The PSA moved quickly, from fans at the All-Star Game holding up placards that said things such as “I stand up for my mother-in-law” to Jimmy Rollins and Brian Williams saying, “I stand up to cancer.” Then came a shot of four ex-baseball players. None...

Darling spoke with Carter shortly after the cancer was diagnosed in May, but their subsequent communication was by text. He had been part of a Stand Up to Cancer commercial that was shown before Game 1 of the World Series. He and other baseball...

Beane's 2001 Athletics. Speaking at a Villanova Law School symposium last Friday, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane of “Moneyball” fame revealed that the key concept of his cost-conscious strategy to acquire cheap, valuable talent was...

Really? John Kruk paved the way for Scott Hatteberg’s shift to first base? Jim Eisenreich and Pete Incaviglia were the early versions of Jeremy Giambi and an aging David Justice? "I was right here in Philadelphia watching the World Series,” Beane told...

But slugger Ryan Howard, recovering from October surgery to repair an Achilles' tendon, might not be back until May. The New York Mets appear to be the only weak link in the division. "This could be the most fun division in baseball," said retired...

PHILLIES HAVE revealed the 12 names on the Wall of Fame ballot, with Curt Schilling seeming to be the front-runner. Schilling was on the ballot last year in his first year of eligibility, but the selection committee of team executives and media members...