Notes, Stats and Trends: March 23, 2009
ESPN Stats & Information, Special to InsiderInsider digs into the day's hot topics, from The NCAA Tourney to the fall of Tennessee, to the WBC.
Story | Conversation | March 23, 2009
Gators ready to 'circle the wagons'
Todd McShay, Scouts, Inc.If Florida can't win the SEC East, the next best thing is to make sure Georgia can't either.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2004
McGwire has a road map, but also a guide
Buster Olney...provided a possible road map for Mark McGwire to use as he returns to baseball as the Cardinals' hitting coach. The slugger has never really addressed the issue of performance-enhancing drugs since leaving baseball...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals. Some people thought the Cards could win the entire thing on pitching and Pujols -- but they were dismissed in an NLDS sweep, and now face real questions.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009
The King becomes a craftsman
Buster OlneyIt wasn't the optimal situation for a new pitching coach to get to know a star pitcher. In spring training, Felix Hernandez was away from the Mariners...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Reasons to watch the noncontenders
Jim Caple, Page 2Baseball's playoff races may be anticlimactic, but there are still many reasons to watch the noncontenders.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009Werth packing plenty of punch for Phils
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comIn his second season as a full-time starter, Jayson Werth is having a career year and has given the Phillies' lineup a huge lift.
Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009Preseason All-CIFSS: San Fernando Valley
CalHiSports.com...only the top tight end in this region, but one of the best in the Western United States, period. As a junior, Thomas hauled in 30 plus catches for the second consecutive season, finishing with...
Blog Entry | September 10, 2009Mets in impossible spot going forward
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009A conversation with Sam Fuld
Nick Friedell...touched on a number of topics, including Wiffle ball, politics, Steve Urkel, Old Style beer and my...All right, let me hear some. Fuld: So, [Cardinals pitcher] Chris Carpenter is like the big baseball...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2009Hudson returns; rosters expand
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 22 of the baseball season, which includes Tim Hudson returning to action and rosters expanding, meaning more uncertainty in some pitching rotations.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009Cubs' 2009 season can rest in peace
Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.comAfter dropping two of three to the Nationals, the Cubs can officially be pronounced dead in the 2009 playoff race.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009Seven possibilities for a Mets front man
Buster OlneyOrdinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
How Wagner shifted the market
Buster Olney...going to be offered arbitration, a factor that probably will hang on his free agency like a ball and chain. So, with almost nothing to lose, he headed to Boston for a chance to pitch...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Hoping for a September to remember
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comBecause we live in a "what have you done for me lately" kind of world, the futures of Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and several managers might be determined in September and October.
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