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MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's threat to suspend Yankee first baseman Jason Giambi is not only hollow -- it's hypocritical, downright stupid and no doubt unconstitutional.

Jason Giambi's new one-year, $5.25 million contract will bring the slugger back to Oakland for the first time since 2001. Does this make the A's favorites in the AL West?

Mickey Mantle had problems with alcohol, Pete Rose bet on baseball games, and Jason Giambi took performance enhancing substances. All received the Hutch Award.

A Sacramento lawyer who represented BALCO president Victor Conte pled guilty to leaking confidential Grand Jury testimony taken during the MLB steroid investigation.

Once thought to be limited to just a handful of Major League players, baseball's steroid scandal has proven to be a big, widespread problem that just won't go away.

Fans prepare to roast Barry Bonds, who makes his first-ever appearance at Fenway Park this weekend, hoping to add to his 747 career homeruns at Boston's friendly bandbox.

Memo to baseball purists worldwide: The designated hitter is here to stay, like it or not. And it's time the National League got on board and adopted the DH rule.

Two years ago, Rick Porcello was pitching for Seton Hall College Prep in New Jersey. These days he's pitching for the Detroit Tigers, who played in the 2006 World Series.

With the developments in recent years it is important to look at the great impact that Jose Canseco's books have had on steroids and baseball.

After an unsuccessful 2008, the Yankees spent a fortune on three free agents they hope will put them back in the World Series.

Michael Morrissey's newest book, The Pride and the Pressure, examines the highs and lows of being a New York Yankee.

The first baseman is often the best player on a MLB Fantasy Team. This article will help you choose the best player for your squad.

Major League Baseball's 21-month-long investigation on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by MLB players refers to 88 different players allegedly involved with PHDs.

On August 1, Raffy, as his friend likes to call him, was suspended for ten days after testing positive for steroids. BUT, all his previous tests were negative.

Tiger Woods will learn a valuable lesson from his admission of his mistakes; people forgive athletes who tell the truth.

Chase Wright had never pitched a game above AA before April 17, but he managed to get enough outs to help the beleaguered Yankees earn a victory.

With fifteen days to go until Opening Day 2007, these preseason MLB Power Rankings are a must-read for any fan of the National Pastime.

Hundreds of baseball players have their contracts expire at the end of each baseball season. 2008 was no different - here a list of those still available.

Only a handful of Major League Baseball stars have signed contracts in excess of $100 million. Some have been worth it it. Others? Not so good.

The American League East race is one of Major League Baseball's best divisions. Newcomers to the league, like Boston's Diasuke Matsuzaka, could define the season.

Will nothing stop Barry Bonds? Fans, players and managers alike want Bonds out of the game, but commissioner Selig might be too late to stop him from breaking the record

With several teams looking for a closer, Troy Percival, who has not pitched in almost two years, is being hunted by at least two National League East contenders.

The Yankees have already landed the two biggest free agent pitchers in baseball. Now, they are setting their sights on the game's most dangerous hitter.

The Yankees enhanced their pitching staff by signing free agents CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett but their offense is stale and their defense is lacking

With a new manager and three promising young pitchers, the Yankees are looking to start a new dynasty in 2008.

The recent burst of HGH and steroid links to Major League baseball suggest that the game's performance-enhancing drug problem is as bad as Jose Canseco claimed.

The most interesting thing about Boston Red Sox director George Mitchell's report is the amount of Yankees names that appear, and the complete lack of Red Sox players.

The New York Yankees have spent almost $400 million to secure a potent offense for 2008 and beyond, but have they paid emough attention to their pitching needs?

Alex Rodriguez, arguably today's best player in Major League Baseball, admitted that he took performance enhancing drugs during his tenure with the Texas Rangers.

Four teams will do battle in the American League West, a division that has been dominated by the Angels in recent years.

Sports fans have long complained about the need for a salary cap in baseball and threatened to abandon the sport because of big free agent contracts.

The New York Yankees have invited long-time center fielder, Bernie Williams, to Spring Training, but the veteran will only accept if he knows he'll be on the roster.

The World Series is over and now it's time for the hot stove to heat up. Who are the top players in baseball's 2010 free agent class?

The Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning against two of baseball's best relief pitchers, trimming Boston's lead over the Tigers to 8 games in the wild card chase.

When most Major League Baseball fans consider homers and RBI, they think of Barry Bonds. In the modern MLB era, though, Jim Thome just may be baseball's best slugger.

Even when an event is expected to be a slam dunk success, smart marketers accelerate their efforts to assure that it is.

The American league West is topsy turvy early in 2009 with the Seattle Mariners emerging as early division leaders after a dismal 2008.

Even though the New York Yankees spent more than 420 million dollars on three players this off-season, there are still holes that need addressing.

Make your baseball fantasy draft or auction the best ever by paying close attention to the rankings and auction values of the fifty "second best" fantasy baseball players

Hundreds of baseball players have their contracts expire at the end of each baseball season. 2010 will be no different - here a list of those available.

A-Rod earned his money under baseball's biggest contract. But he should still get rid of Scott Boras.

It is never too early to review the baseball season and this is a look at the first week in the American League.

The 2008 Yankees need a third baseman, just as they did following the 1997 season. A star might not be necessary.

Alex Rodriguez has already hit more home runs than Lou Gehrig and may break Barry's career record for home runs, but it would be silly to think that Alex is greater.

Baseball's ten best teams as of June 7, 2007 include the Red Sox, the Mets and the hotter-than-Baghdad- in-August Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Mets get the ace they were looking for, after the Yankees and Red Sox decide to hold on to prospects.

Pitching wins championships. From Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, known as Connie Mack, to the modern era of Joe Torre, good pitching will usually stop good hitting.

From the early 1980s until the mid-1990s, players didn't want to play for George Steinbrenner. Joe Torre turned that completely around.

The New York Yankees are World Series Champions again, but, controversy swirls after a very interesting season.

Brady, Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are among the world's best in baseball. But media attention focusing on their friendships and girlfriends has become ridiculous.