Jason Isringhausen

IronPigs GM Kurt Landes said it best: ''It's a good time to be a baseball fan in the Lehigh Valley.'' On the heels of a record-breaking inaugural season at Coca-Cola Park and all of the excitement generated by the Phillies' first World Series...

The 185 players potentially eligible for free agency. Eligible players may file through Nov. 13 (c-club option for 2009; p-player option for 2009; m-mutual option for 2009): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (4) -- Juan Castro, ss; Alex Cintron, ss; Kevin...

Losing Billy Wagner shouldn't be the end of the story for the Mets, any more than losing Tom Brady should be the end of the story for the Patriots. Great teams find a way to overcome adversity. For three years now, the Mets have told us they are a great...

Marcus Henry's here again to guide you through the final installment of Mets vs. Cardinals. The Mets really need a win here before they trek to Philadelphia for a four-game set. Mets (41-43) at St. Louis Cardinals (49-37), 8:15 p.m.......

Refresh: Manual | Auto | Jump to current inning The big question of the day, one that will be answered shortly, is how the most loyal/obnoxious fans in sports will greet the hated former St. Louis Cardinal Jim Edmonds as he steps to the plate for the...

Cubs manager Lou Piniella was left without answers on Friday when trying to explain the puzzling pitching of Rich Hill and the clueless defensive play of Alfonso Soriano. While Soriano was able to make up for his defensive lapses with a game-tying, two-...

Jon Lieber became only the second pitcher in Chicago Cubs history to give up four homers in an inning, and Joey Votto connected three times in all as the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 9-0 victory Wednesday. Votto started a four-homer second...

Jump to current inning Are you ready for some football? Frankly, no. This August, it's summer, it's hot, it's baseball and the Cubs miraculously are in some sort of race. This is important, people. The Bears preseason Super Bowl rematch with the...

After the Cubs beat St. Louis in the first game of a crucial five-game series at Wrigley Field during the 2003 stretch run, Carlos Zambrano gave a blunt assessment of their goal the rest of the week. "We have to go out there and kill the Cardinals," he...

The Cubs had a chance to go for the throat Saturday night after coming back to beat St. Louis 3-2 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. But a poor decision by third-base coach Mike Quade, a lazy throw by catcher Jason Kendall and an offensive...

The death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock in an auto accident early Sunday was felt throughout the baseball world, leaving the Cardinals organization reeling from a second player death in five years. Hancock, 29, died when his Ford Explorer...

It's arguably baseball's worst division, yet it has the defending world champion. Gotta love small sample sizes. In any case, those reigning champs, the St. Louis Cardinals, lost a significant amount of talent after the celebration, and they'll be...