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Red Sox have a dazzler in Zink

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Following the lead of Tim Wakefield, Charlie Zink could soon have dazzling success for the Red Sox.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2003

An ecomonic solution

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Forget nationalities with the Rookie of the Year award. How about making salary the eligibility component?

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2003

Greed, turmoil, bad marketing: baseball in great shape

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Baseball is full of greed, turmoil and bad marketing. So, what else is new?

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2002

Battle of the Decades: 1990s vs. 2000s

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Which decade produced better players, the 1990s or 2000s? At least in this simulated series, the old guys get the last laugh.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Meet the all-time AL All-Stars

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Rob Neyer picks his all-time American League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Don't believe the stolen base is dead

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

The stolen base is far from dead in today's game. Simply put, it's among the many tools used to score runs.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009

Fewer and fewer writers on the baseball beat

Rob Neyer

...to have BBWAA cards. One of the odd things about the Baseball Writers Association is that many members were not (and still today, are not) actually baseball writers. But that's a whole 'nother...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Monday Mendozas

Rob Neyer

Today's links come to you with -- as Jon...nbsp;From The New Enthusiast, the only 2009 baseball preview you'll need. • Well, except...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Dukes should start, not sit

Rob Neyer

...the team, is not in the line-up today. He's not injured. He's not being...don't. As anyone who has worked inside baseball can tell you, for every odd thing we...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Sheffield likely won't be better than Tatis for Mets

Rob Neyer

From the New York Posts' Joel Sherman, today's hottest rumor! The Mets were closing in...this is a perfectly beautiful example of a baseball executive weighting past accomplishments more than current performance...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009

Thursday Throneberries

Rob Neyer

Today's links were thrown together quickly with the...Wieters was the fifth-best hitter in professional baseball last season. Anyway, I'd love to see...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer

Today's links were compiled with a help of...8226; According to a new poll, fans think baseball tickets cost too much. In other breaking news...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Tigers taking a big chance with Porcello

Rob Neyer

A couple of surprises today in Lakeland, Fla., as youth shall serve Detroit...premier pitching prospects. Not by everyone, anyway. In Baseball America's Prospect Handbook, the three editors list...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Chamberlain's fastball back in the mid-90s

Rob Neyer

...be worried about Joba Chamberlain? George King in today's N.Y. Post: The Yankees right-hander...an hour." So if Chamberlain, who entered professional baseball as a starter, can dominate hitters with high...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Monday Mendozas

Rob Neyer

Today's links were run through a shredder, then...nbsp;Bob Timmermann reviews a good-looking new baseball book, and Allen Barra reviews a bunch of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009