Carlos Delgado

Ryan Dempster suffered another ninth-inning meltdown against the New York Mets on an otherwise perfect afternoon at Wrigley Field, conjuring up memories of his previous collapse May 17 at Shea Stadium. The Mets scored four runs in the ninth inning off...

Key dates in Miguel Tejada's tumultuous four-year tenure with the Orioles. Dec. 14, 2003 -- Tejada, a former American League Most Valuable Player with the Oakland Athletics, signs a six-year, $72 million deal with the Orioles, who are desperate to add...

Maybe what the Mets really need is a change of scenery. They can only hope for better luck at Citi Field. Evidently, the ghosts of last September's collapse never left Shea Stadium, and the Mets were unable to fumigate the building this year. It seems...

White Sox vs. Cubs quickly turned into men vs. boys Friday. While the top of the Sox order methodically diced up future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, left-hander Mark Buehrle regained his All-Star form against the National League's worst hitting team. Even...

The Cubs already set franchise records this year by going winless in a season series against one club, San Diego, and by serving up eight home runs in a game to two clubs, Atlanta and Detroit. But facing the team Cubs fans most love to hate in a...

Mark Prior had no-hit stuff against the New York Mets Wednesday at Shea Stadium, looking at times like the pitcher once compared with Tom Seaver. But a high pitch count forced Prior to leave the game with his no-hitter intact and two outs in the sixth...

Carlos Zambrano likes to show off his hitting prowess during batting practice every day, belting home runs from both sides of the plate. Zambrano showed off another hidden side of his game Saturday at Wrigley Field, shocking the New York Mets and a crowd...

That's not a metaphor. The sky is dark and the wind is starting up. Thunderstorms are on the way. Here's the lineup against lefty Andrew Miller. It's a straight-out-of-the-second-week-of-spring-training special. Carlos Delgado gets the night off. Still-...

I dare you to write me a more improbable script for a victory than what happened last night in the Mets' 7-6 victory over the first-place Marlins. I mean, Fernando Tatis? On a team with a payroll approaching $140 million?......

Staple here for the rubber game of the Marlins series. Oliver Perez (4-3, 4.53) opposes Scott Olsen (4-2, 3.38) tonight. Carlos Delgado gets another night off against a lefty, though to be fair, he could've used a couple nights off......

Good afternoon to all those in the blogosphere. Rod Boone here. Looks like we are going to get this one in. The weather has cleared up and the Mets have taken the field. It's Mike Pelfrey (2-6, 5.33 ERA) vs.......

BY DAVID LENNON SAN DIEGO ??? Of all the throws Johan Santana delivered Friday night against the Padres, the one he may have regretted the most was the short-hop bullet fired at David Wright in the sixth inning. Santana, a......