The Red Sox bullpen, representing the largest difference between Boston and the Oakland A’s, was exposed immediately and often. So much of the Red Sox’ chances -- the possibility that 72 years of curses and frustration might end -- were based upon an...

They were loaded with star power. “I remember the buildup,” Larkin said. “I remember the feeling in the clubhouse, the talk about McGwire, Canseco, Carney Lansford, Dave Stewart, Eckersley, Steinbach, all these guys they had. We opened up the...

In honor of where he put the Cardinals, though, we interrupt our regular cooling-stove updates for a Dave Duncan Crazy Pitching Season Mixtape, biased heavily toward the recent and the crazy. (With all apologies to Dave Stewart and Chris Carpenter,...

And, of course, the opposite should be true for a pitcher who allows more runs in close games than in blowouts. Over the past few years, I've tested many pitchers to who have a "pitch to the score" reputation, including Jack Morris, Jack McDowell, Doc...

They were a couple of tweaks away. A year later they added free agents Dave Stewart and Paul Molitor to replace the departing Jimmy Key and Winfield. What is one quality starter? An addition of eight wins? Well, maybe more when Jo-Jo Reyes...

If there was ever a post with a title begging for a comment from Nick in SF, this would have to be it… Tony LaRussa did the ballet thing for a number of years with the Oakland Ballet. Think that was the Nutcracker as well. He also got some of the...

Rogers eventually fired GM Gord Ash -- now an assistant in Milwaukee who worked for years alongside Jack Zduriencik -- and searched for a successor in late 2001. Among those who applied for the job was assistant GM and former big league pitcher Dave...

Ryan deserves the right to be heard." Attanasio said the team was yet to be contacted by the commissioner's office or any official entity related to MLB testing programs. Braun saw off the Dodgers' Matt Kemp to add the MVP trophy last month to his 2007...

Ryan deserves the right to be heard." Attanasio said the team was yet to be contacted by the commissioner's office or any official entity related to MLB testing programs. Braun saw off the Dodgers' Matt Kemp to add the MVP trophy last month to his 2007...

"My thoughts were that Matt should have won to begin with." Braun is disputing the charges through arbitration. "It's B.S. ," Braun said to USA Today. Stewart said he hopes Braun is right. "From what I understand, this is a quality kid," Stewart said. ...

“I was like, ‘Oh my God,’” Stewart said. Stewart is the agent for Matt Kemp, who finished second to Braun in balloting for the National League’s most valuable player award. Kemp was a triple-crown contender and finished a home run short of becoming the...