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CHICAGO -- The back of Paul Konerko's baseball card is impressive and Adam Dunn might finish with 500 homers. Addison Reed is an excellent young closer and Jake Peavy is a battler. All that said, the other White Sox know that Chris Sale has really be...

Blog | May 13, 2013

The lines of type on Mike Flanagan's baseball card say he won a Cy Young Award, pitched in 18 seasons, won 167 games. But no conversation about Flanny, who was found dead Wednesday at the age of 59, could begin with any of that, because he was a...

Blog | August 25, 2011

Gary Sheffield doesn't want to retire, but he might not have a choice. Few suitors, if any, are interested in the 40-year-old slugger.

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Thursday, 9:20 a.m. ET -- Bert the baseball card While we're on the subject of my buddy Bert: At one point Wednesday night, he reached into his briefcase and handed me a baseball card. With his picture on it. Yes, Bert Sugar is now an actual, offici...

Blog | Conversation | July 24, 2008

Welcome to The Show. On Thursday Page 2 columnist Jim Caple will stop by to chat. Jim recently wrote about his trip to the Topps baseball card headquarters. Jim also talks about his favorite cards from the Topps collection. Jim also just comple...

Chat | July 26, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO -- If a milestone fell and no one was there to see it, would it count on the back of a baseball card? We may find out as the Barry Bonds watch continues. Bonds went homerless for the 19th time in the past 21 games Tuesday night and the...

Blog | Conversation | May 23, 2006

In his first trip to the All-Star Game as a Yankee, Alex Rodriguez's biggest task may be to recruit Randy Johnson.

Story | Conversation | July 12, 2004

ESPN Insider has the latest news and notes from around MLB.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2004

Scott Spratt of Baseball Info Solutions examines five alarming defensive trends for MLB teams, including issues for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2013

The Baltimore Orioles have a few pitchers with breakout potential such as Jake Arrieta, which explains why they didn't need to make a move this winter, writes Mike Petriello.

Story | Conversation | March 08, 2013

This postseason will mark the first time Major League Baseball will feature two wild-card berths for each league. Managers of the contending clubs for the final four spots say they are only worrying about winning each day's game. However, there's no ...

Blog | September 24, 2012

Dan Szymborski writes that by focusing on building for the future, the A's and Orioles made sound decisions that have brought early, and unexpected, returns.

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2012

When baseball adopted the second wild card, it was meant to give more teams hope of making the postseason, and it has. But as Buster Olney writes, it could also be depressing the trade market as teams decide whether a wild card berth is worth it.

Blog | Conversation | July 17, 2012

Christopher Cwik of FanGraphs explains why the New York Mets should make a move at the deadline and go all-in this season.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2012

Sometime on Thursday, baseball owners are expected to formally ratify the new playoff format, locking in the system of six division winners and four wild-card teams for this season and beyond. A general manager noted on Tuesday that nobody really kn...

Blog | May 16, 2012

It's unclear how the new playoff format will affect teams' decision-making, but Buster Olney writes that there will be teams looking to buy in pursuit of the additional playoff spots. Here are three teams executives expect to be aggressive this summer.

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2012