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Is league doing enough on concussions?

Matt Mosley, NFC East

...why everyone seems to have more of a sense of urgency about this issue. But as Bob Ford does an excellent job of pointing out in today's Philadelphia Inquirer, the league's game...

Blog | November 25, 2009

The Beast Knee-jerk Report

Matt Mosley, NFC East

...Phil Sheridan says the Eagles somehow overcame all their mistakes to beat a bad Bears team. Bob Ford of the Inquirer thinks Andy Reid coached like this was a must-win. Rich Hofmann from...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Saturday Beastlines

Matt Mosley, NFC East

...Sheil Kapadia of "Moving the Chains" fame knows who everyone's picking to win this game. Bob Ford of the Inquirer knows why the Eagles don't run the football. Sam Donnellon has more...

Blog | November 21, 2009

The Beast Kneejerk Report

Matt Mosley, NFC East

...the Inquirer says the Eagles don't have any choice but to embrace the youth movement. Bob Ford wrote about the defensive failures in Sunday's game. He also has a good line regarding...

Blog | November 16, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...another team other than the Magic when a title. He must be stopped. Are you with me?" Bob Finnan of The News-Herald: "LeBron James is returning to the scene of one of his darkest...

Blog | November 11, 2009

Obstacles to a World Series rematch

Buster Olney

Charlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Six key matchups for Game 6

Buster Olney

Six key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies

Buster Olney

The great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2

Buster Olney

It has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Pedro in too long?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...bit before Game 2, and quite a bit during Game 2. After Game 2, though? Well, Bob Ford is still talking about Pedro. I'm just not sure why ...Every decision Charlie Manuel has...

Blog | October 30, 2009

A game filled with crossroads

Buster Olney

The moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Replay for the World Series could work

Buster Olney

Don Denkinger, an umpire who had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to go to replay. Here's the thing: Eventually, expanded use of replay...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off

Buster Olney

The camera in center field caught the full picture of Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night, present and past. As Rodriguez turned and blasted his fifth hom...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

How the Yankees can slow the Angels

Buster Olney

The Yankees' internal conversation about how to slow down the Angels' running game in this postseason started a little while back -- before spring tra...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009

Top 10 matchups of the LCS

Buster Olney

Here's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009