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Updated: February 18, 2012, 2:14 AM ET Over 17 distinguished seasons, Red Sox knuckleballer has marked himself as one of us By Gordon Edes ESPNBoston.com Archive FORT MYERS, Fla.

RT AMProducerJen: Sad about Gary Carter. I saw him play a lot back when we were both Montrealers and there were #expos. RT kybrann: So upset that gary carter passed away from a long fight with brain cancer. A met legend and even greater man. Rest easy

After 48 hours of nonstop accusations, arguments, shame, and blame, the Red Sox and Yankees went back to playing baseball last night. As a waning orange squash of a moon rose beyond the bleachers, Tim Wakefield threw baseballs that danced and dazzled and

We caught the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star centerfielder Andrew McCutchen on Intentional Talk this morning. Chris Rose and Kevin Millar threw around some questions from his twitter account including trying to get Serena Williams to teach him her forehand

The late, great broadcaster Ned Martin certainly would have seized on his signature salute of astonishment to sum up the historic spectacle: “Mercy.” The Florida Marlins could have used a touch of kindness, if not a whole lot of pity, last night as the R

The ball rattled around the new seats like a pinball whacked by a flipper. It was a vintage Opening Day souvenir; dirty, grass-stained, smudged with the crimson of a newly oiled glove. Better yet, it was a home run ball clubbed by Orioles outfielder Mart

Everything we had hoped for from the MLB Network…save a cucking stool ride for Kevin Millar, of course. Or as Ozzie Guillen tweeted about this fantastic slice…“all gm in baseball please give mitchel litchman a job or bench coach he is good hahaha wow.” S

Given everything that happened at the end of the 2011 season for the Boston Red Sox, it shouldn't be really that much of a surprise that Josh Beckett didn't say anything. We all know his disdain for the media from the countless interviews he's given. But

In his first year as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox , before he learned an unwritten rule of the job, Theo Epstein made a trade proposal to Brian Cashman , his counterpart with the Yankees. “Shea Hillenbrand for Nick Johnson,” Epstein recalle

Want to know what terrifies the Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays and every other small- to mid-market team in baseball? One trade is not enough to yield any grand conclusions, but yesterday’s acquisition of Houston Astros right-handed reliever Mark Mela