http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2013:/tag/mlb 2013-05-20T09:40:42Z Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/angels-white-sox-vargas-go_n_3306201.html 2013-05-20T09:40:42Z 2013-05-20T09:52:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jason Vargas scattered four hits through seven scoreless innings, Erick Aybar and Howie Kendrick each hit two-run doubles, and the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-baseball">Chicago Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/tag/la-angels-chicago-white-sox">La Angels Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox-la-angels">Chicago White Sox La Angels</a>, <a href="/tag/white-sox-angels">White Sox Angels</a>, <a href="/tag/la-angels">La Angels</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles-angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>, <a href="/tag/angels-white-sox">Angels White Sox</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/mets-cubs-wood-homers-give_n_3306184.html 2013-05-20T09:36:36Z 2013-05-20T09:48:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CHICAGO -- Cubs starter Travis Wood was thinking about one home run, and it wasn't the one he hit.<br /> <br /> With two outs in the seventh inning, rookie Juan L... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-baseball">Chicago Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs-2013">Chicago Cubs 2013</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs-new-york-mets">Chicago Cubs New York Mets</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-mets-chicago-cubs">New York Mets Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-mets">New York Mets</a>, <a href="/tag/cubs-mets">Cubs Mets</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/mets-cubs">Mets Cubs</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/miguel-cabrera-hits-3-home-runs-tigers-rangers_n_3305803.html 2013-05-20T08:18:47Z 2013-05-20T08:26:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ARLINGTON, Texas -- Miguel Cabrera never had a night like this last season when he won baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years.<br /> <br /> And it still wasn't... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera-3-homers">Miguel Cabrera 3 Homers</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera-3-home-runs">Miguel Cabrera 3 Home Runs</a>, <a href="/tag/major-league-baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-rangers">Tigers Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/texas-rangers">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/cabrera-3-home-runs">Cabrera 3 Home Runs</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/derek-holland">Derek Holland</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera-3-home-runs-video">Miguel Cabrera 3 Home Runs Video</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/tigers-rangers-score-texa_n_3304730.html 2013-05-20T03:09:51Z 2013-05-20T03:09:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ARLINGTON, Texas -- David Murphy's three-run shot was barely enough against Miguel Cabrera's three home runs.<br /> <br /> Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tigers-score">Tigers Score</a>, <a href="/tag/rangers-tigers">Rangers Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera-3-hrs">Miguel Cabrera 3 HRs</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera-3-homeruns">Miguel Cabrera 3 Homeruns</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-rangers">Tigers Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-sports">Detroit Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/texas-rangers">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-rangers-score">Tigers Rangers Score</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/19/jason-heyward-matt-kemp-catch-helmet-tip-video_n_3303293.html 2013-05-19T14:11:49Z 2013-05-19T14:42:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Matt Kemp was tested in the very first inning on Saturday night when Jason Heyward launched an 87-mph sinker to deep center field. The two-time Gold G... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kemp-heyward">Kemp Heyward</a>, <a href="/tag/matt-kemp-catch">Matt Kemp Catch</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/jason-heyward">Jason Heyward</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/braves">Braves</a>, <a href="/tag/major-league-baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/heyward-matt-kemp-catch">Heyward Matt Kemp Catch</a>, <a href="/tag/matt-kemp">Matt Kemp</a>, <a href="/tag/heyward-matt-kemp-home-run">Heyward Matt Kemp Home Run</a>, <a href="/tag/jason-heyward-matt-kemp">Jason Heyward Matt Kemp</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles-dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, <a href="/tag/dodgers">Dodgers</a>, <a href="/tag/atlanta-braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/19/white-soxangels-chicago-o_n_3302986.html 2013-05-19T12:08:25Z 2013-05-19T12:23:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After putting nine runs on the board, the Chicago White Sox were still lamenting the six baserunners they stranded in the first thr... