What is the baseball without the Yankees? What would our national pastime be like without the pinstripes? The Bronx Bombers are notoriously hated, but they’re loved worldwide and as they push on in the second round of the playoffs, one thing has become clear- loved or hated, the team is good for

Major League Baseball’s 2009 regular season is over and eight of the 30 teams made it past the 162 individual games to the postseason. Noah Fitzgerald previews the playoffs.

The ancient O'Maille or O'Malley name is said to be derived from the Gaelic words "maille" meaning gentle or smooth, and "maglios" meaning chieftain, which is fitting as the O'Malleys were once the chieftains of the baronies of Murrisk and Burrishoole in County Mayo.

Yankee fans, prepare for the postseason. Pre-sales for playoff tickets has been made available online, indicating that the organization is already preparing for a postseason berth.

Noah Fitzgerald casts his eye on some potential playoff bound stars who will likely earn the title of Most Valuable Player this year.

This weekend probably would have seemed great on paper if you were looking at it in the beginning of the season. It’s crunch time and the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox while the New York Mets square off against the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s playoff race gold while the summer winds down into September, right? While the Red Sox are fighting for a spot as the Wild Card this year, the Mets are fighting for a little self-respect as they begin to play the part of the National League spoilers.

It’s official; the Yankees have the best record in baseball. Since the All-Star break, the Yanks have ripped through the American League and topped the AL East Division as they hold more than a five game lead above the Boston Red Sox.

It has been a lucky week to be a baseball fan. We’ve been treated to a perfect game, some big trades and even bigger trade rumors, and a shifting of power in the American League East.

We’re halfway to the end of the season. The All-Star break begins this week, reminding all clubhouses that the endgame - October and the playoffs - is around the corner.

Former Brooklyn and (as no New York baseball fan can forget) Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame today.

On July 7, Foley's, the midtown Manhattan pub and home to the Irish Baseball Hall of Fame, will induct its second class of the best of the Irish in baseball.

Patricia Harty was honored at the St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and decided that if there is a place called Irish America, this could be it.

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"What we talk about is great effort, outstanding preparation, and being the very best that you can be. If you are as good as you can possibly be, the rest of that stuff will take care of itself."

Tom Coughlin, New York Giants coach.

The name Molloy is thought to derive from the Gaelic word for chieftain. The Mulloys, Milloys, or Malloys are historically associated with County Offaly. The name derives from the Gaelic "O Maolmhuaidh" meaning "(from the) noble