The Complete 2011 MLB On Fox Schedule

2011 MLB on FOX REGULAR SEASON BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(Note: Schedule Subject to Change; All Times 4:00 PM Eastern Unless Noted)
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals

Saturday, April 9, 2011 (*1:00 PM ET)
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves

Saturday, April 16, 2011
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays

Saturday, April 23, 2011
Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers

Saturday, April 30, 2011 (*1:00 PM ET)
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Tampa Bay Rays

Saturday, May 7, 2011 (*1:00 PM ET)
Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles

Saturday, May 14, 2011 (*7:00 PM ET)
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers

Saturday, May 21, 2011 (*7:00 PM ET)
New York Mets at New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox
Oakland A’s at San Francisco Giants
Texas Rangers at Philadelphia Phillies

Saturday, May 28, 2011 (*7:00 PM ET)
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
St. Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies

Saturday, June 4, 2011
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants

Saturday, June 11, 2011
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants
Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins

Saturday, June 18, 2011
New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs
Texas Rangers at Atlanta Braves

Saturday, June 25, 2011
New York Mets at Texas Rangers
Washington Nationals at Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Los Angeles Dodgers

Saturday, July 2, 2011
New York Yankees at New York Mets
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs

Saturday, July 9, 2011
New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox

Saturday, July 16, 2011
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Oakland A’s

Saturday, July 23, 2011
Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds
San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

Saturday, July 30, 2011
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Detroit Tigers

Saturday, August 6, 2011
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants

Saturday, August 13, 2011
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
Texas Rangers at Oakland A’s
Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals

Saturday, August 20, 2011
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Rays
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies

Saturday, August 27, 2011
Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers

Saturday, September 3, 2011
Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers

Saturday, September 10, 2011
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds at Colorado Rockies
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers

Saturday, September 17, 2010
WILD CARD

Saturday, September 24, 2010
WILD CARD

2010 World Series Preview

Well, the 2010 World Series is set to begin later tonight. The Rangers beat the Rays in five games to get to the ALCS, and then beat the Yankees in Six games to get to the World Series. The San Francisco Giants outlasted the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies to get to this point. Who has the edge? Let's start with the men on the mound.

GAME ONE: Cliff Lee vs Tim Lincecum
GAME TWO: C.J. Wilson Vs Matt Cain
GAME THREE: Johnathan Sanchez vs Colby Lewis
GAME FOUR: Madison Bumgartner Vs Tommy Hunter
GAME FIVE: LINCECUM VS LEE
GAME SIX & SEVEN: TBA

Cliff Lee has been a man among boys this postseaon. The man has command beyond his years,and a poise that you just don't see in a whole lot of pitchers. He lives for the big game, and has some of the most dominant stuff baseball has seen. For Lincecum, this is the second year that he led the National League in Strikeouts. "The Freak" will make Childs' Play with the Rangers batters! I fully expect Game one to be determined by the bullpen.

Game Two is a real intriguing matchup. Two guys who aren't as flashy as their game one counterparts, but they get the job done. One run may score, and that may be enough for that team to get the victory.

Game Three, the series shifts locations from San Francisco to Arlington. Colby Lewis pitched the best game of his life during Game Six of the ALCS. Lewis is a guy who spent some years down in Japan. Johnathan Sanchez threw a no-hitter for the Giants last year. Expect both offenses to hit the ground running. Expect a Slugfest.

Game Four, Madison Bumgartner is one of the pleasant suprises in baseball. Tommy Hunter is a capable starter. If the offense gets going, expect Hunter to shut the Giants down.

Game Five, The Repeat. Expect this one to be just as exciting as Game One, although the circumstances will be much different.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Elvis Andrus, Rangers: Elvis is the fastest man I have ever seen on a baseball field! The man is blessed with speed, and can go from first to third about as fast as you can blink an eye. He is in the leadoff spot for a reason. Tell The Giants to Watch for the bunt!

Cody Ross, Giants: Cody Ross was a giant suprise in the postseason to this Giants team. He hit two homeruns off Roy Hallday in Game One of the NLCS, and then homered off Roy Oswalt in Game Two! The Rangers had better pitch to him very carefully.

Who were you expecting, Josh Hamilton and Pablo Sandoval?

Finally, My World Series Prediction:

The Texas Rangers will make the first time they appear in the World Series count. This team is potent in all facets, pitching, defense, and Speed! Nelson Cruz has brought his "Boomstick" with him to the postseason. Sorry Giants fans, your misery since 1954 will have to continue. It will be a great series. I pick the Texas Rangers to win it all in six games.

Jonathan Sanchez Has Thrown A No-Hitter!

