Baseball’s big winter reshuffle sparks AL title race
The piece surveys MLB spring drama as the Yankees pursue another World Series with Rodriguez joining star guardrails and Schilling Foulke boosting Boston. It previews AL power shifts with Guerrero Lopez and Rodriguez arriving in the lineup, and notes rosters from Seattle to Detroit and Oakland bracing for impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodriguez
Gary Sheffield
Kevin Brown
Javier Vazquez
Ared
George Steinbrenner
Boston
Red Sox
Curt Schilling
Keith Foulke
Yankees
Vladimir Guerrero
Javy Lopez
Ivan Rodriguez
Oakland
Anaheim
Seattle
Minnesota
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
Texas
John Henry
Steinbrenner
Don Rickles
Scarecrow
Peter
Fenway Park
Aaron Boone
Joe Torre
Don Zimmer
Tampa Bay
Donald Trump
George
Trump
Kenny Lofton
Tom Gordon
Paul Quantrill
RBI
Hideki Matsui
Jorge Posada
Mariano Rivera
Mike Mussina
Tokyo
Brown
Jose Contreras
Jon Lieber
Jason Giambi
Sheffield
Torre
Alan Trammell
Tigers
Florida Marlins
Detroit
Rondell White
Fernando Vina
Carlos Guillen
Jason Johnson
Comerica Park
Mike Maroth
Mets
Athletics
Buffalo Bills
Miguel Tejada
Tim Hudson
Barry Zito
Mark Mulder
Mulder
Arte Moreno
Walt Disney Co
Bartolo Colon
Kelvim Escobar
Jose Guillen
Guerrero
Guiller
Colon
Escobar
Babe Ruth
Fenway
Bronx
Baseball under steroids shadow fuels hall of fame chase
The BALCO steroid case and a national push against performance enhancers loom over MLB as Barry Bonds chases Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron amid scrutiny. Congress, the White House, and fans press for tougher testing while spring attendance climbs, and players face rising penalties and reputational risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Congress
Mark McGwire
Barry Bonds
Bonds
Jason Giambi
Gary Sheffield
Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Ruth
Reggie Jackson
Aaron
Mays
Balco
Andro
McGwire
Food and Drug Administration
Joe Biden
D-Del
Nutrition Business Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Major League BaseBall
THE
Associated Press
Derek Jeter
New York Yankees
Alex Rodriguez
Jeter
Boston Red Sox
Theo Epstein
Schilling
Foulke
Pedro Martinez
Derek Lowe
Arizona
Terry Francona
Grady Little
Manny Ramirez
Nomar Garciaparra
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Lee Mazzilli
Brooklyn
Rafael Palmeiro
Jayibbons
Melvin Mora
Luis Matos
Larry Bigbie
Baltimore
Sidney Ponson
Roy Halladay
Blue Jays
Toronto
Miguel Batista
Ted Lilly
Carlos Degade
Vernon Wells
Eric Hinske
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Devil Rays
Lou Piniella
Sonne
Tampa
Suey Huff
Carl Crawford
Rocco Baldelli
Earl Young
Minnesota Twins
Torii Hunter
Ron Gardenhire
Yankee Stadium
Twins
Metrodome
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Joe Nathan
Kansas City Royals
Tony Pena
Carlos Beltran
Mike Sweeney
Brian Anderson
Benito Santiago
Ank
Juan Gonzalez
Pena
Ozzie Guillen
Frank Thomas
Kite Sox
Jerry Manuel
Roberto Alomar
Carl Everett
Little
Shingo Takatsu
Japan
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Omar Vizquel
Cleveland
Vizquel
C.C. Sabathia
Milton Bradley
Jody Gerut
Victor Martinez
Indians
Oakland Athletics
Arthur Rhodes
Bobby Crosby
Tejada
Coliseum
Eric Chavez
Anaheim Angels
Seattle Mariners
Ichiro Suzuki
Bret Boone
Edgar Martinez
Mariners
Jamie Moyer
Joel Pineiro
Freddy Garcia
Ryan Franklin
Gil Meche
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Paul Molitor
Texas Rangers
Alfonso Soriano
Soriano
Emerg
Michael Young
Hank Blalock
Mark Teixeira
Giambi
Jay Gibbons
Bud Selig
John McCain
R-Ariz
Fehr
Curt
Caminiti
le Dw &Hutch
Julia
Pri
Aircon
Frog Legs
Specia
Town & Country Center
Marion
Kerasotes.com
Deak
Super Wal-Mart
Arhondale
Cody Banks
Prince and
Sa 2 Sane
Illinois
University Place
Illinois Centre
Carbondale