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-baseball">Chicago Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/tag/white-sox-angels">White Sox Angels</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox-2013">Chicago White Sox 2013</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles-angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>, <a href="/tag/angels-white-sox">Angels White Sox</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/19/cubs-mets-feldman-pitches-_n_3302954.html 2013-05-19T11:54:29Z 2013-05-19T11:58:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CHICAGO -- Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-baseball">Chicago Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-mets">New York Mets</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/cubs-mets-score">Cubs Mets Score</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs-2013">Chicago Cubs 2013</a>, <a href="/tag/cubs-mets">Cubs Mets</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs-new-york-mets">Chicago Cubs New York Mets</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-mets-chicago-cubs">New York Mets Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/mets-cubs">Mets Cubs</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/19/detroit-tigers-anibal-sanchez-tezas-rangers_n_3302570.html 2013-05-19T10:09:39Z 2013-05-19T10:09:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ARLINGTON, Texas -- Anibal Sanchez was knocked out of the game early Saturday night, the second time in three games a Tigers starter hasn't made it ou... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-rangers">Tigers Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/anibal-sanchez-detroit-tigers">Anibal Sanchez Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/texas-rangers">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-sports">Detroit Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-rangers-score">Tigers Rangers Score</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers-anibal-sanchez">Detroit Tigers Anibal Sanchez</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers-texas-rangers">Detroit Tigers Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/18/nolan-ryan-son-reid-ryan-astros-president_n_3299871.html 2013-05-18T18:08:29Z 2013-05-18T18:14:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ HOUSTON -- Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/reid-ryan-astros-president">Reid Ryan Astros President</a>, <a href="/tag/nolan-ryan-son">Nolan Ryan Son</a>, <a href="/tag/houston-astros">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/tag/nolan-ryan-son-astros">Nolan Ryan Son Astros</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/astros-president">Astros President</a>, <a href="/tag/major-league-baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/reid-ryan">Reid Ryan</a>, <a href="/tag/reid-ryan-astros">Reid Ryan Astros</a>, <a href="/tag/nolan-ryan">Nolan Ryan</a>, <a href="/tag/astros">Astros</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/18/20-awesomely-terrible-ath_n_3299265.html 2013-05-18T14:27:47Z 2013-05-18T14:37:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Clooney. Hanks. Day Lewis.<br /> <br /> All of these are purebred names in the profession of acting today, and none of them can even touch the athletes we’re ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nhl">Nhl</a>, <a href="/tag/nfl">Nfl</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/soccer">Soccer</a>, <a href="/tag/nba">Nba</a>, <a href="/tag/lance-armstrong">Lance Armstrong</a>, <a href="/tag/sports-fails">Sports Fails</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/jeremy-affeldt-returns-money-to-giants_n_3294859.html 2013-05-17T17:03:16Z 2013-05-17T18:02:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Is San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt the most honest man in baseball? <br /> <br /> The 11-year veteran recently revealed in his new book "To S... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jeremy-affeldt-giants">Jeremy Affeldt Giants</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/jeremy-affeldt">Jeremy Affeldt</a>, <a href="/tag/jeremy-affeldt-returns-money">Jeremy Affeldt Returns Money</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/giants">Giants</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/johnny-manziel-first-pitch-padres-alabama-td-video_n_3293073.html 2013-05-17T11:02:53Z 2013-05-17T11:31:51Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel threw out the first pitch at Petco Park before the Padres-Nationals game on Thursday and reenacted one of the mos... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/johnny-manziel-first-pitch-padres">Johnny Manziel First Pitch Padres</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/major-league-baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/johnny-manziel-padres">Johnny Manziel Padres</a>, <a href="/tag/johnny-manziel">Johnny Manziel</a>, <a href="/tag/padres">Padres</a>, <a href="/tag/san-diego-padres">San Diego Padres</a>, <a href="/tag/johnny-football-first-pitch">Johnny Football First Pitch</a>, <a href="/tag/johnny-manziel-first-pitch">Johnny Manziel First Pitch</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/detroit-tigers-justin-verlander-texas-rangers_n_3292181.html 2013-05-17T09:33:22Z 2013-05-17T09:34:11Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ARLINGTON, Texas -- Banished to the dugout after his shortest outing in nearly three years, Justin Verlander wandered around like he didn't know who o... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/yu-darvish">Yu Darvish</a>, <a href="/tag/rangers-tigers">Rangers Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/rangers-tigers-score">Rangers Tigers Score</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/justin-verlander">Justin Verlander</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-rangers">Tigers Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/texas-rangers">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-sports">Detroit Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-rangers-score">Tigers Rangers Score</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers-texas-rangers">Detroit Tigers Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/mlb-instant-replay-expansion-video-review-2014_n_3287276.html 2013-05-16T13:45:14Z 2013-05-16T13:54:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK &mdash; Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mlb-instant-replay">MLB Instant Replay</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb-baseball-review">Mlb Baseball Review</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/bud-selig">Bud Selig</a>, <a href="/tag/major-league-baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb-expanded-review">Mlb Expanded Review</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-torre">Joe Torre</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/threat-vs-challenge-in-sp_b_3281208.html 2013-05-15T16:23:27Z 2013-05-15T16:23:27Z Dr. Jim Taylor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/ I have found that a simple distinction appears to lie at the heart of whether athletes are able to rise to the occasion and perform their best when it... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/success">Success</a>, <a href="/tag/competition">Competition</a>, <a href="/tag/sports">Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/failure">Failure</a>, <a href="/tag/world-series">World Series</a>, <a href="/tag/world-cup">World Cup</a>, <a href="/tag/super-bowl">Super Bowl</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/money-on-the-bench-mlb-salaries-lost-dl_n_3280902.html 2013-05-15T15:36:43Z 2013-05-15T16:01:24Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A running calculation, updated daily, of what major league baseball teams are paying players who are on the disabled list.... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/new-york-times">New York Times</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb-disabled-list">Mlb Disabled List</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/hyun-jin-ryu-gio-gonzalez-play-catch-with-fans_n_3280728.html 2013-05-15T14:27:47Z 2013-05-15T15:39:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ If major leaguers playing catch with young fans in the seats becomes the new trend of the 2013 baseball season, consider this one of the few reasons n... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/la-dodgers">LA Dodgers</a>, <a href="/tag/gio-gonzalez-fan">Gio Gonzalez Fan</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/gio-gonzalez-catch">Gio Gonzalez Catch</a>, <a href="/tag/gio-gonzalez-catch-fan">Gio Gonzalez Catch Fan</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/hyun-jin-ryu-plays-catch">Hyun-Jin Ryu Plays Catch</a>, <a href="/tag/hyun-jin-ryu">Hyun-Jin Ryu</a>, <a href="/tag/gio-gonzalez-plays-catch">Gio Gonzalez Plays Catch</a>, <a href="/tag/gio-gonzalez-fan-play-catch">Gio Gonzalez Fan Play Catch</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-nationals">Washington Nationals</a>, <a href="/tag/gio-gonzalez">Gio Gonzalez</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles-dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, <a href="/tag/dodgers">Dodgers</a>, <a href="/tag/nationals">Nationals</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/the-joy-of-tanking-astros-prospects_n_3280230.html 2013-05-15T13:08:14Z 2013-05-15T13:21:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Nothing drains the sporting soul quite like rooting for a truly awful baseball team. Sure, on a pure percentage basis, no baseball team can be quite a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/houston-astros">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/tag/grantland">Grantland</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/astros">Astros</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/hunter-pence-loses-bat-ra-dickey-giants_n_3279815.html 2013-05-15T11:45:55Z 2013-05-15T12:33:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It's usually the ball that most batters have trouble with when facing Toronto knuckleballer and 2012 NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey. But during one pl... