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Rays' blueprint: Follow path of the NFL's Bucs

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Is it nuts to think the Devil Rays can at some point measure up to their NFL neighbors? Lou Piniella doesn't think so.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2003

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

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

Three Strikes: Battles for best of the '00s

Jayson Stark

...SLUG* -- Brad Ausmus .327 WORST OPS* -- Cesar Izturis .627 WINS -- Andy Pettitte 148 SAVES -- Mariano Rivera 397 ERA** -- Pedro Martinez 3.00 COMPLETE GAMES -- Roy Halladay 46 SHUTOUTS -- Roy Halladay 13 STRIKEOUTS -- Randy Johnson 2...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

It's a weak class of free-agent starters

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The offseason free-agent starting pitching market will soon be filled with a lot of low-impact names.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

If the season ended today …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

We already know who's going to win the NL MVP, but the other five races are still very much up for grabs.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Three Strikes: The Pie cycle

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- IT'S ALL CYCLICAL DEPT. We've seen some unlikely guys hit for the cycle here at Three Strikes World Headquarters. But Felix Pie's adven...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Clock ticking on Strasburg negotiations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Here's the multimillion-dollar question: Will Stephen Strasburg -- the No. 1 pick in the June draft -- sign with the Washington Nationals? We'll soon find out.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009

Sandwich Awards: It's an all-Buehrle affair

Jayson Stark

...Brad Templeman reports, that's by far the highest of the six pitchers in history to throw a perfect game and another no-hitter. Here are the other five: Sandy Koufax, .205 Randy Johnson...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009

Three Strikes: The break-to-break leaders

Jayson Stark

...6.08, AL -- Fausto Carmona 7.52 STRIKEOUTS NL -- Lincecum, 279, AL -- Justin Verlander 216 SAVES NL -- Brad Lidge and Brian Wilson 39, AL -- Mariano Rivera 39 , Bi-leagual -- Francisco Rodriguez 47 ERRORS NL -- Reynolds...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009

Best, worst and weirdest of the first half

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks to MVPs and LVPs to some of the stranger moments on the diamond, we look back at the first half of the 2009 season.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Focusing on baseball's many mysteries

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Why are the Cubs struggling to score runs? Why do the Phillies have such a bad home record? What happened to the vaunted Angels bullpen? A snippet of baseball's mysteries.

Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009

'Most likely to get traded' nominees

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Who are the sellers most likely to sell? Here are the top candidates buyers should include on their trade-deadline shopping list.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

A hero for the streaking Ichiro

Jayson Stark

...Jamie Moyer's 250th career win. Four days later, they were on the wrong end of Randy Johnson's 300th. So how rare is that? Glad you asked. If we use 200 wins as the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009