Ryan Klesko

San Diego at the plate

2004-05-09 00:00:00

I'm not sure how it pencils out for San Diegans, but for an out-of-town baseball fan, this city's new ballpark looks like the greatest temptation since Pete Rose met his first bookie. Petco Park stands tall and tidy near the waterfront, so close to...

Hill really fills the bill as an extra

2007-07-18 21:04:00

Koyie Hill looks at his role the same way a trainer looks at his heavyweight boxer. The key to the job, the backup catcher said, is to make the pitcher feel "like they're the most important person in the whole world." It's not that difficult a task when...

Cubs rally in ninth behind Floyd

2007-08-21 22:47:00

The air is a little cooler, the stakes are a little higher and the Cubs are finally starting to get their act together on the road. After struggling to get baserunners for eight innings on Tuesday night, the Cubs broke through with a five-run ninth...

Braves Having Hard Time Looking Up

2007-09-10 00:00:00

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer �� ATLANTA (AP) -- Chipper Jones knows the standings and the calendar are working against the Atlanta Braves and their fading playoff hopes. �� "It's getting that time, you know?" Jones said after Sunday's 7-4 loss to...

Smoltz Loses No Hitter

2007-09-08 00:00:00

ATLANTA (AP) -- John Smoltz lost a shot at his first no-hitter in the first three innings. �� Oh sure, the scorebook will show that Washington's Ronnie Belliard broke it up with a clean single leading off the eighth. But Smoltz looked back at those...

Banished Rose says to put McGwire in Hall

2006-12-20 00:00:00

Pete Rose thinks Mark McGwire should be in baseball's Hall of Fame, and he hasn't given up hope that he'll get there someday, too. Baseball's banished hits king said yesterday that McGwire, who is on the ballot for the first time, ought to be voted in...

From the Cubicle

2007-08-23 15:02:00

After two straight late-night thrillers, it's time for some afternoon delight. Or the baseball equivalent. This is a family operation, after all. The newly minted Carlos Zambrano gets the call today, takes the hill, grips the ball, toes the slab. He's on...

Oriole's home run helps propel AL, 4-1

2001-07-11 00:00:00

SEATTLE - Perhaps everyone should have known that Cal Ripken would not go quietly into retirement. He has risen to the occasion time after time, so why would his last All-Star Game be any different? Ripken came to Safeco Field to take his final All-...

From the Cubicle: Game 1

2005-04-13 12:40:00

Let's try this again. Since it rained yesterday, Mark Prior will make his 2005 Cubs debut today after a stint on the DL and some time in Triple-A convalescing from his latest bout with elbow tenderness. But please do not confuse this with the tenderness...

NL West capsules

2003-03-31 00:00:00

Teams listed in order of 2002 finish Arizona Diamondbacks Manager: Bob Brenly. 2002: 98-64, 1st; lost to St. Louis in first round. Payroll: $94 million. Rotation: Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Elmer Dessens, John Patterson, Byung-Hyun Kim. Meat...

2003 Salaries for 827 Baseball Players

2003-04-07 11:41:00

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

Teddy Greenstein's answers

2003-04-24 00:00:00

I think that Jon Garland should be given a few pitching opportunities with Sandy Alomar as a catcher. Maybe he needs some veteran leadership to tell him what to pitch. What do you think? ---Michael Cory, Milwaukee Yeah, you're not the only one who...

The Giants' Barry Bonds follows through on his two-run home run off of the Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Towers in the fourth inning on Monday, June 11, in San Francisco. Ryan Klesko was on base.

2007-06-11 20:40:03

Padres' Ryan Klesko at bat.

2005-10-04 00:00:00

San Diego Padres' Ryan Klesko is tagged out by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Brett Mayne in the fifth inning.

2004-09-24 01:30:33