NEW YORK – In baseball, this would have been the equivalent of Sabathia vs. Santana. Or in Tennis, this was Federer and Nadal matching wits.
There’s just something special when two greats match up for an epic battle. And 18,200 fans saw two titans in Marty Brodeur and Henrik Lundqvist face off.
“[Henrik] played phenomenal,” said forward [...]

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies finally got one after losing three straight to the New York Yankees. This was not easy for the Phils, although it appeared that way when they were leading 8-2 going into the top of the 8th inning.
Chase Utley is for sure my “hero” of the game, as he hit two homeruns [...]

Former MLB catcher Brent Mayne writes a weekly catching tip on his blog dealing with different parts of the game, but mainly catching.  Last week’s tip was called Anticipation. As a catcher, Brent explains that anyone can strap on the catching gear and get behind the plate.  But if you, as a catcher, don’t know [...]

FLUSHING, NY – Sometimes the Mets do some things right. And in the case of Citi Field, they got it right.
The organization wanted a ballpark that played large. Historically Shea Stadium was a pitchers park and there was no reason to make any changes as the team moved next door.
So they designed Citi Field to [...]

BRONX, NY – Imagine building a new house, going all out filling it with luxuries and such, and then having a really large housewarming party.
Of course you are going to go all out on celebration, but imagine your embarrassment when you realized halfway through it, you realized you forgot to buy the beer.
That’s what the [...]

Although he won’t solve the Mets search for a No. 2 starters, Freddy Garcia may help the club in 2009. Inking the righthander to a minor league deal, the Mets hope the former All-Star has recovered from labrum surgery that he had on his right shoulder in Aug. 2007.

To be put in the same company as the great Sandy Koufax is the ultimate compliment for a pitcher. The Hall of Fame lefthander called it a career after going 27-9 for the 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers and has always been the example of an athlete leaving the game at the top, such as running [...]