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Retrosheet key: neccr101 Given Name: Ronald Andrew Ron Necciai is the real-life Sidd Finch, the greatest pitcher who never was.1 The right-hander struck out 27 batters in a nine-inning game when he was 19. The National Association of Professional...

On the heels of a series loss to the Pirates and the acquisition of outfielder Rick Ankiel, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson joined Mike Francesa on WFAN. You can listen to audio of the interview here. The interview is 24 minutes long so here are...

Long-held baseball wisdom says pitching wins championships. But just how much money are MLB teams willing to invest in top-tier talent to capture a ring? Some teams, like the reigning World Series champion San Francisco Giants , set aside a significant...

The blockbusters continued on Thursday, as Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers joined the Astros, Mike Leake is headed to the Giants, and the wild three-team deal was completed, among much, much more. Happy Trade Deadline Day, and welcome back to The Daily...

But, but, but it's not April.  April Fools!  We're starting early. Come one, come all, it's time for the Carnival Games to begin.  We have Valverdes, and Qualls, and Hunters.....Oh my!  Apparently the latest tin...