John Lackey flirts with a complete game shutout. AP Photo/Jeff Lewis LA Angels defeat Oakland A's 5-1. Angel's starter John Lackey pitched a complete game giving up only one run in the ninth on seven total hits while walking no one and striking out five. This is Lackey's third complete game since coming off the disabled list in the middle of May. And how about some run support? The Angels gave Lackey a lovely......

DVD: Yankee Stadium - Baseball's Cathedral Release Date: July 1st, 2008 Last week marked the last final Star game to ever be played at _the_ Yankee Stadium. Of course, as you might already know, but most certainly would find out from "Yankee Stadium: Baseball's Cathedral" that the Yankee's had other homes but this is The House That Ruth Built. This DVD provides a comprehensive review of the 85 year history of the edifice from an......

How about those Dodgers?! LA's new comeback crew did it again, with a 4-run ninth inning to top the hated Giants 9-8 in the team's home opener. Coming through with the game-winning hit was Milton Bradley, who claims anger management classes have put him in gear. It was also great to see new Giants closer Armando Benitez get lit up in the ninth, perhaps a sign that he'll become the Dodgers new best friend.......

Every now and then LAist pays attention to sports outside of SoCal, and we're still stunned over what happened in the ALCS last night. For years the New York media has been training the rest of the country to believe that their Yankees were the epitome of clutch baseball. They were the team with the cajones. They were the team who always came through when it supposedly mattered most. But last night, hopefully we......

The Dodgers are playing great baseball right now, and that usually calls for some kind of outrageous distraction. It was reported yesterday that the Dodgers have hired Greg McElroy as their chief sales officer. The Los Angeles Times notes that McElroy was instrumental in selling the naming rights for two Texas sports facilities, and points out that Frank McCourt has considered selling the naming rights to Dodger Stadium. Message to McCourt: Stop right there!......