by the talking heads on radio and television. But if sports is a microcosm of society — and it is — then there's a lot of good going on, too. And, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, here are some things to be thankful for this year that have nothing to do with wins and losse... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1714702-column-lot-to-thankful-sports.html 2012-11-20T19:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1706594-ap-source-melky-cabrera-blue-jays-reach-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — The busy Toronto Blue Jays struck again Friday with their latest big deal: All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera is set to join them in his return from a drug suspension. A person familiar with the negotiations said the free agent outfielder and the Blue Jays have reached agreement on a two-year contract worth $16 million. The deal is pending a ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1706594-ap-source-melky-cabrera-blue-jays-reach-deal.html 2012-11-16T23:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1704134-miguel-cabrera-buster-posey-win-mvp-awards.html NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Cabrera has a Most Valuable Player award to go with his Triple Crown. And Buster Posey has an MVP prize to put alongside his second World Series ring. The pair of batting champions won baseball's top individual honors Thursday by large margins. Cabrera, the first Triple Crown winner in 45 years, won the AL MVP by receiving 22 of 28 ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1704134-miguel-cabrera-buster-posey-win-mvp-awards.html 2012-11-16T00:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1692118-dodgers-bid-257-south-korean-lefty.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have bid nearly $26 million for a chance to sign pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin. The Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization said Saturday they have accepted a posting fee of $25.7 million for the 25-year-old left-hander. Major League Baseball later announced that the team was the Dodgers. ... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1692118-dodgers-bid-257-south-korean-lefty.html 2012-11-10T20:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1688728-boras-dodgers-bought-store-mets-in-freezer.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — With baseball awash in record revenue as the signing season starts, Scott Boras compares the habits of teams to families sifting through supermarket shelves. At the winter meetings in Dallas last year, the agent had this to say of the financially troubled Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets: "Normally, they're in the steaks s... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1688728-boras-dodgers-bought-store-mets-in-freezer.html 2012-11-09T02:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1688694-hamilton-greinke-lead-weak-free-agent-class.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — With baseball awash in record revenue as the signing season starts, Scott Boras compares the habits of teams to families sifting through supermarket shelves. At the winter meetings in Dallas last year, the agent had this to say of the financially troubled Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets: "Normally, they're in the steaks s... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1688694-hamilton-greinke-lead-weak-free-agent-class.html 2012-11-09T01:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1685196-big-mac-returns-to-socal-dodgers-hitting-coach.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark McGwire is coming home as hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, lured by the chance to spend more time with his wife and five young children. He was hired Wednesday to replace Dave Hansen and improve an offense that struggled last season when All-Star slugger Matt Kemp was hobbled by injuries. The Dodgers were 13th in the Nati... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1685196-big-mac-returns-to-socal-dodgers-hitting-coach.html 2012-11-08T00:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1685192-padres-catcher-grandal-50-game-drug-ban.html NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal has been suspended 50 games because of a positive test for testosterone. The commissioner's office announced the drug penalty on Wednesday. The ban will take effect at the start of next season. Grandal made his big league debut this year. He hit .297 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs in 60 games. He ... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1685192-padres-catcher-grandal-50-game-drug-ban.html 2012-11-07T20:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1676598-nets-beat-raptors-107-100-brooklyn-debut.html NEW YORK (AP) — The chant was 55 years in the making, delayed a couple days by disaster, and delivered by a sold-out crowd that wasn't missing this party no matter what it took to get there. "Brook-lyn! Brook-lyn!" Those were the lyrics of a rocking return to major pro sports. "That gave me jitters, man. Chills," guard Joe Johnson said. "I know that these... Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1676598-nets-beat-raptors-107-100-brooklyn-debut.html 2012-11-04T02:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1667798-peavy-white-sox-agree-to-29-million-2-year-deal.html Pitcher Jake Peavy and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to a $29 million, two-year contract. The right-hander will receive $14.5 million in each of the next two seasons. Peavy could receive a $15 million option for 2015 if he has 400 innings in the next two years, including a minimum of 190 in 2014, and he doesn't finished 2014 on the disabled list. ... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1667798-peavy-white-sox-agree-to-29-million-2-year-deal.html 2012-10-31T05:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1665188-giants-winning-formula-to-win.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants' championship formula is a familiar one, just with new faces all over the diamond two years later: stellar starting pitching backed by a shut-down bullpen, a late-season surge and a manager making all the right moves. San Francisco captured its second World Series title in three seasons with a stunning sweep of the Tigers, ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1665188-giants-winning-formula-to-win.html 2012-10-29T23:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663278-san-francisco-ready-giants-parade.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For the second time in three years, San Francisco is gearing up for a ticker-tape parade to celebrate a World Series victory for the Giants. Plans for the Wednesday bash were being made as the city cleaned up after a rowdy celebration Sunday night turned violent in some neighborhoods and police arrested three dozen people. "I'm not go... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663278-san-francisco-ready-giants-parade.html 2012-10-29T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1664298-city-sweeps-up-rowdy-series-celebration.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police made dozens of arrest during a rowdy World Series celebration in the hours after the San Francisco Giants clinched the World Series. The San Francisco Police Department reported Monday that 35 people were arrested, 22 on felony charges. Two people were arrested on gun charges. Bonfires of trash were lit in several intersections... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1664298-city-sweeps-up-rowdy-series-celebration.html 2012-10-29T17:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663096-detroit-stars-were-match-giants-sweep.html DETROIT (AP) — They entered the World Series a collection of stars rivaling any team in baseball. Then one by one, Justin Verlander, Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera fell short in the season's final test. It ended with Cabrera at the plate, watching the third strike that finished Detroit's season. So close to their first championship since 1984, the Tige... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663096-detroit-stars-were-match-giants-sweep.html 2012-10-29T07:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663056-valuable-panda-sandoval-world-series-mvp.html DETROIT (AP) — The MVP — Most Valuable Panda — sat in the interview room and smiled. A trophy, another World Series ring and the best nickname in baseball all were his. Pablo Sandoval, the Kung Fu Panda, was voted World Series MVP following the San Francisco Giants' sweep of Detroit. He hit .500 with three home runs, a double and four RBIs in 16 Series at... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663056-valuable-panda-sandoval-world-series-mvp.html 2012-10-29T07:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663016-column-surprising-giants-win-2nd-title-3-years.html DETROIT (AP) — It ended exactly the way it should have, with the Triple Crown winner frozen at the plate. Miguel Cabrera was so focused on a slider that his bat never moved as a fastball zoomed by for a called third strike. What made it even more fitting is that Sergio Romo, the guy who threw it, has been San Francisco's closer for all of two months. ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1663016-column-surprising-giants-win-2nd-title-3-years.html 2012-10-29T07:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1662682-giants-beat-tigers-4-3-10-innings-sweep.html DETROIT (AP) — Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda. All the right elements for a sweet World Series sweep for the San Francisco Giants. Nearly knocked out in the playoffs time and time again, and finally pressed by the Detroit Tigers in Game 4, Pablo Sandoval and the Giants clinched their second title in three seasons Sunday ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1662682-giants-beat-tigers-4-3-10-innings-sweep.html 2012-10-29T06:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1662864-thousands-gather-city-hall-to-celebrate-giants.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They came from all corners of the region and screamed louder with each strike and every out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the San Francisco Giants closed in on a second championship in three years Sunday. The 2,000 fans assembled to watch the game on a Jumbotron a park across from City Hall grew in numbers and volume throughout ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1662864-thousands-gather-city-hall-to-celebrate-giants.html 2012-10-29T06:02:00Z