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A renowned manager once said that pitching was 75 percent of baseball. The exact percentage may be debated, but it has consistently separated winners from losers.

Both Clay and Chamberlain are 22 years old. The number of innings each works in 2008 will be limited. Putting a cap on a young pitcher's workload is unnecessary.

Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson were the consistently dominant pitchers of the 1960s. Koufax was more spectacular for a few years, but Gibson stayed great much longer.

Eighteen years into baseball's greatest pitching career, Walter Johnson is in his first World Series, loses twice, and gets an unexpected final chance.

A portion of the American population couldn't to be employed by major league baseball teams because their skin contained too much of the pigment melanin.

The baseball world has gotten a lot tougher on pitchers since 1950. Shorter fences, lower mounds and bigger hitters make these greats so much more impressive.

In the 1950s, an era that was dominated by hitting, these four Hall of Fame pitchers distinguished themselves from the pack.

2007 MLB spring training injuries to Chien-Ming Wang, Andy Pettitte, and Kenny Rogers threaten some of baseball's best teams.

The young fireballer said that the Mets failed to help him develop, partially because manager Gil Hodges and pitching coach Rube Walker were uncommunicative.

The American League East figures to once again be the most competitive division in baseball.

Lou Boudreau's 1948 season was unique in baseball history. He batted and fielded his way to his league's MVP award and managed the Indians to the world championship.

The baseball off-season always means that many coveted free agents get hefty pay raises. Most of the time teams offer big, bloated contracts that rarely pan out.

If the Mets and Padres play each other in October, the pitching matchups could be fascinating. They have met before.

From Shibe Park and the Spectrum to the Palestra and The Linc, Philadelphia, America's birthplace in 1776, has a rich sports tradition comparable to many states.

Babe Ruth is the best player who ever lived because he was the best hitter of his time and one of the best pitchers of his time as well.

From Shibe Park to The Vet and Citizens Bank Park, baseball in Philadelphia has a rich sports tradition comparable to many states.

Ted Williams and Stan Musial were finishing up, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were reaching their peaks, while Frank and Brooks Robinson were just starting.

Mike Mussina has concluded that a starting pitcher who wins 50 percent of his starts is successful. He is right on target.

Barry Bonds has problems: steroids, Balco, perjury, etc. Putting that aside for now, a review of the statistics shows that he is great, but he is still no Babe Ruth.

Here is a brief synpopsis of the Hall of Fame career of one of the game's greatest pitchers.

Mirror neurons are a relatively new scientific discovery that's given many thought leaders new insight into what it means to be human.

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.

Formed by a local tavern owner and a future mayor of Boston, the Royal Rooters were a club of insane Red Sox fans who often directly impacted the outcome of Boston games.

Derek Jeter and Mariano spoke with Hawkins and LaTroy exchanged number 21 for number 22, but that number has a more illustrious history than number 21.

Many great teams have come and gone over the past 140 years of major league baseball. Here is our list of the ten best baseball teams of all time.

An analysis of whether the Boston Red Sox made a mistake low-balling Roger Clemens when the team had a chance to sign him, instead losing him to the New York Yankees.

How key 2007 pitchers will handle the change to their surroundings and do in your own fantasy team