It's a weak class of free-agent starters
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe offseason free-agent starting pitching market will soon be filled with a lot of low-impact names.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009Three Strikes: Piracy edition
Jayson Stark...the case of these five noted league-switchers this year: Contreras Lee Cliff Lee, John Smoltz, Brad Penny, Vicente Padilla and Jose Contreras had a combined record of 29-42 as American Leaguers this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
Mets in impossible spot going forward
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009Three Strikes: Sunday insanity edition
Jayson StarkSTRIKE ONE -- TRIFECTA DEPT. So much bizarre stuff happened in Sunday's New York Mets-Philadelphia Phillies game at Citi Field, cyberspace barely has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009
Three Strikes: The Pie cycle
Jayson StarkSTRIKE 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009
Focusing on baseball's many mysteries
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhy 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.comWho 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, 2009Managing with a human touch
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhat do you do with a player whose presence not so long ago was larger than his numbers? Managers Terry Francona and Charlie Manuel are pondering that very question right now.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009Players express interleague angst
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comInterleague play is here to stay, but a majority of today's players dislike it and believe the annual NL-AL schedule needs some serious modifications.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009Count on Red Sox Nation celebrating
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe consensus around baseball is that the three best teams reside in the AL East. And the last one standing will be the Red Sox.
Story | Conversation | April 02, 2009Welcome to the new Moneyball
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comEveryone 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, 2009Boston's moves could pay big dividends
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comUnlike the Yankees, the Red Sox didn't have to spend $400 million on free agents to improve. Boston's free-agent signings are high on upside, low on risk.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009If you thought winter was weird ...
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt sure has been one weird winter, which can mean only one thing: It's going to be one weird spring.
Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009Three Strikes: Attention Mike & Mike Edition
Jayson StarkSTRIKE ONE -- MLB VS. NFL DEPT.: My good friends Mike and Mike brought up my name on their show this week. And let me say first: Thanks for the shout-...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009Time to check the shopping lists
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFree agency begins Friday, so it's a good time to take a team-by-team look at who will be shopping for what this offseason, writes Jayson Stark.
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