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The Houston Astros gave baseball some early attention last night after taking down the Texas Rangers 8-2 to open the 2013 MLB regular season. New year, new logo, and a new league seemed to be the recipe for a whole new team for the Houston Astros. Bud Norris got the win for Houston, giving up five hits …

Before I go any further talking about the voting that took place yesterday in which no one was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame, let me say I couldn’t say what I want to say any better than my friend Jayson Stark from ESPN said it in his column …

For only the eighth time since the Baseball Writers’ Association of America began inducting players into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, no players have been inducted into this year’s class.  The last time no player was elected into the Hall of Fame was in 1996. Former Houston Astro Craig …

The San Francisco Giants complete a four game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-3 win Sunday night in Detroit to win the World Series for the second time in three years. Marco Scutaro, a free agent to be, singled home the go ahead run in the 10th inning …

The Detroit Tigers are going to the World Series after beating the New York Yankees 8-1 Thursday to complete a sweep of the American League Championship Series. Detroit’s starting pitching held the Yankees to a 0.66 earned run average; only the 1966 Baltimore Orioles’ 0.61 ERA against the Los Angeles …

Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander pitches into the ninth inning at home Tuesday night to lead the Tigers to a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees and to a commanding 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series. Verlander gets the win and got help with rbi hits from Miguel …

The San Francisco Giants even the National League Championship Series at one game each after beating the St.Louis Cardinals 7-1 Monday night in San Francisco. With the game tied at 1-1, the Giants scored four runs in the fourth inning to chase starter Chris Carpenter and make a winner out of …

The Divisional rounds of the Major League Baseball postseason continue but two teams have now advanced to the Championship Series in their respective leagues. In the American League, Justin Verlander throws a complete game as Detroit stops Oakland 6-0 to advance to the American League Championship Series.   The Tigers will …

The Oakland A’s and the San Francisco Giants could make big comebacks in their respective divisional series. The A’s, down 2-0 in the American League Divisional Series to Detroit, rally from a 3-1 ninth inning deficit Wednesday to beat Detroit 4-3 to force a deciding Game 5 tonight.   In the …

The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s stay alive in the Major League Baseball playoffs with wins on Tuesday. In the American League Divisional Series, the A’s top Detroit 2-0 but still trail the Tigers 2-1 in the best of five series.   Game 4 is tonight.   San Francisco edges …