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Friday Filberts

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...be there really, really late. Speaking of The Sports Guy, I did pick up his new book...I might drop in for a little MVP action, but won't return to full-time duties...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Friday Filberts

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...mean to draw some overarching conclusion from the actions of one misguided jury, but I do wonder if team sports might simply be legislated (or sued) out of...

Blog | October 30, 2009

No changes in umpiring ... or anything else

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...s precisely that kind of game. The whole sport is sort of an interminable delay interrupted by spasms of thrilling action. In fairness to the commish, there are legitimate...

Blog | October 13, 2009

Chewing on Cuzzi's call

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...and bounce. He is an umpire with decades of experience, working at the highest level in his sport. How the heck did he miss that call?! --snip-- Cuzzi had called it foul, negating a leadoff...

Blog | October 12, 2009

Why do baseball movies strike out?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...books. In fact, there might be more great writing about baseball than there is about any other sport with the exception of boxing. There are probably more good movies about boxing than there are about...

Blog | August 06, 2009

Is Greinke the best in the game?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...a-sudden the best pitcher in baseball, as Sports Illustrated proclaimed? This season, Greinke's stats...pitcher in baseball" after one month of action, but if you are going to try, Santana...

Blog | May 01, 2009

A's owner shows he's far removed from fan base

Rob Neyer

...was done to his own team. And his action has sports people around the Bay Area scratching their heads...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Bo, Deion among two-way stars

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

With the Super Bowl approaching, Rob Neyer assembles an all-star baseball team composed of the best football players.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer

...do players need agents? Consider this note about Dennis Lamp, from a piece in last week's Sports Illustrated on the strange, twisted world of contract incentives: The Blue Jays were obligated to pick up...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 14, 2009

Weighing in on Sabathia

Rob Neyer

...that blog post, I opened up the latest Sports Illustrated and found that Ben Reiter tries to...that he has, through the proper coordinated muscle action? You have to have the physical preparation -- the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2008

Hall of Fame must revamp voting process

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

The process in which the Veterans Committee votes on Hall of Fame candidates is a mess and it needs to be restructured.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 28, 2007

There's more diversity and money now

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

Things were a lot different in 1968 -- the last time the Tigers and Cardinals met in the World Series.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 24, 2006

Scouting is 'seeing,' not 'telling'

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

Rob Neyer offers his spectacularly far-fetched theoretical premise on the future of scouting (or lack thereof) in baseball.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 02, 2006

What a relief for Dodgers

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

David Ross hasn't produced much for the Dodgers of late. That all changed with his game-winning homer Thursday.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 30, 2004

Going around the majors

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

What at first looked like a definite win for the Yankees turned into a blowout victory for the Royals Monday.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 13, 2004