Watch The Video Below!


Baseball Tonight Breaks Down Sanchez's no-hitter!


Buster Olney talks about the no-hitter by Sanchez.

Wow! That was Sanchez's first Complete game, first Shutout, all in one! Congratulations to Jonathan Sanchez on throwing the no-hitter!

MLB highlights from June 15th

Brewers At Indians 6/15/09


Angels At Giants 6/15/09

'Big Unit' Joins 300-win Club

"The Big Unit" Randy Johnson reached an exclusive milestone on June 4th, becoming the just the 24th pitcher to reach that lofty plateau.


Here is a tribute Video commemorating all 300 of Randy Johnson's victories.


I have always been a fan of Randy Johnson pitching, but I will always remember when he killed that bird in a Spring Training game. What are the odds of something like that happening? Unbelievable!


Randy Johnson, in the age of five man roatations,pitch counts, and pitch limits, may be the last to win 300 games for at least the next decade. So enjoy the moment because it may be a while before somebody does it again.

Congratulations to Randy Johnson. He's thrown a no-hitter, a Perfect Game, has struck out nearly 5,000 batters, and has now won his 300th game.

MLB Highlights 4-12-09

Padres Vs Mets (Citi Field Debut) 4-12-09


Rays Vs Yankees 4-12-09


Athletics Vs Red Sox 4-12-09


Orioles Vs Rangers 4-12-09


Giants Vs Dodgers 4-12-09 (Cycle Alert!)


Cardinals Vs Diamondbacks 4-12-09


Indians Vs Royals 4-12-09


Blue Jays Vs Twins 4-12-09


Reds Vs Brewers 4-12-09


Phillies Vs Nationals 4-12-09


Rockies Vs Cubs 4-12-09


White Sox Vs Tigers 4-12-09


Astros Vs Pirates 4-12-09

MLB highlights 4-9-09

Here Are Your MLB Highlights from last night courtesy of ESPN Video!
Dodgers Vs Padres 4-9-09


Rays Vs Red Sox 4-9-09


New York Yankees Vs Orioles 4-9-09


Giants Vs Brewers 4-9-09


New York Mets Vs Reds 4-9-09


St. Louis Vs Pittsburgh 4-9-09


Cleveland Vs Texas 4-9-09


Royals vs White Sox 4-9-09


Mariners Vs Twins 4-9-09


Detroit vs Toronto

MLB Highlights 4-7-09

Here Are Your MLB Highlights from Last Night, April 7th!

Here are the highlights from two Opening Day Games That were played yesterday after being rained out Monday.

Rays Vs Red Sox 4-7-09 (rained out Monday)


Royals Vs White Sox 4-7-09 (snowed out Monday)


Here are the games that were actually supposed to be played last night!
Brewers Vs Giants 4-7-09


Detroit Vs Toronto 4-7-09


Colorado Vs Arizona 4-7-09


Oakland Vs Los Angeles Angels 4-7-09


Washington Vs Florida 4-7-09


Atlanta Vs Philadelphia 4-7-09


Cardinals vs Pirates 4-7-09


Seattle Vs Minnesota 4-7-09


Chicago Cubs Vs Houston 4-7-09


Los Angeles Dodgers Vs San Diego 4-7-09

Randy Johnson Signed By The Giants

"The Big Unit" is heading to the Bay Area.

Randy Johnson and the Giants have agreed to a one year $8 million contract.

Randy Johnson will be the number two guy in San Francisco, behind "The Franchise" Tim Lincecum. "The Big Unit" joins Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Barry Zito in a frightening rotation.

Randy Johnson currently has 295 wins.

Tim Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young Award

In his second season, Giants Ace Tim Lincecum won the National League Cy Young Award.

Lincecum was 18-5 with a 2.62 ERA and a major league-best 265 strikeouts.

Tim was the best pitcher in Baseball this season, and I'm glad to see he got recognized.

Prosecution: Barry Bonds Tested Positive In 2000

Home run champ Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2000, according to a court document filed Thurday by federal prosecutors in the perjury case against Bonds.

The legal filing says Bonds was asked about a document showing "Barry B" tested positive for anabolic steroids that November. Bonds denied that he was taking steroids at the time.

Federal prosecutors accuse Bonds of lying when he denied this and other that charges he used performance enhancers.

Bonds holds the single-season record for home runs, 73, set in 2001. He set the career mark last year with his 762th home run last year.

Barry Bonds to Boycott Hall Of Fame If Ball Is Marked With Asterisk

The last homerun of Barry Bonds career in a Giants Uniform, Number 762.

Barry Bonds would boycott Cooperstown if the Hall of Fame displays his record-breaking home run ball with an asterisk.

