Upton drove in five runs hitting behind Jason Heyward, who had two hits with a run batted in in his first game since he had his appendix removed April 22. It was the first time this season the Braves had Heyward in the lineup along with catcher Brian McCann, who … Continue reading
The opening notes of his signature song, Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train,” blasted through the speakers. But this time, Jones was stepping up not to the plate, but to a microphone at Emory University. Admittedly not much for speechmaking and on the unfamiliar terrain of a college campus, he was nonetheless … Continue reading
Evan Longoria hit his third career grand slam to help Tampa Bay build a 7-0 lead, but Jeremy Hellickson and four relievers failed to protect it before a season-low crowd of 9,952 at Tropicana Field. Colby Rasmus and Mark DeRosa also hit two-run homers for Toronto. RED SOX 6, TWINS … Continue reading
The Mets were 2-3 on their swing through Miami and Atlanta and were as up and down as the spring thermometer and as disjointed as the weekend’s weather, which rained out their game against the Braves on Saturday. The Mets are 12-16, and it is still not settled whether they … Continue reading
“If I would have had to leave this game because I wasn’t good enough anymore, it would have been different,” Mulder said. “But my arm just didn’t work right anymore. The last two years in St. Louis, I was miserable. I started to hate going to the field every day … Continue reading
So what? They entered Saturday with a two-and-a-half-game lead in the National League East. But their strikeout rate is seen as the main reason for the Braves’ having lost 11 of 16 games. including a 7-5 defeat against the Mets in 10 innings on Friday night. “I’m sick and tired … Continue reading
“You’ve got to be a better person than you are an athlete — and you are pretty good athletes,” he said, recalling the advice. “We always told them that. And the other thing was to always make good decisions, because there are consequences for what you do.” The sons, B. … Continue reading
“I think it is,” Collins said. The Mets (12-15) beat the Braves, 7-5, at Turner Field on Friday with improbable late-game heroics, especially considering the way the Mets blew two games in Miami this week. Marlon Byrd homered off the left-hander Eric O’Flaherty, perhaps the best eighth-inning pitcher in the … Continue reading
The referee is the arbiter of fairness, of playing the game right and following the rules. For more than 15 years, this has been a profession of Manny Upton, a mortgage broker from Virginia who works N.C.A.A. basketball games. Manny and his wife, Yvonne, tried to pass down those principles … Continue reading
After pulling off the unlikely feat of hitting a homer in his 200th career win, Hudson concluded, “The stars were aligned and it was meant to be.” Hudson was a dual threat in his milestone win, dominating on the mound over seven innings and hitting a homer and a double … Continue reading
