American League News

Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories - the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke.

Ron Gardenhire has long been considered one of baseballa s best managers. A In 2009, he proved his mettle once again by leading the Minnesota Twins to yet another division title in the American League Central.

Both the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have the right mix of talent and prospects the Blues Jays would want for Roy Halladay.

Cleveland The Indians have hired of Sandy Alomar Jr. as the team's First Base Coach.

Tim Lincecum, the Giants' ace who went 15-7 this season with 2.48 e.r.a., won his second consecutive Cy Young Award.

Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.

Topic: Sports & Recreation Newspaper Column : Baseball's Best Pitcher Published Online Nov 18, 2009 - 01:53 PM By Seth Herrold Finally some justice.

Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the post-season next year. Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.

Bailey's 26 saves were far and away the most among AL relief pitchers, since no other reliever in the league had more than two.

The flip side is that some baseball executives believe that the rest of the free agent crop will fall through the cracks, sitting and waiting unless they are willing to take a bargain deal.

Baltimore Notable free agents: 3B Melvin Mora Needs: SP, RP, 1B, 3B Topping the to-do list: Pitching was awful -- starters, relievers, hot dog vendors called to throw an inning.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America will continue to hand out their postseason awards on Wednesday, as the American and National League Managers of the Year will be announced.

Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Cleveland Indians. The popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Indians manager Manny Acta as a first-base coach.

Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane sees Andrew Bailey's rookie of the year award as reinforcement that a youth movement is the way to go.

There was no Notre Dame T-shirt this time, no sunglasses hanging from the collar, but as Yankees general manager Brian Cashman walked out of the general managers' meetings on Wednesday, it was in much the same state as when he arrived.

The Royals first Cy Young winner has simple advice for the man expected to become the latest.Whatever his pregame meal is, Bret Saberhagen says of Zack Greinke, just keep on eating it.Greinke, of course, had a breakout season in 2009, when his 2.16 ERA was the best in the American League by more than a third of a run, and the best overall mark ...

Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki won his ninth straight American League Gold Glove award Tuesday.

Chris Coghlan, right, edged Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ in voting for the NL rookie prize.

This will be like the proverbial car crash. We don't want to watch, but can't help ourselves.

For full results to this year's IBA voting, look here . It's that time of year when we announce the winners of the 18th annual Internet Baseball Awards.