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Big Unit's Quest for 300 Stalls

SAN FRANCISCO -- Wonderful coincidence as it would have been -- Randy Johnson winning No. 300 in Seattle -- it's not going to happen.Johnson was pounded for seven runs in four innings on Saturday afternoon, taking the 9-6 loss against the the Mets and Johan Santana, so he'll still be on 298 victories when he makes his next...

Worrying Less Equals Success for Zito

SAN FRANCISCO -- Remember Barry Zito?Quirky lefty. Big curve ball. Part of the Big Three that carried the A's all those years. Signed ginormous contract with the Giants. Became the highest-paid fifth starter in baseball.You can forget that last part. Now into Year 3 of that $126 million deal, Zito finally seems ready to...

Boston Bids Adieu to House That Ruth Built

Later today, the Red Sox will stroll out of the visitor's dugout and face the Yankees for the final time at venerable Yankee Stadium. There will be other goodbyes to the House That Ruth Built in the coming weeks, but with the Bronx Bombers a major longshot to play into October, this series seems to have taken on special...

Rick Peterson Might Not Be Unemployed Long

You clearly heard about all the drama surrounding Willie Randolph and the wrongful axing peaceful separation of the Mets organization and most of its coaching staff. One of the men without a job is Rick Peterson, the former pitching coach. But Peterson might not be out on the streets for too lengthy a time. This is because...

Brian Fuentes Lives in Blown Save Infamy

This is almost getting old and tiresome for the Rockies. Eight straight losses complimented by four consecutive blown saves from closer Brian Fuentes. According to ESPN researchers, it's the first time that a closer has blown four straight saves since Dave Righetti in 1988. Sure, Fuentes hasn't been his sharpest over the...