http://www.mail.com/subjects/8150-professional-baseball.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/8150-professional-baseball.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: MODELL HOF DEBATE One of the liveliest debates this weekend in New Orleans could be not about the Super Bowl itself, but on whether late Baltimore R... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html 2013-02-01T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1857848-latest-a-rod-troubles-team-frustrated.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was speaking on a conference call. "A huge debacle," he said. "Distasteful." That was on Dec. 13, 2007, when he re-signed with the New York Yankees and was discussing his decision 1½ months earlier to become a free agent. Now those words describe how some in the team's front office feel about A-Rod's $275 million, 10-year co... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1857848-latest-a-rod-troubles-team-frustrated.html 2013-01-31T02:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1858112-headley-padres-agree-to-8575000-deal.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chase Headley and the Padres have avoided salary arbitration, agreeing on an $8,575,000, one-year contract that gives the San Diego third baseman a $5.1 million raise following his huge 2012 season. Long touted as a future star, the 28-year-old Headley broke out with 31 home runs and an NL-best 115 RBIs last season, when he made $3,475,00... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1858112-headley-padres-agree-to-8575000-deal.html 2013-01-31T02:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1856300-dickey-mumbai-to-help-sexual-exploitation.html R.A. Dickey said the pictures and literature couldn't have prepared him for the young boy who approached him last week on one of the squalid streets of Mumbai's red-light district. The boy was maybe 3 years old, 4 at best. He had no pants on. His body was covered with open sores. "He was playing amongst the open sewage and filth with rats as big as dogs. ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1856300-dickey-mumbai-to-help-sexual-exploitation.html 2013-01-30T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1853850-a-rod-implicated-ped-use-mlb-probes.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is in the middle of Major League Baseball's latest doping investigation after an alternative weekly newspaper reported baseball's highest-paid star was among the big leaguers listed in the records of a Florida clinic the paper said sold performance-enhancing drugs. The Miami New Times said Tuesday that the three-time AL MVP ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1853850-a-rod-implicated-ped-use-mlb-probes.html 2013-01-30T11:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1855146-angels-pujols-hopes-to-join-dominicans-wbc.html SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols says he hopes to play for the Dominican Republic after the second round of the World Baseball Classic. The first baseman and three-time NL MVP had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in October. He would need special permission from the Angels to take part in the Classic... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1855146-angels-pujols-hopes-to-join-dominicans-wbc.html 2013-01-29T23:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1852136-dodgers-secure-7b-tv-rights-deal-with-tw-cable.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers formally announced a deal with Time Warner Cable on Monday to create a new TV channel that people familiar with the situation say assures the team more than $7 billion over 25 years. That is double what Major League Baseball thought the local TV rights were worth when the team was sold out of bankruptcy just last year. ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1852136-dodgers-secure-7b-tv-rights-deal-with-tw-cable.html 2013-01-28T22:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1851282-jeter-field-1st-time-breaking-ankle.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Derek Jeter worked out on a baseball field Monday for the first time since breaking his left ankle last October. The 38-year-old New York Yankees captain fielded 55 grounders on the grass in front of the infield dirt at shortstop at the team's minor league complex. He also hit in a batting cage. "Everything went well," Jeter said as he ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1851282-jeter-field-1st-time-breaking-ankle.html 2013-01-28T20:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1851124-pavano-hospitalized-spleen-removal.html Carl Pavano's spleen was removed last week after the pitcher was injured when he fell in the snow. The 37-year-old right-hander was hurt in mid-January at his home in Vermont and has been in a Connecticut hospital for nearly two weeks. "He lost a lot of blood. It was very, very serious," agent David Pepe said Monday. ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1851124-pavano-hospitalized-spleen-removal.html 2013-01-28T15:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1848202-stan-musial-remembered-funeral-mass.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stan Musial was remembered during a funeral and memorial outside Busch Stadium on Saturday as a Hall of Famer and a St. Louis icon embraced by generations of fans who never had the privilege of watching him play. Broadcaster Bob Costas, his voice cracking with emotion at times, pointed out during a two-hour Mass that in 92 years of life, ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1848202-stan-musial-remembered-funeral-mass.html 2013-01-26T22:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1848322-thomas-sympathy-steroids-tainted-stars.html CHICAGO (AP) — Retired Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas feels even better about his career after watching steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens fail to gain entry to the Hall of Fame. "I think I've done enough to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer," he said Saturday at the team's fan convention. "Watching all the nonsense unf... