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Three Strikes: Award-winning edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Albert's Eight-Ball Dept. As you contemplate the greatness of Albert Pujols, don't measure him just by the three MVP awards he's won. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 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

Three Strikes: Battles for best of the '00s

Jayson Stark

It isn't just another baseball season that's rampaging down the stretch. It's another fabulous baseball decade -- the '00s. They'll be over any minute...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Three Strikes: September drama edition

Jayson Stark

We flipped the calendar to September this morning, and you know what that means. No, not the return of Cris Collinsworth to a flat screen near you. W...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Draft in desperate need of repair

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The money doled out to Stephen Strasburg and others is evidence that the current baseball drafting system needs a major overhaul.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009

History forgets some of the 'winners'

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Home Run Derby crowns a champion every year, but often a different player steals the show and is remembered instead.

Story | Conversation | July 12, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Abreu finally gets homer happy

Jayson Stark

...time for … Abreu The Munchies Of The Week • Almost exactly four years since he hit 41 home runs in one evening to win the 2005 Home Run Derby, Bobby Abreu hit two...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Sorry, but this slot machine is broken

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The signing of Stephen Strasburg to whatever preposterous bonus he gets as the No. 1 pick should drive baseball toward making changes to the draft.

Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009

About those empty seats …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Given the dire state of the economy, you might think that attendance in April would be down. But you'd be wrong.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009

Welcome to the new Moneyball

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Everyone knows the economy could have a profound impact on baseball. But the more important question is this: Who'll be money on the field in 2009?

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2009

It's a changing of the guard with Reds

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

With Jay Bruce and Joey Votto leading an energized youth movement, there's something building in Reds Land.

Story | Conversation | March 17, 2009

How Manny's deal finally got done

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

One phone call ended a four-month war of words and wills, reopening the door for Manny Ramirez to sign with the Dodgers.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009

If you thought winter was weird ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It sure has been one weird winter, which can mean only one thing: It's going to be one weird spring.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009

It's been an offseason like never before

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

While this offseason might be called the strangest one in modern baseball history, it certainly can't be labeled an accident.

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2009

LA doesn't close door on Manny

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Manny Ramirez has rejected the Los Angeles Dodgers' one-year, $25 million offer.

Story | Conversation | February 03, 2009