Jeter hitless as Yanks top Rays in Game 1
Derek Jeter did not become the Yankees' Hit King in the opener of a day-night doubleheader with the Rays Monday, but his teammates did enough hitting to beat Tampa Bay, 4-1, in... 6 hours ago | Daily News |  
Player Pick Pool '09: Week 23
When it comes down to this point in the season, you want guys on your side who get it, who are aware of the score and who know what's at stake. That's why, as we enter the real... September 7, 2009 | Touching Base |  
Make Those Hits Count
Yesterday, I took a look at bench players responsible for the only hits against pitchers who have thrown complete-game one-hitters this decade. In the course of the research for... September 6, 2009 | Touching Base |  
Some Real One-Hit Wonders
A lot of my non-blog work lately has been Derek Jeter-related lately as the Yankee captain prepares to break Lou Gehrig's team record for hits, so I happen to know that Jeter has... September 5, 2009 | Touching Base |  
The Hit Kings
For those of you who have been immersed in fantasy football scouting, you may not have heard that Derek Jeter is closing in on Lou Gehrig's all-time Yankee hit record of 2,721.... September 4, 2009 | Touching Base |  
Thursday Afternoon Pitching Squiggles
This afternoon's action brought a flurry of pitching stats. Let's take a look... Trevor Hoffman had three strikeouts in the ninth inning to close out the Brewers' 4-3 win over the... September 3, 2009 | Touching Base |  
Early September Squiggles
Some notes from last night's games as the pennant races kinda, sorta heat up... with the NL wild card the only race where teams are within three games of each other, there's not a... September 2, 2009 | Touching Base |  
Relief Report: Warming up in the Blogpen...
Welcome to September! It's crunch time in the baseball season, so much so that if the season were a game, I'd be turning things over to a relief blogger right about now. But it's... September 1, 2009 | Touching Base |  
Mets batting leaders Gary Sheffield, Carlos Delgado doubtful to return this season
Any Met fans still holding their breath to see Gary Sheffield or Carlos Delgado back in the middle of the lineup should stop. Jerry Manuel is doubtful either injured slugger will... 18 hours ago | Daily News |  
Madden: Cubs and manager Lou Piniella endure fade like recent Mets seasons in disappointing 2009
Misery, as they say, loves company, so it was fitting that the Mets should have been hosting Lou Piniella's Chicago Cubs this lost Labor Day weekend for two teams that began the... 18 hours ago | Daily News |  
Derek Jeter's every hit as a Yankee has been seen and called by radio announcer John Sterling
Teammates, coaches and even managers have come and gone during Derek Jeter's career, each witnessing part of the shortstop's climb toward the top of the Yankees' all-time hits... 18 hours ago | Daily News |  
Derek Jeter's first Yankees hit victim, Tim Belcher, recalls being impressed early on
The most historic pitch Tim Belcher threw in 1995 came in May, even if almost nobody knew it at the time. It was May 30, at the Kingdome, when Belcher gave up a single to the... 18 hours ago | Daily News |  
For Derek Jeter, Yankees history awaits in Labor Day doubleheader against Rays
The Yankees aim to celebrate a division title later this month. This week, the celebration won't be centered on the team, but rather its captain. 21 hours ago | Daily News |  
Derek Jeter love continues to pour out as Yankees captain stands on verge of Lou Gehrig hits record
There's no vaccine for Jeter Fever - and who wants it anyway? Going into Monday's doubleheader, the pinstriped hero is four hits away from becoming the all-time hit leader in... 21 hours ago | Daily News |  
Yankees taking a swing at beating swine flu epidemic with hand sanitizer giveaway
Battling the Red Sox for the American League East isn't the Yankees' only mission - they're fighting to beat swine flu, too. Bombers fans will find Hand Sanitizer Key Chain... 22 hours ago | Daily News |