Some random tidbits from paradise
Gordon EdesPUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic -- A few things picked up at David Ortiz's charity golf tournament while contemplating why baseball's winter meetings ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009David Lloyd: The Inevitable Redemption Story
SportsCenter...then when we perceive they've hit bottom we race back to help them up. Look at Alex Rodriguez. It's happening now with Michael Vick. The cycle is formulaic. People usually aren't as...
Blog | December 04, 2009Sox third baseman says he feels great
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comRed Sox third baseman Mike Lowell says he has been unaffected by trade rumors.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Woods in no danger of losing sponsors
Peter Keating, ESPN The MagazineDespite the scandal surrounding Tiger Woods, corporate sponsors still have his back. Why? Woods' core fan base is precisely the group of Americans least likely to care about the marital indiscretions of a successful guy who travels a lot: upscale men.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
ESPN 100: Nos. 3-11
ESPN The MagazineESPN The Magazine's 100 best sports events of 2009 quiz, questions Nos. 3-11.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009Perusing the free-agent bargain bin
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comBobby Abreu proved last year that there are bargains to be had on the free-agent market. Starting 9 takes a look at the best deals on the offseason discount rack.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009Jeter has skills without any of the ills
Jemele Hill, ESPN.comUnlike other prominent athletes, Derek Jeter has never put himself in a position to be publicly embarrassed.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009A fishy tale about the world record rod
James Hall, Editor, Bassmaster MagazineEvery angler has a rod and reel that just seems to catch more fish than the rest of the combos in his or her boat. Manabu Kurita, catcher of the pending world record largemouth, is no different.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster Olney...glances at the runner who has stopped just past third base ... and then throws behind him to A-Rod, for a quick tag. That's Alomar, whose ability to cut down runners on relays and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
The annual Hall of Fame question
Jim Caple, Page 2It's December, and that means another baseball Hall of Fame ballot for Jim Caple to agonize over.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009NEXT No. 4: Stephen Strasburg
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazineRyan McGee examines the special relationship between Stephen Strasburg, Washington's No. 1 pick, and Drew Storen.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Charles Barkley: Handle Me Not
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to go. For those of you who try to hang around and do like Roger Clemens or A-Rod and things like that when you are kind of like I don't know what I...
Blog | December 01, 2009Your rants, my answers
Pierre LeBrunAs always, my friends, you ranted and I listened. There is, in fact, a couch in my home office here in Toronto. I picture you puckheads lying on there...
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