433 Results for big 12

Weighing McGriff's HOF candidacy

Jayson Stark

...people are lumping him in there with the rest of the PED generation? I understand that those 12 seasons from 1993-2004 comprise two-thirds of McGriff's career. But let's look at the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Cries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Three Strikes -- Deadlines and dollars edition

Jayson Stark

...billion dollars could buy you 434.5 million Big Macs. Or 110 million large pepperoni pizzas at...Red Sox (about $1.21 billion), Mets ($1.12 billion) and Dodgers ($1.06 billion). And now...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Phillies not ready to give up title yet

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Phillies aren't quite ready to hand over their championship belts, and in Game 5, they fought off the Yankees and forced this World Series back to New York.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Damon steals the show in Game 4

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Two stolen bases on one pitch. Johnny Damon's ninth-inning feat might end up as the defining moment of the World Series.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Burnett takes over a starring role

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A.J. Burnett emerged from CC Sabathia's shadow, avoided the problems that always seem to find him and pitched a gem on a night the Yankees desperately needed it to even the World Series at one win apiece.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Lee takes over Yankee Stadium

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

No opposing pitcher had held the Yankees to no earned runs over nine innings at the new Yankee Stadium, until Phillies lefty Cliff Lee did it with a Game 1 masterpiece.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Three Strikes: Phils, Yanks close but uncommon

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- A TALE OF TWO CITIES DEPT. They play in ballparks located just 108 miles apart. But outside of geography, the Yankees and Phillies have ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Rewriting history, one series at a time

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A title in 2008 wasn't enough. Not for these Phillies, anyway. Philadelphia finished off the L.A. Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS to return to the World Series for the second straight year.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009

L.A. meets its match in NLCS Game 3

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

With Cliff Lee on the mound and Ryan Howard with a bat in his hands, the Phillies were an unstoppable force in their 11-0 rout of the Dodgers in NLCS Game 3.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2009

Reasons for Utley's errors a mystery

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Chase Utley isn't in the Steve Sax or Chuck Knoblauch category of throwing arms gone horribly wrong yet, but an explanation for his sudden issues isn't simple.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2009

Rockies make all the right moves

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The number of moves made by the managers was enough to make your head spin, but all that matters to the Rockies is they won Game 2 of their NLDS with the Phillies and head home all square.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Lee doesn't need adjustment period

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Cliff Lee displaced Cole Hamels as the Phillies' Game 1 starter in the ALDS, and despite never having pitched in a postseason game, he showed he is quite comfortable under the bright playoff lights.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Start spreadin' the news …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Start speadin' the news: The New York Yankees are about to win their first title in almost a decade.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009