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Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Dick Williams Dies

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:46:40 CDT

By taking over a ninth-place team and leading it to the pennant in his first year as a big-league manager in Boston, Dick Williams earned the reputation of being a turnaround artist that he built on later in Montreal and San Diego. By taking over an emerging powerhouse in Oakland...

Best Ballpark Hot Dogs

Will McCahill — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:24:29 CDT

Baseball season’s in full, ahem, swing, and in that spirit, Delish runs down the best ballpark hotdogs. Some highlights: Georgia Dog, Turner Field, Atlanta. A blanket of cole slaw and some sautéed Vidalia onions make this a winner. Arizona Dog, Chase Field, Phoenix. Southwest rules this foot-long—chorizo, nacho cheese,...

Halladay Stays; ChiSox Get Peavy

Will McCahill — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:03:56 CDT

The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago White Sox for...

Giants' Sanchez No-Hits Padres

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:57:18 CDT

Jonathan Sanchez, an unlikely candidate, pitched the majors' first no-hitter this season last night, dominating the San Diego Padres with an array of pitches in the San Francisco Giants' 8-0 victory. The 26-year-old left-hander returned to the rotation after a nearly 3-week demotion to the bullpen—and he only got...

In Astros-Padres Game, Beekeeper Earns a Save

M. Morris — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:00 CDT

The Astros-Padres game yesterday in San Diego drew a crowd of 23,284—and thousands of bees. Padres left fielder Kyle Blanks sighted the swarm in the top of the ninth and tried to signal the umpire, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. "I saw Kyle walking toward the infield and...

MLB's Midterm Report Cards

Kevin Spak — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:20:03 CDT

Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students —Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. B students —Cardinals, Brewers,...

Dempster K's 12 to Lead Cubs Over Padres 4-0

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:14:22 CDT

Ryan Dempster struck out a career-high 12 and hit a go-ahead single against Greg Maddux during a four-run fifth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs over the punchless Padres 4-0. Jim Edmonds singled in his debut with the Cubs, who won three of four from the team with the worst record...

Lilly, Cubs Best Padres 8-5

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:37:56 CDT

Ted Lilly struck out 11 in six innings to win his third straight start, and Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto homered to lead the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres 8-5 Wednesday night. Backed by three RBIs apiece from Soriano and Soto, Lilly (4-4) allowed six hits and four...

Greene's Homer Pushes Padres Past Cubs

Doug Sweeney — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:20:29 CDT

Khalil Greene hit a three-run home run to help Shawn Estes earn his first victory since 2005 with the San Diego Padres' 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Estes pitched 5 1-3 innings and the Padres' bullpen secured the win with 3 2-3 innings of hitless relief....