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/toronto-blue-jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/hunter-pence">Hunter Pence</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/ra-dickey">RA Dickey</a>, <a href="/tag/sports-fails">Sports Fails</a>, <a href="/tag/giants">Giants</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, <a href="/tag/hunter-pence-loses-bat">Hunter Pence Loses Bat</a>, <a href="/tag/blue-jays">Blue Jays</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/white-soxtwins-peavy-powe_n_3278856.html 2013-05-15T09:57:38Z 2013-05-15T10:05:05Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; Last in the American League in hitting and scoring, the Chicago White Sox started to find some offense this week in Minnesota.<br /> <br /> Ad... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-baseball">Chicago Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/minnesota-twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/tag/twins-white-sox">Twins White Sox</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox-2013">Chicago White Sox 2013</a>, <a href="/tag/adam-dunn">Adam Dunn</a>, <a href="/tag/white-sox-twins">White Sox Twins</a>, <a href="/tag/dayan-viciedo">Dayan Viciedo</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/rockies-cubs-villanueva-st_n_3278828.html 2013-05-15T09:48:50Z 2013-05-15T10:02:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CHICAGO -- Carlos Villanueva is trying to hold on to his spot in the Chicago rotation as Matt Garza gets closer to returning to the Cubs.<br /> <br /> Villanueva ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/cubs-rockies">Cubs Rockies</a>, <a href="/tag/colorado-rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs-2013">Chicago Cubs 2013</a>, <a href="/tag/rockies-cubs">Rockies Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/carlos-villanueva">Carlos Villanueva</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/tigers-astros-score-cabre_n_3278659.html 2013-05-15T09:44:14Z 2013-05-15T09:44:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ DETROIT &mdash; Miguel Cabrera homered, Doug Fister pitched seven impressive innings and Andy Dirks gave the Tigers a lift for a second straight night... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tigers">Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers-score">Detroit Tigers Score</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a>, <a href="/tag/houston-astros">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-sports">Detroit Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/tigers-astros">Tigers Astros</a>, <a href="/tag/astros-tigers">Astros Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-cabrera-detroit-tigers">Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-berkon/what-the-mets-should-do-w_1_b_3274424.html 2013-05-14T16:58:01Z 2013-05-14T16:58:04Z Ben Berkon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-berkon/ The Mets' farm system is relatively weak in terms of natural second basemen (i.e. Daniel Muno and Branden Kaupe), but the front office has prudently pushed offense-first Wilmer Flores to learn the position at Triple-A this season. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/new-york-mets">New York Mets</a>, <a href="/tag/daniel-murphy">Daniel Murphy</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/sb-nation">SB Nation</a>, <a href="/tag/ben-berkon">Ben Berkon</a>, <a href="/tag/sports-news">Sports News</a>, <a href="/tag/baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/amazin-avenue">Amazin Avenue</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/white-sox-twins-ramirez-_n_3272369.html 2013-05-14T10:05:03Z 2013-05-14T10:24:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MINNEAPOLIS -- Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura isn't necessarily looking for a spectacular play like the one Twins rookie Aaron Hicks made on ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-baseball">Chicago Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/twins-white-sox">Twins White Sox</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/minnesota-twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-white-sox-2013">Chicago White Sox 2013</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/white-sox-twins">White Sox Twins</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/cubs-rockies-travis-wood-s_n_3272296.html 2013-05-14T10:00:24Z 2013-05-14T10:15:38Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CHICAGO -- Travis Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs came within two outs of their first shutout since last August in a 9-1 win... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-baseball">Chicago Baseball</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-sports">Chicago Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/mlb">Mlb</a>, <a href="/tag/cubs-rockies">Cubs Rockies</a>, <a href="/tag/colorado-rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs-2013">Chicago Cubs 2013</a>, <a href="/tag/rockies-cubs">Rockies Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/travis-wood">Travis Wood</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p>