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Dodgers 'part ways' with manager Jim Tracy
Oct 3 2005 10:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jim Tracy's tenure as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers is over, one day after he finished his first losing season in five years with the team.
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Disastrous Dodgers season finally finished
Oct 3 2005 9:25PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When closer Eric Gagne sprained a knee ligament during the first major workout of spring training, it was only the first thing to go wrong for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Yankees like their chances in Anaheim
Oct 3 2005 8:29PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The last time the New York Yankees traveled to Anaheim in the playoffs, their pitchers got pounded and they headed home for the winter frustrated after a first-round exit.
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Elbow injury sidelines Cardinals reliever
Oct 3 2005 7:57PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals reliever Al Reyes tore a ligament in his right elbow in the regular-season finale and will require reconstructive surgery, forcing him to miss the playoffs and next season.
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Flaherty to catch Johnson in playoffs
Oct 3 2005 7:55PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Playoffs or not, Jorge Posada isn't going to catch Randy Johnson. Light-hitting John Flaherty, who has caught most of The Big Unit's 34 starts for the New York Yankees this season, will do likewise in Game 3 of the AL division series against the Angels.
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Pettitte relishes playoffs with Astros
Oct 3 2005 7:24PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Andy Pettitte felt like an outsider even though he finally was home. Just as he had hoped when he left the New York Yankees after six World Series and then helped persuade buddy Roger Clemens to come out of retirement to join him on their hometown team, the Houston Astros were celebrating a postseason berth. But Pettitte tried to stay out of the frivolity.
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Pitching could be problem for Cardinals
Oct 3 2005 6:12PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals are about to find out if their late-season pitching swoon was just a collective exhale after months of dominance, or a reason for concern.
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Rangers won't offer Rogers new contract
Oct 3 2005 6:07PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Kenny Rogers will not return to the Texas Rangers, who are cutting their ties with the pitcher best remembered this year for throwing a tantrum and shoving two television cameramen.
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Contreras resurfaces as Red Sox nemesis
Oct 3 2005 5:33PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Jose Contreras picked the New York Yankees over the Red Sox when he defected from Cuba, and now he is in the way of Boston's title hopes again.
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White Sox look to shake off losing history
Oct 3 2005 5:28PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Shoeless Joe Jackson was roaming the outfield, Woodrow Wilson was in the White House and World War I was raging the last time the Chicago White Sox won a World Series.
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Nats end year still waiting for new owners
Oct 3 2005 4:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - So there they stood, gathered in the stands near the home dugout, clapping and whooping it up for their last-place Washington Nationals. And there on the dirt near third base were manager Frank Robinson, his coaches and the players, hugging each other, then pointing to the crowd and applauding right back, before offering up balls, caps and bats.
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Season of injuries sends Giants home early
Oct 3 2005 4:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The lineup manager Felipe Alou spoke so highly of all spring training took the field together only a few times this year for the injury-plagued San Francisco Giants.
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Pirates extend run of below-.500 seasons
Oct 3 2005 4:36PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - At least the Pirates can say they're No. 1 in something. The Pirates take a string of 13 consecutive losing seasons into 2006, the longest skid in major American pro sports now that the Milwaukee Brewers finished at 81-81 and stopped their slide at 12.
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Phillies' season comes up just a tad short
Oct 3 2005 4:34PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A meaningful game in October for the Philadelphia Phillies only meant they stayed in contention until the final day of the regular season.
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Mets make progress in manager's first year
Oct 3 2005 4:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - From Pedro Martinez's arrival right through Mike Piazza's expected departure, the Mets made plenty of news this season. Better yet for them, it looks like they made progress, too.
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Marlins among biggest flops this season
Oct 3 2005 4:16PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Carlos Delgado's 12th year in the major leagues ended like the other 11: as a postseason spectator. He's weary of excuses for coming up short, and when someone mentioned the late-season injuries that doomed his Florida Marlins, he shook his head.
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Another uncertain offseason awaits Reds
Oct 3 2005 4:12PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Players were killing time in the clubhouse before one of the Reds' final home games, munching on hamburgers and Cincinnati-style chili while making small talk.
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Cubs rebuilding after season of 'anguish'
Oct 3 2005 4:09PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Asked to describe the season in one word, Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker thought for several seconds and came up with this: "Anguish."
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Tigers fire manager Alan Trammell
Oct 3 2005 4:06PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Alan Trammell is out and Jim Leyland might be in as manager of the Detroit Tigers. Trammell was fired Monday after three seasons in which he failed to turn around a franchise without a winning record since 1993.
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Major offseason changes coming for D-Rays
Oct 3 2005 3:58PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Lou Piniella's departure is only the start of major offseason changes for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The popular manager grew tired of losing with a roster put together with baseball's lowest payroll and decided the time was right to walk away with ownership and critical front office moves on the horizon.
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A's made things interesting without stars
Oct 3 2005 3:53PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Eric Chavez remembers how terrible everybody thought the Athletics would be this season after they lost Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder from their talented rotation.
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So, so close but no cigar for Indians
Oct 3 2005 3:44PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - At first, there was a collective groan followed by stunned silence. Then, something unexpected happened at Jacobs Field following the last out of an unexpected season for the Cleveland Indians.
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2005 was embarrassing season for Orioles
Oct 3 2005 3:42PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A 74-88 record and fourth-place finish in the AL East doesn't begin to define the humiliation experienced by the 2005 Baltimore Orioles.
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Baseball All-Star Pat Kelly dies at 61
Oct 3 2005 3:35PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Former All-Star outfielder Pat Kelly, who played for five different teams during a 15-year major league career, has died. He was 61.
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Crew chiefs for baseball's playoffs set
Oct 3 2005 11:47AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hired back by baseball after losing his job in 1999, Joe West was picked Monday as a crew chief for the first round of the playoffs.
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Pirates' pitching coach is first to go
Oct 3 2005 11:18AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitching coach Spin Williams is out as Pittsburgh's pitching coach after being told he would not be part of the Pirates' major league staff next season.
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Marlins send McKeon out with a win
Oct 3 2005 8:09AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Outgoing Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon accepted another job with the team: special adviser to the owner.
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Astros clinch NL wild-card berth
Oct 3 2005 2:08AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Roy Oswalt was talking about how proud he was of the Houston Astros' season-long comeback when someone suddenly pulled off his cap from behind and showered him with champagne.
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Red Sox headed back to the postseason
Oct 3 2005 2:02AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - In the tumult of the Boston clubhouse, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz wore blue swim goggles to protect his eyes from the spray of champagne.
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