R.A. Dickey will be the starting pitcher Friday night, when Team USA opens the World Baseball Classic with a game against Mexico. Team USA manager Joe Torre has yet to announce the rest of his pitching plans, but suggested that Derek Holland will start Sunday against Canada. ...more

Drug testing was supposed to catch cheaters, but it was also supposed to help us trust that we could believe what we were watching. Now, with more questions raised about Ryan Braun and others, we're heading back to the uncomfortable zone of steroid uncertainty. ...more

The worst news for the World Baseball Classic wasn't that Team USA has too few American stars. No, the worst news is that American baseball fans don't really care that so many stars have chosen not to play. For now, the WBC remains all potential. ...more

In a year where shouting about the MVP became popular, no one shouted about Buster Posey. No one had to. It was obvious. Catchers don't often win the MVP, but they should. Posey should have won. And he did win. ...more