Read more American League stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10224/american-league.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:57:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71952/a-rod-yanks-top-angels-in-13th.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlex Rodriguez is putting all those playoff failures behind him, and the LA Angels are turning the AL championship series into a defensive debacle. Coming through under pressure once again, Rodriguez hit a tying homer in the 11th inning and the New York Yankees edged Los Angeles 4-3 last night...http://www.newser.com/story/71952/a-rod-yanks-top-angels-in-13th.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 3:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64452/crawford-bullpen-lead-al-to-4-3-all-star-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarl Crawford's glove and one of the great bullpens in All-Star history helped save the American League's winning streak last night at the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Crawford pulled back a home run with a leaping grab an inning before Curtis Granderson tripled and scored the tiebreaking run...http://www.newser.com/story/64452/crawford-bullpen-lead-al-to-4-3-all-star-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 1:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64285/halladay-lincecum-will-start-mlb-all-star-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTim Lincecum and Roy Halladay were selected today as the starting pitchers for tomorrow night's All-Star game in St. Louis. Lincecum, last year's National League Cy Young Award winner, is 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA for the San Francisco Giants; he got the nod from NL manager Charlie Manuel....http://www.newser.com/story/64285/halladay-lincecum-will-start-mlb-all-star-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 15:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42272/cubs-soto-rays-longoria-named-top-rookies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria were named the rookies of the year today in the National and American leagues, respectively. Soto, 25, was voted an All-Star Game starter and finished the season with a .285 batting average, 23 home runs, and 86 RBI,...http://www.newser.com/story/42272/cubs-soto-rays-longoria-named-top-rookies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 14:04:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40428/tube-2-boobs-0-in-weekend-sports-viewing-snafus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPower problems had fans hoping to catch the baseball playoffs and the NFL on TV this weekend howling, the AP reports, with a malfunction at TBS headquarters keeping the first 20 minutes of Tampa Bay’s Game 6 loss to visiting Boston off the airwaves Saturday. Yesterday, balloons snagged a transformer...http://www.newser.com/story/40428/tube-2-boobs-0-in-weekend-sports-viewing-snafus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Oct 2008 14:38:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38227/red-sox-in-yankees-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Series champs are back in the playoffs. The Red Sox clinched at least a wild-card berth with a 5-4 win over Cleveland tonight, the Boston Globe reports. The victory officially eliminates the Yankees from playoff contention and ends their streak of 13 consecutive appearances. The Red Sox can...http://www.newser.com/story/38227/red-sox-in-yankees-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Sep 2008 21:35:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36073/the-rays-are-winning-so-buy-a-ticket-tampa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in the American League, but you wouldn’t know it from the turnout at Tropicana Field, John Romano writes in the St. Petersburg Times . Even a heretofore-hapless franchise contending for the first time ever fills just a third of the seats. “It really...http://www.newser.com/story/36073/the-rays-are-winning-so-buy-a-ticket-tampa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 15:08:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32524/al-wins-15-inning-marathon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Young's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th gave the American League a 4-3 victory in a marathon All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Justin Morneau slid under the tag with the winning run to end the game after 4 hours and 40 minutes. Neither team had any pitchers...http://www.newser.com/story/32524/al-wins-15-inning-marathon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 23:30:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32171/why-the-al-rules-baseball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American League is just flat out better than the National League, writes Darren Everson in the Wall Street Journal . The AL has had a lock on All-Star games for a decade, has won 11 of the last 16 World Series, and it dominates interleague play. Why the disparity? Everson...http://www.newser.com/story/32171/why-the-al-rules-baseball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Jul 2008 13:30:50 CDT