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1848322-thomas-sympathy-steroids-tainted-stars.html 2013-01-26T20:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1846934-yanks-gm-a-rod-entire-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says it's possible third baseman Alex Rodriguez could miss the entire season while recovering from hip surgery. Cashman says "there's no guarantees in this stuff" that Rodriguez will be able to play this year. The 37-year-old Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip last week. The team said the rehabilita... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1846934-yanks-gm-a-rod-entire-season.html 2013-01-25T21:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843636-martinez-returns-to-red-sox-assistant-to-gm.html BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red Sox general manager. "Now he's going to have to be on time," Francona needled his former pitcher on Thursday when the two were reunited at the annual dinner of the Boston chapter of the Baseba... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843636-martinez-returns-to-red-sox-assistant-to-gm.html 2013-01-25T01:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1844274-big-crowds-turn-stan-musial-visitation.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Standing outside the Cathedral Basilica as thousands filed inside to pay their respects, Stan Musial's grandson was thankful. "Just seeing all this," Brian Schwarze said, "and I got to play catch with him." "I mean, he was my grandfather. But I really do believe I'm starting to understand somewhat what he meant to the whole community," he... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1844274-big-crowds-turn-stan-musial-visitation.html 2013-01-24T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843564-arizona-sends-upton-to-braves-7-player-deal.html PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Upton is having a family reunion in Atlanta. Arizona traded its star right fielder to the Braves on Thursday in a seven-player deal that sent former All-Star infielder Martin Prado to the Diamondbacks. For the first time since he was a high school freshman, Upton will have older brother B.J. Upton as a teammate. ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843564-arizona-sends-upton-to-braves-7-player-deal.html 2013-01-24T21:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1841936-sosa-mcgwire-belong-hall-fame.html CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa thinks he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame. Slammin' Sammy also said the Chicago Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for president of the Dominican Republic during an interview Wednesday on the website Ustream.com. Asked if he thinks... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1841936-sosa-mcgwire-belong-hall-fame.html 2013-01-24T06:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1841806-column-mickelson-its-easy-rich.html It's not always easy being rich, as Phil Mickelson reminded us the other day. There are taxes to pay — apparently lots of them — and the price of a tank of jet fuel seems to go up every day. A million dollars a week just doesn't go as far as it used to, now that the wealthy are paying more in taxes. For Mickelson, things have gotten so bad that he's think... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1841806-column-mickelson-its-easy-rich.html 2013-01-23T22:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1841446-reds-start-countdown-to-2015-all-star-game.html CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds started a countdown to a 2015 All-Star game on Wednesday by breaking out the bunting and bursting into a standing ovation. A few of them also started to dream about playing in it. Commissioner Bud Selig awarded the midsummer game to Cincinnati on Wednesday, rewarding years of persistence by Reds owner Bob Castellini. The city ha... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1841446-reds-start-countdown-to-2015-all-star-game.html 2013-01-23T21:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1838372-ap-source-reds-will-host-2015-all-star-game.html CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star game at Great American Ball Park, the city's first since 1988, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Commissioner Bud Selig will discuss the decision on Wednesday in Cincinnati, where he's also appearing to promote Major League Baseball's latest urban youth academy, according ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1838372-ap-source-reds-will-host-2015-all-star-game.html 2013-01-22T19:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1836526-players-urge-miller-hall-fame.html NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players urged that Marvin Miller be put in the Hall of Fame as they spoke Monday night during a memorial for the union leader. In an auditorium filled with Hall of Famers, dozens of retired and current players, baseball officials, agents and labor lawyers, 13 speakers praised the former baseball union head, who helped players gain... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1836526-players-urge-miller-hall-fame.html 2013-01-22T03:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1834576-giants-win-title-niners-their-shot.