CLEARWATER, Fla. "I can't think of too many times in my life when I got off the phone that I had that big of a smile on my face," the utility infielder s

Mets fans can remember the 2004 trading deadline with dread. That day, a legitimate prospect by the name of Scott Kazmir was traded to the (then) Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a wildly inconsistent Victor Zambrano. Needless to say, Kazmir blossomed into an Al

The indomitable Red Sox ace, Pedro Martinez, said a little prayer. The manager, Grady Little, stood statuesque, fearful the slightest flinch would defy fate. And the principal owner, John Henry, sat frozen to his seat, too nervous to join the 32,837 at F

There's always a feel good story in every sport. And then there's Josh Hamilton, who triumphed and who is now dealing with the prospect of defeat … yet again. The Good: Hamilton's Journey to the majors: After an outstanding youth career, Joshua Holt Hami

Thoughts, lists and other compulsive bits about baseball from comedian filmmaker television producer/Red Sox fan Paul Francis Sullivan.... feel free to call him “Sully.” One time Baltimore Oriole and Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Danny Clyburn was shot

In 41 games over three years in the major leagues, Clyburn played outfielder for multiple teams, including the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with whom he played his last game in 1999. But the dream to return to the sport he loved so muc