The New York Mets will open a short two-game series this evening against the Washington Nationals, a team that gave the current NL East leaders fits in their historical breakdown of last season. Washington won five of six games down the stretch in 2007

Texas-born right-hander Ross Ohlendorf makes his second start with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight when they visit the Houston Astros in game two of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. A 2004 draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 26-year-old

Right-hander Aaron Cook can continue a strong second half tonight when the Colorado Rockies visit Turner Field for the opening game of a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves. Cook, who was 11-6 with a 3.57 earned run average en route to a berth

The Tampa Bay Rays have occupied first place in the American League East for nearly two months, but a change at the top could take place when the Boston Red Sox vie for a second straight victory over the division leaders tonight at Fenway Park. Boston

DAVE CASH coined the phrase 'Yes We Can' in spring training 1974, and the Phillies splattered it on bumper stickers, posters and the Jumbotron at Veterans Stadium. Coined the phrase? Coined the phrase? 'I didn't make a dime out of it,' Cash said the

Everyone says dumb things during a baseball season. Someone (blush) thought Seattle was the team to beat in the American League West. What was that guy thinking? The same can be asked of former major league pitcher Orel Hershiser. He will walk away with

For starters, they traveled to San Diego, and according to Blue Notes' Insider sources, that city is located south of Los Angeles. Yeah, we dig deep in the dirt to keep our readers in the loop. Once in Los Angeles, the Dodgers failed to build up an eight

With his slump reaching epic proportions, leftfielder Pat Burrell was not in the Phillies' starting lineup last night for the second time in the last three games. Since Aug. 6, Burrell has hit a major-league-low .168 (18 for 107), dropping his overall

SHORT OF winning a championship, the Phillies accomplished the next best thing last year in the eyes of the citizenry. That is, they won the division because the New York Mets simultaneously coughed it away in the final couple of weeks. Cashing that

Right fielder Andre Ethier and Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt have been named Bank of America Presents the National League Co-Players of the Week for September 1-7, 2008. Bank of America, the Official Bank of Major League Baseball, is the presenting