Weighing McGriff's HOF candidacy
Jayson Stark...at least seven years in a row were Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Eddie Mathews, Mike Schmidt, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron and Ralph Kiner. For more info on those men, go to Google...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster OlneyThe Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster OlneyWe are accustomed to seeing October tension reflected in the eyes of the pitchers. Orel Hershiser's eyes in 1988 were intense -- the Bulldog locked in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster OlneyThese are my top matchups of the World Series, beyond the battle of old friends CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee: The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
Phillies appear primed to repeat as champs
Peter Gammons...that outslugged the other won 28 of 29 times. Postseason baseball was about little ball when Babe Ruth was pitching, but in this generation it's about pitching and power, and the Phillies have...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
Baseball's top 10 baserunning blunders
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comNick Punto and Carlos Gomez are included on Rob Neyer's list of the top 10 all-time baserunning blunders.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009
And the inaugural HOF class is ...
Ryan McGee...a gander at the National Baseball Hall of Fame's first class, in 1936: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner and Walter Johnson. When Cy Young doesn't make the cut, you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009
La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster OlneyNobody will know how the St. Louis Cardinals' season might have ended if the third out hadn't escaped them in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009
Phillies lean to the left
Jayson StarkDENVER -- Charlie Manuel may not be a big fan of leftovers, the Left Bank or the Left Coast. But the Phillies' manager is obviously a man who thinks l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009
Hidden tales of the leaderboard
Jayson Stark...percentage, slugging percentage and home run totals would have placed him in a group with only Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Earl Averill in the history of the AL. But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Three Strikes: Albert's trifecta edition
Jayson StarkSTRIKE ONE -- TRIPLE THREAT DEPT. We regret to announce that, barring something crazy, Albert Pujols is not going to win the Triple Crown this year. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Yanks, Mauer/Cuddyer, McCoy
Jayson StarkGrab your paper plates -- because it's time once again to honor the most sandwich-worthy feats of the week with another edition of the ever-popular Ge...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009
Attendance sends signal about MLB's economy
Peter GammonsThis year's attendance figures are not simply a result of there being no pennant races. This is about the economy. And as club official after club off...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009
Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
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