48 Results for ball state cardinals

Mets in impossible spot going forward

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

It's unsafe around closing time

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

There's only one Rivera, but reliable closers are becoming hard to find. Jayson Stark looks at five contenders with closer concerns.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2009

Biggest myths about the trade deadline

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Think those deadline dealings will lead you to the parade floats in October? Think again.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009

Practically un-bee-lievable

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Best, worst and weirdest of the first half

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks to MVPs and LVPs to some of the stranger moments on the diamond, we look back at the first half of the 2009 season.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Abreu finally gets homer happy

Jayson Stark

...Pujols hit 14 homers last month, and the Cardinals had a losing record (12-17). (OK, it...is only the second man in the live-ball era to have two different 56-game stretches...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Players express interleague angst

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Interleague play is here to stay, but a majority of today's players dislike it and believe the annual NL-AL schedule needs some serious modifications.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Disabled-list conspiracy theories

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

When struggling pitchers Dontrelle Willis, Oliver Perez and Chien-Ming Wang suddenly landed on the disabled list, it raised more than a few eyebrows around the league.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2009

If you thought winter was weird ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It sure has been one weird winter, which can mean only one thing: It's going to be one weird spring.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Year-end awards: MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another mesmerizing baseball season and hand out those annual Year in Review awards.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008

Deadline deals don't match the hype

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The rumor mill cranks up in July. But do the trades ever live up to the hype? Jayson Stark offers five reasons the trade deadline is overrated.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2008

Plenty of options for GM, managerial openings

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Now that the Mets and the Mariners have fired a manager and a GM, respectively, who will be available after the season? Take your pick.

Story | Conversation | June 19, 2008

So many key players on the shelf

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

With more than 100 players, including J.J. Putz and Curtis Granderson, already on the disabled list, which early injuries have had the biggest impact on the season so far?

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2008

From spoiler to wild-card hopeful

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

With Tim Hudson and John Smoltz lined up to start the next two games in Philly, the Braves suddenly find themselves back in the NL wild-card race.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2007

Ugly start usually means ugly finish

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's still early, but it ain't that early. We've got some bad news for three NL teams: The Giants, Phillies and Nationals are already officially in trouble.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2007