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Bundled in a red hood under his Angels cap, Erick Aybar shifted a few steps to his right and gazed straight up in the sky at a harmless-looking popup. Then, he looked over at third baseman Chone Figgins. Problem was, Figgins was staring straight back. Neither infielder made a move to catch Hideki Matsui's first-inning [...]

Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon struggled in the first round of the playoffs and was awful against the Los Angeles Angels this season. He put all of that behind him Friday night. Damon had two hits, scored twice and made a sliding catch in left during Game 1 of the AL championship series — reversing two [...]

CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees stopped the Los Angeles Angels cold in the AL championship series opener. On a blustery night more suited to bobsleds than baseballs, Sabathia pitched eight superb innings of four-hit ball to win his second straight postseason start and New York took advantage of a rare sloppy night by [...]

A grounder off a fielder's glove. A bunt that slipped by two players. The Los Angeles Dodgers' latest postseason rally began in the weirdest, wackiest way. Another throwing error by Chase Utley, a pinch-hit single and two walks also were part of the Dodgers' crazy eighth inning that produced a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia [...]

Noted singer Ronan Tynan's scheduled appearance for "God Bless America" at the AL championship series opener was canceled by the New York Yankees after a woman complained to the team that he made an anti-Semitic remark. Yankees spokeswoman Alice McGillion said Friday a woman sent an e-mail to a team official a day earlier claiming [...]

CC Sabathia pitched shutout ball and the New York Yankees took a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Angels after three blustery innings Friday night in a raw opener to the AL championship series. Playing in biting, wintry weather more suited to Big Ten football, New York scored twice in the first inning against John [...]

While fans in Los Angeles had to fan themselves to keep cool during Game 2 of the NL championship series, the crowd at Yankee Stadium had to bundle up for the chilly opener of the ALCS on Friday night. The threat of inclement weather scuttled the traditional pregame introductions along the foul lines and it [...]

Andre Ethier drew a bases-loaded walk from J.A. Happ that capped a wacky, two-run rally in the eighth inning and sent the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Friday to even the NL championship series at one game each. The comeback came after the Phillies pulled Pedro Martinez, who allowed just two hits [...]

Grady Little infamously stuck with Pedro Martinez a bit too long. Six years later, did Charlie Manuel yank Martinez a bit too soon in a crucial playoff moment? Another manager's late-inning playoff decision on Martinez is sure to be a hot topic of discussion again after the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2-1 comeback victory over the [...]

Former Arizona manager Bob Melvin has interviewed for the same position with the Houston Astros. Melvin is the fifth of 10 candidates that the Astros will interview. Former Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta was scheduled to meet with the team on Friday afternoon. The Astros fired Cecil Cooper on Sept.