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Pitcher pulls down pants as MLBers freak out over sticky checks

In mockery of MLB's so-called "sticky stuff" screenings, Oakland A's reliever Sergio Romo undid his belt and lowered his pants to just below his buttock.

A veteran reliever is now off the trade market

MIAMI — The AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins have acquired veteran reliever Sergio Romo in a trade with Miami, hoping to boost their beleaguered bullpen for the stretch. The trade was...

Making sense of Rays' bizarre strategy to start a reliever

Forget about tradition in the sport that values it most. Just look at the season as a puzzle of, on average, nine innings six days a week and 1,450-ish innings...

What Yankees' bullpen freeze tells us about Hal's budget

Here is what a big-market team that truly believes it is a contender does if Plan A does not work: It moves to Plan B, even if the secondary scenario...

Mets' bullpen hunt includes the 'smartest man in baseball'

The bullpen market continues to move slowly for the Mets. Time is running out with spring training fast approaching. With pitchers and catchers reporting Feb. 13, the Mets still are...

What would spur Yanks and Mets to end game of bullpen chicken

‘There is gold in the streets, just waiting for someone to come and scoop it up.” — Walter White, “Breaking Bad” Substitute “relievers” for “gold” (and “are” for “is,” and...

Cubs storm into NLCS, thanks to stunning 9th-inning comeback

SAN FRANCISCO — No one who has followed baseball history — ancient or recent — could see what happened in the ninth inning of the Cubs NLDS clinching win coming....