These Mets are not necessarily new, but with the renaissance of Carlos Delgado, the blossoming of Mike Pelfrey, the emergence of Fernando Tatis and the performance at second base, a newness does exist. They are quite improved -- and not only due to those

After hearing the news, the Mets starting pitcher left Shea Stadium. Pablo Martinez, also known as Paolino, passed away following a long battle with brain cancer. The younger Martinez had recently spent the All-Star break with his ailing father in the

He has no doubt that the signs are distinguishable from a pitcher with a little more juice, a form which managers across the league yearn to notice. That's a rare sight, as well, because pitching handlers haven't trained today's arms to extend through 27

Jim Callis talked about draft picks and prospects in our weekly ESPN.com chat on July 23, 2008.

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Though Major League Baseball did away with the draft-and-follow process by instituting an Aug. 15 signing deadline beginning with the 2007 draft, teams still pick players with the intention of evaluating them further in what is known as a summer follow. The summer follow usually arises for prospects who had performed well in the past but played poorly in the spring leading up to the draft, or for players who were hurt during the spring and were either unable to play or hampered by their injuries.

IRVINE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hop-on, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HPNN) announced today that it successfully launched its HOP1800 Disposable Cell Phone 'the Anti iPhone' at Major League Baseball's All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Hop-on will

Jays starter A.J. Burnett is winless in his last five road starts. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) It's not exactly the Red Sox vs. Yankees, but the Blue Jays and Orioles have plenty to play for. Both clubs will continue to battle their way out of the

Without Billy Wagner, the Mets bullpen was subjected to a remarkable ninth-inning rally, and the Phillies took the first game of a pivotal series at Shea.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Josh Fogg will miss a scheduled turn in the rotation Friday after suffering a split lip and a chipped tooth when he was hit in the mouth with a line drive during batting practice Tuesday. Teammate Joey Votto hit a ball