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Gio Gonzalez radiates enough energy to run a small rollercoaster at an amusement park. If he was a battery, he'd be durable and last years longer than the pink bunny.

Brad Kilby took the mound as a starter in the major leagues for the first time in Oakland's final game of the season. He pitched two scoreless innings and was taken out.

Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman defected from his homeland and is now expected to receive a huge contract despite question marks.

Philadelphia acquired right-handed starting pitcher, Joe Blanton from Oakland on Thursday for three minor leaguers.

From Painting the Black to the Platinum Sombrero to Hitting a Seeing Eye Single past the Pivot Man, the lexicon of baseball terms continues.

Philadelphia needed little offense in defeating Milwaukee 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Hamels provided the pitching magic.

No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg and Drew Storen of the Nationals top the Phoenix Desert Dogs roster for the AFLalong with a two Japanese pitchers and Jemile Weeks.

With spring training just underway, the Giants will have to make some big personnel decisions at every position on the diamond.

CC Sabathia's seven-year, $161 million contract, the largest ever given to a pitcher, didn't surprise many baseball followers. However, it still warrants an analysis.

The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in 1939 to mark the centennial of the game's legendary founding. The first five players elected are still legends.

Guitars, doorknobs, computer mice - these are items encountered and used everyday, and the one thing they have in common is that they particularly favour right-handers.

Bonds set the single season home run record. Sosa hit more than 60 home runs in three different seasons. But Ruth was clearly the best hitter of them all.

San Francisco Giants Manager Bruce Bochy and General Manager Brian Sabean have called up their best prospects to get some MLB experience heading towards 2009.

A powerful combination of hitters and pitchers gave New York a record number of wins and a World Series sweep in 1927. Many still consider them the best team ever.

The American League won the first All Star game and offensively challenged pitcher Lefty Gomez singled home the first run in All Star game history.

When a curveball won't cut it, an effective screwball may be what a pitcher needs to get the hitter out.

When a four seam fastball isn't enough, throwing a good two seam fastball can give a pitcher the edge he needs to get the batter out.

The Yankees and Mets grabbed the headlines, but a number of other teams improved as well

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.

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.

More and more fun terms, slang and lingo from the New Baseball Lexicon.

Sandy Koufax may have been the best left-handed pitcher of all time. Here are ten essential things that every baseball fan needs to know about the man.

The pitcher, the catcher, and the hitter were all Jewish. It is the only known time in major league baseball that has occurred.

As Mets fans look forward to what 2008 first-rounders Ike Davis and Reese Havens can do, it is a good time to look at how former Met first-round picks have done.

The Home Run is Baseball's Ultimate Moment. Here are the all of the numbers and records that you need to know about the long ball.

If a player thinks he will be sent to a contender at the trading deadline, will his play against that team be affected before the trade?

Boston has the best ballpark, the best hitter ever, and the greatest player who ever lived. But there are many more reasons to love the Red Sox.

The screwball acts the opposite of the curveball. It literally fades away in the opposite direction than the hitter is expecting. Here is a primer on the pitch.

Despite stumbling in July, Jake Peavy is back on his game and is the favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award. But Brad Penny is nipping at his heels.

The greatest New York Yankees of all time, position by position.