Aaron Boone

Good teams find ways to win close games. The White Sox, therefore, qualify as a good team, raising their record in one- and two-run games to 26-10 with a second straight last-minute escape in Saturday's 6-5 victory over Cleveland. "We find a way to...

It was a bad night for two pitchers the White Sox counted on and for those who are counting magic numbers. With new main closer Bobby Jenks blowing the save and left-handed closer Damaso Marte charged with the loss, the White Sox bowed to Cleveland 7-5...

Jim Thome was treated more like a Cleveland enemy Monday night than a former Indians great who hit 334 home runs in 12 seasons here. But after absorbing boos in his first visit to Jacobs Field since signing with the Phillies as a free agent after the...

Joe Crede removed all the weight of the White Sox's 10 innings of tension and frustration Tuesday night. His home run off reliever David Riske overcame the Sox's multiple shortcomings to produce a dramatic 7-6 victory over Cleveland that ignited a wild...

Manager Ozzie Guillen reached deep to find some optimism after the White Sox concluded a 2-5 trip Thursday night with a humbling 12-8 loss to the Indians. "We're just lucky," Guillen said after the Sox lost only one game in the American League Central...

News flash: Gary Carter still is talking . . . This time Monday on XM Satellite Radio, seeking to clarify his controversial remarks on Sirius Satellite Radio Friday regarding the Mets' not-currently-open managerial position. Turns out it was all the......

Good evening Mets fans! Marc Jimenez here as the Mets open a four-game series against the Washington Nationals. After yesterday???s ninth inning bullpen meltdown, the Mets (83-65) could only hope Pedro Martinez (5-4, 5.44 ERA) gives them at least seven......

OK, all is not well with the Mets these days and I am beginning to wonder: Is it time to panic? The Mets (83-67) have lost three straight games and have dropped a ?? game behind Philadelphia in the NL......

Ideally, I should rewrite ESPN's news release about its plans for the final game at Yankee Stadium in my own words. But after all that Mike Francesa transcription and answering 113 questions in my live chat, I don't feel like......

Yeah, right. The Mets used seven relief pitchers to get 12 outs for last night's 9-7 victory over the Nationals. The eight total -- including starter Brandon Knight -- tied a franchise record for pitchers used in a nine-inning game.......

Obviously, the debate I tried to start Sunday comparing the Yankees' ALCS collapse in 2004 with the Rays' near-ALCS collapse in 2008 would have been more interesting if Tampa Bay actually had lost Game 7. But I thought it was......

The warning signs surfaced as early as March 19 under horrible conditions at Tucson's Randolph Park. Freddy Garcia, fresh off a brilliant effort for his native Venezuela, was trying his hardest just to break a sweat and maintain his endurance against...