Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:40:09 PDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Kendrys Morales was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts when he came to bat in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday night, not exactly the way he would have wanted to show his former team why it was a mistake to trade him. But as they say in baseball, it only takes one.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:15 PDT
The return of Justin Smoak from the 15-day disabled list is important on several fronts, both for the present and future of the Seattle Mariners -- as well as for Smoak himself.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:12:24 PDT
The Los Angeles Angels' C.J. Wilson has had mixed results this season, but he's been plenty consistent against the Seattle Mariners.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:53:29 PDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners are still going with a bullpen-by-committee and it worked out perfectly Tuesday night - except for one minor flaw that Kendrys Morales overcame with a clutch hit against his former team.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:15 PDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Kendrys Morales' line drive off the tip of Erick Aybar's glove trickled into shallow left field and scored Kyle Seager from second base in the 10th inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:23 PDT
Often Jodh Hamilton trudges to the plate, takes his hacks, returns disappointed, and then does it again. For going on three months. For going on a year.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:18:42 PDT
San Jose files lawsuit to move A's
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:18:42 PDT
Avila injury opens door for Holaday
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:45 PDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:03 PDT
Hamilton bottoms out with rotten game
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:03 PDT
Smoak homers in return from DL
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:59:52 PDT
The City of San Jose, Calif., filed a lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that Major League Baseball is stonewalling a vote by team owners that might allow the Oakland Athletics to move 40 miles south to San Jose.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:04:24 PDT
The City of San Jose filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball on Tuesday, appealing to the courts to clear the way for the proposed Oakland Athletics ballpark in San Jose. The lawsuit comes after years of stalling on what would be called Cisco Field and challenges MLB's ruling that the San Francisco Giants have territorial rights to San Jose. San Jose has momentum to grab, since Oakland's O.Co Coliseum made headlines nationwide for a raw sewage leak that made both the home and visitor clubhouses unusable on Sunday. The A's and visiting Seattle Mariners had to share the Oakland Raiders locker room instead. After the game , A's pitcher A.J. Griffin said: "Make sure everybody finds out about this sewage thing. We need to get a new stadium." San Jose was listening and seized the opportunity to ratchet up its clash with Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig, who was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit. According to the San Francisco Chronicle , part of the lawsuit says:
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:00 PDT
COMMENTARY | Playing or coaching in the fishbowl that is New York can be rife with landmines. New York Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long has apparently stepped on one of those media traps.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:41:44 PDT
MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Marlins were savoring a rare victory, thanks to pitcher Jose Fernandez's latest gem. A team official attempted to engage the rookie in a discussion as highlights of his performance began showing on the clubhouse television.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:05:29 PDT
You've got your list of Tuesday errands, I've got mine. Put out the trash. Do some laundry. Round up some groceries. Pick up Eric Stults for a streaming assignment – or maybe a temp-to-perm gig. We've got a pitcher of interest in San Diego. Stults is currently owned in 28 percent of Yahoo! leagues and the number is rising – he's been the most-added player in Y! leagues this morning. He's posted a 3.28 ERA and 1.07 WHIP over 14 starts, with six wins and 60 strikeouts. Working in the NL West is a cushy assignment if you can avoid Colorado and Arizona. Stults's average fastball barely registers on the radar gun (86.4) but he's locating well and getting positive results nonetheless. Stults's best work has come in Petco Park, as you might expect (2.90/0.84), but his ratios aren't terrible on the road (3.58/1.25). A Wednesday start agains the banged-up Giants in AT&T Park doesn't look too threatening. Improved control is telling most of the Stults story for 2013: he's only issued 17 unintentional walks over 90.2 innings, which is why we can get away with his modest strikeout rate (5.96/6). He's been lethal on lefties (.546 OPS) and passable against righties (.724). If you aren't chasing the K/9 category, this looks like someone you can audit in medium and deeper pools.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:20:21 PDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels haven't had much to smile about this season, falling significantly below lofty expectations. For one night, though, it seemed they released about 2 1/2 months worth of frustration.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:00 PDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Jason Vargas knows that whenever the Los Angeles Angels' lineup puts up an eye-popping performance befitting all of its money and talent, their starting pitcher's job becomes a whole lot easier.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:20:25 PDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels used a seven-run sixth inning to break open a tight game and cruise to an 11-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night at Angel Stadium.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:30:28 PDT
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is headed back to the disabled list, general manager Brian Cashman said Monday.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:04:40 PDT
Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff apologized to the Seattle Mariners and complained to Major League Baseball about O.co Coliseum conditions on Monday.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:30:17 PDT
The Oakland A's are playing extremely well -- they've won 22 of their past 29 games -- but their building isn't in the best of shape.
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:59:12 PDT
It's the kind of backup no Major League Baseball team needs: Raw sewage. A drainage problem at Oakland's Coliseum on Sunday created stinking pools of fluid that rose a foot deep in some parts of the home and visiting clubhouses. The disgusting situation forced the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners to share accommodations on a higher floor inside of the NFL's Oakland Raiders' locker room after the game. Via the Associated Press , A's pitcher A.J. Griffin just wants the world to know: ''Make sure everybody finds out about this sewage thing. We need to get a new stadium.'' Part of the Coliseum's problem: The playing field on the 47-year-old stadium rests 22 feet below sea level. The clubhouse level, which was the only part of the park affected, is 3 feet below sea level. The ballpark has been prone to frequent plumbing-related flooding but this, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, was a first:
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:57:00 PDT
Matthew Pouliot shares his thoughts on the Wil Myers callup and the closing situations in L.A., Detroit and Seattle in the Strike Zone.
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:43:53 PDT
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A sewage problem at the Coliseum forced the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners to use the same locker room after Sunday's game.
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:32:58 PDT
A sewage problem at the Coliseum forced the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners to use the same locker room after Sunday's game.
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:00:37 PDT
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics' offense was in a deep sleep for two games against the Seattle Mariners on the heels of a grueling, 18-inning win over the New York Yankees on Thursday.