That includes skipping his potential induction ceremony.
"I won't go. I won't be part of it," Bonds said in an interview with MSNBC that aired Thursday night. "You can call me, but I won't be there."

The ball Bonds hit for home run No. 756 this season will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Hall. Fashion designer Marc Ecko bought the ball in an online auction and set up a Web site for fans to vote on its fate. In late September, he announced fans voted to send the ball to Cooperstown with an asterisk.

Of course, the asterisk suggests Bonds' record is tainted by alleged steroid use. The slugger has denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. Fans brought signs with asterisks to ballparks this season as he neared Hank Aaron's career home run mark.

Bonds has called Ecko "an idiot."

"I don't think you can put an asterisk in the game of baseball, and I don't think that the Hall of Fame can accept an asterisk," Bonds said. "You cannot give people the freedom, the right to alter history. You can't do it. There's no such thing as an asterisk in baseball."

The Greatest Slugger of the Steroids Era (who will not be in the Hall Of Fame anyway) is only trying to change the inevitable. Although I thought the ball should be without an asterisk, I think that the fans should get what they want.

Barry Bonds has decided to boycott the Hall Of Fame. The Hall Of Fame has decided to boycott Barry Bonds. Something's gotta give.

The Public Has Spoken on the Fate of Number 756

Fashion Designer Marc Ecko, with homerun ball #756.

The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the ball in an online auction, set up a Web site for fans to vote on the ball's fate, and Wednesday announced the decision to brand it won out over the other options — sending it to Cooperstown unblemished or launching it into space.
Ecko said he believed the vote to brand the ball showed people thought "this was shrouded in a chapter of baseball history that wasn't necessarily the clearest it could be."

Ecko, whom Bonds called "an idiot" last week, had the winning bid Sept. 15 in the online auction for the ball that Bonds hit Aug. 7 to break Hank Aaron's record of 755 home runs. The final selling price was $752,467, well above most predictions that assumed Bonds' status as a lightning rod for the steroids debate in baseball would depress the value.

Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey said accepting the ball did not mean the Hall in Cooperstown, N.Y., endorses the viewpoint that Barry Bonds used drugs.

Hall of Fame officials and Ecko are discussing how to affix the asterisk on the ball. It's not yet known when the ball will go on display.

The Giants announced Friday they will part with Bonds after this season, the seven-time NL MVP's 15th in San Francisco and 22nd in the majors.

Although I thought the ball should have gone to the Hall Of Fame unblemished, I am glad that the majority got their way. The Hall of Fame gets what they wanted (the ball), and the fans get what they want (an asterisk on the ball.) It's a win-win situation for everyone except Barry Bonds, who will be looking for a new home this offseason.

Barry Bonds Will Not Come Back to San Francisco Next Season

The San Francisco Giants have gotten all they can out of Barry Bonds. After 15 seasons with the club, Barry Bonds has been told by the San Francisco Giants that he won't play for them in 2008.
The Giants held a news conference before Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds to announce their decision. But Bonds had already issued his own statement earlier Friday on his personal Web site.

In his statement, Bonds said: "This journal will be one of my last entries as a San Francisco Giant. Yesterday, I was told by the Giants that they will not be bringing me back for the 2008 season."

Though Bonds will leave the city that he calls home, there remains a chance he will play elsewhere next season.

Barry Bonds has, in the words of the old Frank Sinatra tune, left his heart in San Francisco. I thought the only reason Barry was brought back to the Giants this season was because he was so close to breaking Hank Aaron's Home Run Record. Now he has done that, and the Giants feel they no longer have a reason to keep him. The only chance Barry has of playing again is if an American League Team like the Yankees or the Angels sign him as a Designated Hitter. Barry was already playing Designated Hitter for the Giants whenever they were in an American League Ballpark this season. Could Detroit and the Tigers be a possibility for Barry next season? Jim Leyland, Tigers Manager, was Barry's first manager in Pittsburgh. This is purely hypothetical, though.

What's the next step for Barry Bonds? His quest for the elusive World Series Pennant will continue with another team in 2008.

Fate of Barry Bonds' Number 756 to be decided Democratically

Barry Bonds broke the Major League's all time Home Run King on August 7, 2007. He broke the record against Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals.

Here's the FSN Bay Area Call with Duaine Kuiper and Mike Krukow.


Here's the ESPN Call with Dave O'Brien and Rick Sutcliffe.


The fate of Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball is now in the public's hands after its buyer announced Monday he was taking votes on whether to give the ball to the Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk or blast it into space.

Fashion designer Marc Ecko revealed himself as Saturday's winning bidder in the online auction for the ball that Bonds hit last month to break Hank Aaron's record of 755 home runs. The final selling price for No. 756 was $752,467, well above most predictions.

