Jose Valentin

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...

The White Sox stretched their frustration in stunning form Tuesday night. Their agony started when closer Dustin Hermanson surrendered a game-tying home run to Michael Cuddyer with one out in the top of the ninth inning and became complete when Minnesota...

With all the attention Jason Giambi's mustache is generating across town, it's time for the Mets to counter with some kind of facial hair promotion of their own, especially now that many of the players are sporting beards, goatees or......

Actually, I'm more of a Today Show guy myself -- it's on right now -- but that doesn't really fit the theme of the post this morning. David Wright remarked yesterday that he was pleased by the number of Mets......

No, it's not Manny Ramirez. Sorry to get you all excited. It's actually Jose Valentin, who shrugged when asked about the double nines. "I don't know," Valentin said. "Guess I'm on the football team now." Turns out Jose Valentin had......

I wonder if Jerry Manuel is getting his motivational ideas from Stanley Kubrick. Remember that scene in "A Clockwork Orange" where Malcom McDowell is strapped to his chair with his eyes pulled open and forced to watch a non-stop propaganda......

Jerry Manuel likes to get his lineups on the clubhouse wall early -- much different than Willie Randolph -- so here's the two squaring off in today's intrasquad. It's subject to change. Fernando Tatis was scratched yesterday because of a......

I just realized something. Watching Sean Green warm up in the bullpen, he's wearing No. 48. It didn't really dawn on me until i saw him in the road grays. Couldn't the Mets find some other number? Maybe Jose Valentin......

It's a two-site doubleheader here today with a morning B squad game against Mike Piazza's Team Italy on Field 7/Citi Field and the matinee (1:10 p.m. SNY) against the Cardinals on Tradition Field. No lineup yet for the later game......

Jose Valentin at shortstop? It's not enough for the Mets to send their All-Star shortstop to the World Baseball Classic, they have to contribute their backup as well in Alex Cora? Not that it mattered much to the sparse crowd......