Brett Myers

Indians aren't overly dependent on cleanup hitters

2013-06-16 17:20:02

CLEVELAND The Kansas City Royals scored the winning run Monday night on a ninth-inning wild pitch by Matt Albers, but should Carlos Santana have blocked the pitch from skipping between his legs back to the screen? Asked if Santana should bear part of the...

More frustration as Astros beat White Sox

2013-06-15 20:07:00

The White Sox reached a new low Saturday night, and that was even after they were held to three hits through six innings against Lucas Harrell, whom they waived two years ago. The latest chapter to their 11-week debacle occurred when pinch-runner Jordan...

Sheldon Ocker: Indians' spending spree like last offseason unlikely to be repeated

2013-06-15 14:05:04

Questions to consider: The fans gave the Dolans at least a small vote of confidence when the Indians' owners spent to acquire Michael Bourn, Mark Reynolds, Brett Myers, Drew Stubbs and Nick Swisher. The boost in payroll hasn't translated into bigger...

Marla Ridenour: Fear of demotion keeps Indians' Jason Kipnis motivated

2013-06-14 21:05:04

CLEVELAND Jason Kipnis looked serious when he said it, but the suggestion in itself was laughable. And that's exactly what Nick Swisher did. "He's full of it. That's a total lie. That's got to be a lie," Swisher said. The "lie" was that Kipnis, the...

Sabathia Goes Distance As Yanks Sweep Indians

2013-06-05 16:29:00

The Sports Xchange � A no-hitter would have been nice, but getting the complete game was significantly more important for CC Sabathia and the Yankees. Sabathia retired the first 14 Cleveland hitters, then struggled in the latter part of the game,...

Scoreboard -- May 17, 2013

2013-05-17 22:26:00

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 pole day, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball--Central Florida at East Carolina, 10 a.m....

How many active ex-Orioles pitchers have 80 career wins?

2013-04-25 03:00:00

It’s one of those baseball statistics that’s hard to believe. I checked it a couple times to make sure I hadn’t missed anyone. And I really believe I haven’t. According to baseball-reference.com, there are 44 active major...

WBC rich in storylines

2013-03-02 13:56:00

One thing to keep in mind about baseball: It's all good. Big-league baseball. Minor-league baseball. College baseball. Pony League baseball. Even, gasp, international baseball. While many North American fans dismiss the World Baseball Classic —...

Spring training: AL Central preview

2013-02-12 19:22:00

Never underestimate Mike Ilitch's appetite for a championship. While the Tigers loved what they got from Anibal Sanchez a year ago, they didn't have $80 million budgeted to keep him off the free-agent market. But that's what Dave Dombrowski persuaded...

Your Morning Phil: Epstein, Indians, WBC

2013-02-12 08:16:00

Talking baseball while wishing we could fast forward to first-round games in the NCAA basketball tournament: 1. No matter what Ken Rosenthal and Buster Olney were suggesting before Michael Bourn’s deal with Cleveland was finalized Monday, the Cubs...

Scoreboard -- Jan. 4, 2013

2013-01-04 23:57:00

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); Wake Forest at Duke, 11 a.m. (ESPNU); Purdue at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas at Baylor, 1 p.m. (ESPNU); Ohio State at Illinois, 1:15 p.m....

White Sox GM Williams making all the right moves

2012-07-29 18:35:00

It's never easy for Jerry Reinsdorf and the White Sox, but year after year they find ways to stretch the payroll and keep things interesting. That sweetheart stadium deal certainly helps. So does the Comcast SportsNet Chicago deal. But at the end of...

Relief pitcher Brett Myers pitches in the eighth inning.

2012-09-30 00:00:00

Sox reliever Brett Myers after serving up a solo HR to the Rays' Evan Longoria in the 9th.

2012-09-27 00:00:00

Relief pitcher Brett Myers fires off a pitch against the Royals during the ninth inning.

2012-08-08 00:00:00