Ecko had not even taken possession of the ball before setting up a Web site that lets visitors vote on which of the three outcomes they think the ball most deserves. He plans to announce the final tally after voting ends Sept. 25.

I like this idea. I think it is genius. This lets all of the Barry Bonds fans and the anti-Bonds fans to have a say in how the ball should be treated. I personally think the ball should be in the Baseball Hall Of Fame without an asterisk branded on it, but that's just my opinion.

For those of you who have not voted yet, here's the web site:
http://www.vote756.com

So do your part. Get on the web site and Vote on the fate of Number 756!

Barry Bonds: The All Time Major League King Of Swing

Barry Bonds became the new All Time major League King of Swing on Tuesday Night, breaking Hank Aaron's record of 755 hommeruns. Bonds broke Hank Aaron’s storied record in the fifth inning, connecting on a 3-2 pitch from Washington’s Mike Bacsik. Three days earlier, Bonds tied the Hammer with a shot to left-center in San Diego.

Barry thanked everyone after he broke his record. The fans, his family, the Nationals, and his late Father Bobby. After that, a video message from Hank Aaron congratulating Barry played on the AT&T Park Videoboard congratulating Barry Bonds for breaking the record.

Barry has since added to that total, hitting homerun number 757 Wendesday and sending the ball into McCovey Cove in deep right field.

Barry has broken the record. There are still many questions surrounding the record and the man who broke the record. Barry is celebrated in San Francisco but hardly anywhere else.

Fans of Barry are glad he broke the record. People who don't think Barry did it the right way are sitting and wailting for someone (possibly Alex Rodriguez) to come along and Break Barry's Record.

Reguardless of your feelings about Barry and how he did it, he made people tune in to watch him break the record and he is causing people to come to wherever he goes in droves, so that they can say that they saw Barry Bonds, the man who broke the All Time Major League Home Run Record.

The Greatest Weekend In The History Of Baseball!

This past weekend was the greatest weekend in Baseball History. On Saturday, Alex Rodriguez finally hit his five hundreth homerun, becoming the youngest man ever to hit five hundred homeruns. Alex Rodriguez became the first man since the great Mickey Mantle hit his five hundreth homerun at Yankee Stadium.

Saturday Night, Barry Bonds hit his reord tying 755th homerun (above), tying him with Hank Aaron. I watched it on ESPN and the reaction by the fans to Barry tying the record in San Diego was just what I had expected it to be, with a mix of cheers and boos, but with more cheers than boos. Reguardless of your feelings about Barry and how he did it, he is making people tune in to watch him break the record and he is causing people to come to wherever he goes in droves, so that they can say that they saw Barry Bonds tie (and soon break) the All Time Home Run Record.

The Final Milestone of the week I also saw on ESPN. Tom Glavine, the longtime Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, got his three hundreth victory at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. Many people are saying that Glavine will be the last 300 Game winner, as "The Big Unit" Randy Johnson is currently stuck at 284 victories and may be stuck there, depending on how his back feels and if it can handle the load of pitching 16 more victories.

This was the Greatest Weekend in Baseball History and the Greatest Weekend in the History of Sports. Where else would you have seen three historic milestones in the same weekend?

Carlos Zambrano becomes the first NL Pitcher with 12 Wins

Carlos Zambrano can do no wrong for the Chicago Cubs lately.

Zambrano pitched five shutout innings to become the National League's first 12-game winner, Koyie Hill drove in a career-high five runs on a pair of doubles and the surging Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 12-1 on Wednesday.

Slugger Barry Bonds was held out of San Francisco's starting lineup for the third straight day to rest his sore legs, and it might not have mattered. Zambrano (12-7) allowed two hits and the Cubs gave him more than enough offense in their fifth win in six games since the All-Star break and 17th in 22 overall.

Matt Cain (3-11), the Giants' hard-luck right-hander, didn't allow a hit until Cliff Floyd's two-out single started Chicago's four-run fourth inning. Jacque Jones got Chicago on the board three batters later on a two-run single that glanced off first baseman Ryan Klesko's glove into shallow right field.

Hill followed Klesko with a two-run double and then doubled again in the fifth with a drive off the center-field wall to score three. Floyd also added an RBI double earlier in the five-run inning.

Zambrano improved to 7-2 in his nine starts since fighting with then-Cubs catcher Michael Barrett on June 1. He went only five innings, likely a precaution with such a big lead after he took a ball off his hand on Dave Roberts' leadoff groundout in the first.

Sean Gallagher pitched four innings of relief, allowing the Giants' only run in the ninth and picking up his first career save.