Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster OlneyIt was in the middle of the afternoon, the day before Thanksgiving, and yet Orioles president Andy MacPhail was at his desk, answering his phone. That...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
PTI : Errors and Omissions
Tony Reali provides the daily corrections and omissions for Tony and Michael.
Video | November 25, 2009
How to get Roy Halladay
Who is going to get Roy Halladay? "It's the guy who calls [Toronto GM] J.P. Ricciardi and says, 'OK, I want Halladay and I know the price is going to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009
Steady diet of breaking balls for Texas
Special to ESPN.comAgainst the whiff-prone Rangers, Rays starter Matt Garza should consider throwing fewer fastballs and more curveballs.
Story | Conversation | July 04, 2009
For Holliday and others, free agency looks bleak
There is a lot at stake for Matt Holliday this season. He began the year in position to be perhaps the most coveted free agent of the winter of 2009-1...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009
Rangers have what it takes to win AL West
A rainbow appeared over Camden Yards on the day Matt Wieters arrived, a black cloud hangs over the Colorado Rockies at a time when they've changed man...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009
Front and center
Jorge Aranguré Jr., ESPN The MagazineFrom Royals second baseman Alberto Callaspo to Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin, numerous unheralded players have seized unlikely opportunities this season.
Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009
Too many homers to right? Add a chicken coop
I built a ballpark once. When I was 10 years old, I wanted a place for a Wiffle-ball field on my parents' 120-acre dairy farm. Most of the land was un...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2009
Is Pujols among the most perfect players … ever?
Tony La Russa might have the toughest job in all of baseball: On a daily basis, it is his responsibility to come up with new and different ways to des...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009
Making a (new) name for himself
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazineLast spring, Braves phenom Jordan Schafer was suspended for violating MLB drug policy. He says it's the best thing that could have happened to him
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009
The secret to Josh Johnson's success
A longtime scout decided this week that he is reassessing his rankings of the three best pitchers in the National League. Tim Lincecum is one of those...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009
BP Daily: Hope springs eternal
Steven Goldman, Baseball ProspectusIf miracle teams are 90-game winners misidentified as 90-game losers, what could these eight teams be hiding? What can the projection systems be failing to appreciate? Here's how some of them might defy the odds.
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009
Peavy a Padres bright spot ... but for how long?
Buster OlneyThe Cubs were on the cusp of a deal for Jake Peavy in the winter, much closer than anybody realized at the time. They were so close, in fact, that Pea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009
Sorting through the AL scheduling
Buster OlneyTen notables from the American League schedule: 1. The Indians are looking at a meat grinder early in the year: In the first two months and one day o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009
The strange journey of Schilling and Clemens
The young pitcher had no idea whether the star player would agree to meet with him, but he had let it be known he was around, just in case the star ha...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009
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