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
Seven 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
Signing deadline updates
Jason A. Churchill and Keith Law...Kentucky, where a more consistent spring would put him in top-10 consideration. Barrett will attend Arizona State University and could be a first-round pick in 2012. Eliopoulos has more options and could attend...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009
Sunday signing updates
Keith Law...the first round by the Cardinals, is in St. Louis now...may head to Long Beach State or could go the junior...generates a lot of ground balls with his two-seamer, he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 16, 2009
Sunday signing updates
Keith Law...the first round by the Cardinals, is in St. Louis now...may head to Long Beach State or could go the junior...generates a lot of ground balls with his two-seamer, he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009
Top draft picks remain unsigned
Jason A. ChurchillWe're seven weeks into the draft signing period and 18 days from the Aug. 17 deadline, and just three of the top 10 picks have signed: Pittsburgh catc...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009
A cheap Halladay alternative
Buster Olney...help, you could take a shot at Duchscherer, who has every reason to want to take the ball for the final six weeks of the season. He is making $3.9 million this year, so...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009
Bright idea
Morty Ain, ESPN The MagazineThe sports world wasn't always a 24/7 affair. But ever since the lightbulb made its first appearance in a sports stadium, fans have been seing things differently.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009
On the fast track
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey profiles Brian Matusz and Logan Morrison, two prospects who could be in the majors next season.
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009
Buchholz struggles but gets call
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusKevin Goldstein says not to worry about Clay Buchholz's poor start Sunday; the big news is that he'll make his next one for the big club.
Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009
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