Kershaw’s last all-star game came on a much smaller stage
PHOENIX — This might be Clayton Kershaw's first MLB All-Star game appearance, but Monday wasn't the first time I had talked with him at a midsummer gathering of all-stars. I reminded the young Los...
View ArticleHe’s a Prince! Milwaukee’s Fielder wins MVP at All-Star Game
Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder failed to catch this pop-up in the fourth inning at the 82nd All-Star game, but the photo was so cool, The Stew could not resist using it. The drop didn't hurt...
View ArticleMan down! Heath Bell slides his way into All-Star appearance
PHOENIX — Safe! San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell made one of the most unusual entrances in baseball history during Tuesday night's All-Star game, sliding just short of the Chase Field mound after...
View ArticleSecond half begins with a trade: Mets send K-Rod to Brewers
The body on the 82nd All-Star game wasn't cold yet when Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated breathlessly announced a trade on Twitter: Krod plus cah goes to milw for 2 players to be named later Though it...
View ArticleBig League Stew 2011 trade deadline live blog!
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View ArticleSurprise! Mike Adams — not Heath Bell — traded to Rangers
The San Diego Padres promised reliever Mike Adams that he wouldn't be traded. What happened Sunday afternoon at the major league trade deadline turned out to be something completely different. Adams,...
View ArticleRed Sox grab Erik Bedard after nixing Rich Harden deal
The Boston Red Sox got some starting pitching help after all — and just before the trade deadline buzzer sounded, too. After calling off a deal for Rich Harden late Saturday night, Boston worked out a...
View ArticleThe 10 most noteworthy makeovers of MLB’s trading season
Major league clubs produced a flurry of activity leading up to Sunday afternoon's trading deadline, and each move ostensibly was made to improve each team involved — whether it be for this season or...
View ArticleHello (again), Cleveland! Twins send Jim Thome back to Indians
Slugger Jim Thome is taking his taters back to Cleveland, where his major league career began 20 years ago. Thome gave a thumb's up Thursday and waived his no-trade clause, which allowed the Minnesota...
View ArticleJohnny Damon buys cowboy hat for trip to Texas
St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster declared Thursday "Rays Day," after Wednesday night's thrilling, improbable 8-7 victory that vaulted Tampa Bay's comeback kids into baseball's postseason. We don't...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from Big League Stew
Not to interrupt the unwrapping of World Series DVDs in St. Louis or new Albert Pujols jerseys in Orange County, but we here at Big League Stew would like to wish all of our great readers a happy and...
View ArticleShannon Stone’s mother makes a request of Josh Hamilton
With 2011 drawing to a close, the Shannon Stone tragedy at Rangers Ballpark is appearing on most, if not all, of the year-end retrospectives. And while many of those lists will simply note the accident...
View ArticleWhat would a move to San Jose mean for Billy Beane?
Oakland Athletics fans weren't too happy after pitcher Gio Gonzalez was dealt to the Washington Nationals last Thursday. That followed another trade which sent Trevor Cahill to the Arizona Diamondbacks...
View ArticleThe Mets aren’t fans of R.A. Dickey’s mountain climbing plans
New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is planning to scale Mount Kilimanjaro next month and the sight of him training in an oxygen-deprivation mask is enough to put a smile on anyone's face. Well, not...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Boy! Roy White turns 68 today
On occasion, Big League Stew honors a birthday boy per week by taking a longer look at his career. Please join us in lighting the candles. These days, probably the most famous thing about Roy White is...
View ArticlePaging Jimmy Kimmel: Young White Sox fan gets Cubs present
Nearly 14 million people have watched Jimmy Kimmel's wildly funny bit in which parents bestow awful gifts upon their eager children and then record the hilarious reactions. With that in mind, check out...
View ArticleA’s pull trigger again, trade closer Andrew Bailey to Red Sox
The Oakland A's efforts to cut current expenses, avoid future expenses, and acquire all the cheap talent they can ahead of their reported move to San Jose continued on Wednesday as they shipped...
View ArticleDerek Jeter gifts brighten outlook for young stabbing victim
The story was terrifying. Back in Oct. 2010, an eight-year-old Long Island boy was repeatedly stabbed in the back by a 24-year-old stranger while playing video games at a Dave & Buster's...
View ArticleBest of Big League Stew 2011: A big, bright shining season
Hey-0! Here's Arlington's very own version of Statler and Waldorf donned shades as part of a record-breaking crowd at Rangers Ballpark last summer. If you use a little poetic license, though, they're...
View ArticleRoy Halladay rescues Amazon native after anaconda attack
Roy Halladay for the save? Only in the Amazon. (And not the online one.) Halladay, runner-up for the Cy Young Award in the National League, showed he could tame the deadliest of rivers just as...
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