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What everyone is talking about in baseball: Watercooler talk from ESPN.com contributors.

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Just Go With It

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

Big league scouts told Tim Lincecum he was too small to succeed. Fantasy owners passed him over because they weren't sure he'd hold up with that crazy motion. But he has news for all of 'em: it wasn't magic dust that helped him win the Cy Young Award.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2009

Ready For Take Off

Tim Keown

Carl Crawford stretches doubles into triples for the Devil Rays and steals hits from everyone else. Isn't it time we paid attention?

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

The Shadows Deepen

Tim Keown

It's not about the sluggers anymore. The Jason Grimsley raid exposed an open secret: pitchers use performance enhancing drugs too. And according to doctors, the juice can benefit hurlers even more than hitters

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008

HELL AND BACK

Tim Keown

Until a few weeks ago, the scar on the back of Josh Hamilton's left hand was caused by a hot muffler. It's just the kind of burn you might get from ac...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 15, 2008

HOW IN THE WORLD DID THIS GUY WIN 347 GAMES?

Tim Keown

Greg Maddux is always in control, even when it doesn't look that way. He'll take his secrets with him when he retires, so catch him while you can.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2008

Hell and Back

Tim Keown

Forget baseball. Josh Hamilton is just trying to make it through the day.

ESPN Insider Story | June 06, 2004

Dream Catcher

Tim Keown

Why would baseball's best backstop join the world's worst team? Just ask him.

ESPN Insider Story | May 09, 2004

Perfect Pitch

Tim Keown

Barry Zito's success is rooted in an uncompromising belief in hard work and good vibes. What a wacko.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2003

2 Scary

Tim Keown

Baseball may be a hitter's game. But they forgot to tell Randy and Pedro.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2002

Yard Bird

Tim Keown

Everybody wants Cardinal Mark McGwire to go deep into the record books.

Story | Conversation | August 05, 2002

Age of slugger is over when they pitch

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

Pedro and Randy. Or is it Randy and Pedro? Doesn't matter how you rank them. When either takes the mound, everyone forgets that this is the age of the slugger.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 30, 2000

The Honest Man

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

At long last Davey Lopes gets his shot -- and baseball gets a smart, aggressive manager who's not afraid to speak up.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 09, 2000