Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition
Jayson Stark...all your fingers to count up. Ready? Here it comes: 2009 -- Greinke, Royals (65-97) 2006 -- Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks (76-86) 1997 -- Roger Clemens, Blue Jays (76-86) 1972 -- Steve Carlton, Phillies (59-97...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Three Strikes: History in the unmaking edition
Jayson Stark...the next-best ERAs in this "decade" -- Johan Santana (3.12), Roy Oswalt (3.23) and Brandon Webb (3.27) -- are all currently extremely unavailable to throw about 40 shutout innings in the next...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009
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, 2009Practically un-bee-lievable
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comA swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 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, 2009Sorry, but this slot machine is broken
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe 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, 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, 2009Huge health issues to watch closely
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comJoe Mauer, Cole Hamels and Alex Rodriguez top the list of players who are on the mend to begin the season.
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009Strange But True year in review
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comBaseball provided some odd moments in 2008, but really, did all this stuff actually happen? You can't make it up.
Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008Year-end awards: MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks ...
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another mesmerizing baseball season and hand out those annual Year in Review awards.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008Once-bubbly Brewers going flat fast
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIf the Brewers haven't taken a glance in the rearview mirror lately, the Phillies and the Astros are much closer than they appeared just a week ago.
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2008One month … and 10 key questions
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWill the Angels lose their mojo? Can the Rockies do it again? Jayson Stark answers those questions and more with exactly one month left.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2008Honoring the very best (and worst) of the first half
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFrom Most Valuable Players to Cy Youngs to Cy Yuks, Jayson Stark doles out his annual midseason awards.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2008Season of opposites in AL Central
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comSo the AL Central has gone as predicted, right? Think again. Jayson Stark tries to shed some light on baseball's most topsy-turvy division.
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