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Jim Harbaugh and Alex Smith drove in the Giants' victory parade last fall, players on San Francisco's championship baseball team hoped they might be able to return the favor if the 49ers could win it all a few months later. Now, the Giants might just get that very chance with the NFC champion Niners headed to New Orleans to face ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1834576-giants-win-title-niners-their-shot.html 2013-01-21T08:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1831872-fiery-orioles-manager-earl-weaver-dead-82.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Earl Weaver always was up for an argument, especially with an umpire. At the slightest provocation, the Earl of Baltimore would spin his hat back, point his finger squarely at an ump's chest and then fire away. The Hall of Fame manager would even tangle with his own players, if necessary. All this from a 5-foot-6 peppe... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1831872-fiery-orioles-manager-earl-weaver-dead-82.html 2013-01-20T06:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832692-cardinals-hall-famer-stan-musial-dies-age-92.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — No last name necessary. A slew of batting titles. Corkscrew stance. Humble. A gentleman. All-around good guy. Stan the Man. Stanley Frank Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals star who was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, died Saturday. He was 92. "I never heard an... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832692-cardinals-hall-famer-stan-musial-dies-age-92.html 2013-01-20T06:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1832796-baseball-reflects-hof-pair-weaver-musial.html One was born in St. Louis, the other became a star there. Aside from that, Earl Weaver and Stan Musial were about as different as two Hall of Famers could be. "Talk about your odd couple," said George Vecsey, the longtime sports columnist for The New York Times who wrote a recent biography of Musial. Weaver was a 5-f... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1832796-baseball-reflects-hof-pair-weaver-musial.html 2013-01-20T04:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1831248-posey-pence-ellsbury-81-to-strike-deals.html NEW YORK (AP) — NL MVP Buster Posey agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, teammate Hunter Pence got a $13.8 million deal and Jacoby Ellsbury settled with the Boston Red Sox for $9 million on a busy Friday as players and teams swapped figures in salary arbitration. Eighty-one players reached agreements, leaving just 36 h... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1831248-posey-pence-ellsbury-81-to-strike-deals.html 2013-01-19T02:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1828054-matt-harrison-rangers-finalize-55m-5-year-deal.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Matt Harrison has gone from a pitcher the Texas Rangers left off their postseason roster to one they believe can become one of the league's best left-handers. The Rangers finalized a $55 million, five-year contract with the All-Star lefty Thursday. The deal includes a 2018 club option that could become guaranteed depending on the n... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1828054-matt-harrison-rangers-finalize-55m-5-year-deal.html 2013-01-18T03:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1827754-schillings-bloody-sock-going-up-auction.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling — whose video game company underwent a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy last year — is selling the blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 World Series. Chris Ivy, director of sports for Texas-based Heritage Auctions, says online bidding begins around Feb. 4. Live bidding will tak... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1827754-schillings-bloody-sock-going-up-auction.html 2013-01-17T23:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1826292-ap-source-rangers-harrison-agree-to-55m-deal.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — All-Star pitcher Matt Harrison and the Texas Rangers agreed Wednesday night to a $55 million, five-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal. The contract includes an option for a sixth season, the person said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the agreem... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1826292-ap-source-rangers-harrison-agree-to-55m-deal.html 2013-01-17T05:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1825386-a-rod-hip-surgery-recovery-time-6-months.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined until after the All-Star break. The New York Yankees said Dr. Bryan Kelly repaired a torn labrum and impingement and the operation at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York "went as planned and without complication." The 37-year-old former All-Star t... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1825386-a-rod-hip-surgery-recovery-time-6-months.html 2013-01-17T02:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1826038-nationals-trade-morse-to-seattle-3-team-deal.html The Mariners added some much-needed power to their lineup Wednesday, acquiring Michael Morse from Washington in a three-team deal that moved catcher John Jaso from Seattle to Oakland. The NL East champion Nationals reacquired pitching prospect A.J. Cole, dealt from Washington to Oakland 13 months ago in the trade for Gio Gonzalez. Washington also got mino... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1826038-nationals-trade-morse-to-seattle-3-team-deal.html 2013-01-17T01:55:00Z