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Don't look now, but baseball's extreme pitcher's parks might be headed the way of flannel uniforms, Ladies' Day and, if not the Dodo bird, then at least George "Dodo" Armstrong (Philadelphia Athletics, 1946).
The Padres are expected to move Petco Park's fences in this winter -- at the very least, in right field and in right-center. The Mariners internally are considering modifications to pitcher-friendly Safeco Field, though there are no indications yet that they will move to do so.
The Mets did it this season at Citi Field and are thrilled with the results.
"It's changed the mental attitude of our hitters, made it a far less of an issue," says Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, who, while CEO of the Padres...
A season to forget at Citi Field ended Thursday afternoon with a game to remember. The misery and disappointment that inhabited Queens for almost three months was cast out on Thursday, when R.A. Dickey, an unlikely Cy Young... more »
No longer will R.A. Dickey (19-6, 2.66 ERA) agree to a hometown discount, as he did following the 2010 season, when he signed a two-year, $7.8 million deal with a $5 million option for 2013. “It’s different in that you... more »
It was just a matter of time before Adam Jones picked up his 30th homer of the season. Jones hit a full-count slider over the left field wall in the 11th inning on Wednesday to give the Orioles a 3-1 victory and their first sweep... more »
To do something historic, you need a few little miracles. This certainly qualified. Ryan Howard taking Josh Edgin deep is at least a small miracle, if not even some class of sorcery. Edgin, who had dominated left-handed hitters ... more »
During a simulated tour of the American League East, Andy Pettitte pitched in empty stadiums in St. Petersburg, Fla., Baltimore and Boston, all the while aching to be part of a real game in a stadium packed with boisterous... more »
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