Tom Glavine

Ted Lilly had Alfonso Soriano's back Thursday night at Turner Field, just as he did last year in Atlanta when he was ejected for allegedly throwing at Edgar Renteria after Braves pitchers had treated Soriano like their personal piñata. With a five-run...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Randy Johnson had a fairly simple free-agent wish list. The San Francisco Giants badly wanted a pitcher with the Big Unit's talent and experience and could meet those requests. Johnson and the Giants agreed to an $8 million, one-...

The Atlanta Journal reports baseball star Ken Griffey Jr. has chosen the Braves as his next team, instead of the Seattle Mariners. The following is info from the Journal: Ken Griffey Jr. has chosen to sign with the Braves, according to a person close...

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 Cubs may be light-years away from a pennant race, but Dusty Baker managed Tuesday night's game like it was the seventh game of the World Series. With Ryan Dempster losing his control against the New York Mets before a frenzied Shea Stadium crowd of...

Even though my colleague Anthony Rieber is handling the Mets this weekend in Cincy, I couldn't resist chiming in on Johan Santana's excuse for last night's pitiful outing. Santana made sure to mention how he was unable to have his......

The White Sox's dominance over the National League Central nearly received a black eye Tuesday night. But thanks to Jim Thome's roots at first base, the Sox persevered in a 4-2 interleague victory overt the Pirates that had some harrowing moments despite...

On his final day as a Cub, Mike Remlinger was asked Friday if manager Dusty Baker could do anything better to change the team's direction. "I don't think that's my job to critique his performance," Remlinger said. "I think that if this team doesn't do...

On his first day at spring training, Greg Maddux had to answer questions about whether this could be his final season. After improving to 3-0 Monday night with a brilliant outing in the Cubs' 4-1 win over the Dodgers, the question may now be whether...

The Mets don't play until 7 p.m. at Turner Field, but the intrigue starts much earlier today when John Maine takes the mound to face hitters at 2 p.m. Maine has been on a mound exactly one time since Aug.......

Saying he would be a "bargain," Pedro Martinez talked today about pitching this year, how great he is feeling and also detailed his winter chat with GM Omar Minaya in the Dominican Republic. Martinez said he would not be inclined......

There's still more than a month remaining before a Mets' fifth starter has to take the mound -- that slot remains April 11 in Miami -- so it's not like there isn't time for the handful of candidates to get......