Now at the end of his third season in the majors, Billy Butler has shown great strides at the plate over the last few years. What does the future hold for the Royals’ first baseman?

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I suppose this closes the case: The Commissioners Office reviewed available video and still photography from Mariano Rivera spitting toward a baseball in ALCS Game 3 and “found no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball,” a spokesman for the commissioner told the Post. The initial reaction by the league had been that the video […]

Check out the video here. I’ll hear all evidence to the contrary, but that looks to me like he (a) looks up to see if anyone is watching; and (b) spits right on the damn ball. Is that the secret to the unhittable cutter? UPDATE: The Yankees’ bad day in multimedia continues . . . […]

From the military police blotter: The Marine Corps said Monday a sergeant charged with faking war injuries to obtain freebies intended for wounded warriors will plead guilty . . . The 34-year-old Marine from Springhill, La., faces eight counts carrying prison terms of up to 31 years. He is accused of bluffing his way into […]

From Peter King, the latest from Yankee Stadium: So I went to Yankee Stadium the other night to watch Yankees-Angels. Pretty cold. In the bottom of the fourth, a vendor came by. “Hot chocolate!” he yelled. “Hot chocolate!” I looked at his badge: Hot chocolate $10. Sixteen ounces of chocolate-flavored water. Ten bucks. I went […]

Denard Span does not have the positional flexibility of the pre-2009 Chone Figgins, but there are some striking similarities and possible advantages to Span.

The Philadelphia Daily News’ Paul Hagen on Pedro in Game 2: If it works out, if Pedro Martinez pitches well, it will only buff Charlie Manuel’s reputation as a baseball savant to a high luster. If it explodes, if it blows up in his face like a trick cigar and the Phillies are eventually eliminated, […]

How Joba and A-Rod will lead the Yankees back to the World Series.

It’ll be close, it’ll be intense, but these guys are driven