Melky Cabrera and the New York Yankees knocked out John Smoltz early, and soon it was all over: They had finally beaten the Boston Red Sox. Muhammad Ali and a starry crowd watched as the Yankees beat Boston for the first time in nine games this season, with Cabrera and Jorge Posada hitting three-run homers in New York's 13-6 victory on Thursday night.
August 7, 2009
August 3, 2009
Dodgers bring back Ramirez bobbleheads (AP)
Those bobblehead dolls featuring Manny Ramirez are getting a curtain call at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Monday that the first 50,000 fans attending the Sept. 16 against Pittsburgh would get the bobbleheads. These ones will feature Ramirez tipping his hat to the crowd — the pose he struck after his pinch-hit grand slam on July 22.