Postseason had many defining moments
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWhile the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009A wrong message in McGwire's return
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comTony La Russa, Bud Selig and others celebrating Mark McGwire's return to baseball still don't get it. This isn't the lesson baseball needs to be teaching.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009Ortiz moves on, but questions remain
Howard Bryant, ESPNBoston.comDavid Ortiz has moved on from the PED scandal, but larger questions still remain.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Lost Pirates recharting their course
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comGuaranteed a losing season for the 17th straight year, the Pittsburgh Pirates are asking a perennially weather-beaten fan base to believe in the future.
Story | Conversation | September 07, 2009Needed: 'Good guys' to fight steroids
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comA court ruled against it and the Barry Bonds case looks flimsy. If even the government can't get it right in the fight against steroids, who will ride in to save the day for baseball?
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009Nothing clean about Vick's return
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comMichael Vick is back in the NFL, but he's a long way from being able to 'move on' beyond his past.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009The Revolutionary
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comBilly Beane's Oakland A's aren't faring well in the standings again, and Beane's Moneyball legacy could be the collateral damage.
Story | Conversation | July 26, 2009Pedro's value? He makes a difference
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comPedro Martinez might not make it with the Phillies, but one thing is certain: His comeback in Philadelphia won't be boring.
Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009You don't belong in this town
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comMajor League Baseball should institute a plan to punish its "Untouchables" -- even if it means using the Hall of Fame as leverage.
Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009Sosa news calls for special outrage
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comSammy Sosa's positive test should be greeted with the kind of outrage reserved for the worst breaches of trust because it means we've been taken for an outrageous ride.
Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009Big Papi and the steroid conundrum
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWhen Howard Bryant wrote about David Ortiz's power slump and didn't mention steroids, readers reacted with surprise. So a question arises: Has the relationship between fans and the game finally reached a tipping point?
Story | Conversation | May 13, 2009Manny fallout: no excuses left
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comSomebody has always had an excuse, a way to dismiss the latest steroid revelation in baseball. But no longer. Not after Manny Ramirez's suspension.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009A-Rod's missing link: substance
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe new biography about Alex Rodriguez will cost him any shot at being considered a person of substance, but that doesn't make him any different from a number of the game's other fallen heroes.
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009Steroids, Angels and a dirty doctor
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe recent news that some major league players received steroids from a doctor, and that they were sent to the doctor by their agent, means baseball's steroid mess is far from over.
Story | Conversation | April 19, 2009MLB union bears share of burden
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comOn the biggest issue in his quarter century of leadership, Donald Fehr, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has failed to protect the most important asset of his members -- their reputations.
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "barry bonds" make the list?