Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Bonds honored by San Fran hospital

Barry Bonds handed out T-shirts, posed for pictures and romped with young patients as a San Francisco hospital opened a playroom bearing his name.

Opening up the mailbag

After two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Successes, struggles and sabermetrics

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Report: Giants manager, GM near deals

The San Francisco Giants are close to finalizing new deals for general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The unique value of October baseball

As Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?

Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009

Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis

Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 23: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants sits in the dugout during the game against the Cincinnati Reds...

Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling

Maybe 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

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds warms up in the on deck circle before batting against the Houston Astros in the third...

Bonds story to be continued

After two grand juries and almost three years, the investigation of Barry Bonds doesn't appear close to conclusion. A new grand jury will be convened and, according to the U.S. Attorney's office here, this will continue indefinitely.

ESPN.com MLB editor Scott Ridge at Spring Training

...stop finds Ridge at the exhibition game between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. With Barry Bonds facing the prospect of surgery, will the veteran Giants contend for an NL West title? Can...

Chat | March 18, 2005

Kemp has big hit to lead Dodgers past Giants

Matt Kemp had the big hit and the Dodgers beat the Giants in a big divisional matchup on Monday.

Baseball's week of U-turns

The baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009