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Chat with Rob Neyer

...after year after year, Lowe ranks among the game's great ground-ball pitchers, right behind Brandon Webb and well ahead of just about everyone else. Both of them are going to make a...

Chat | November 26, 2008

A New Trend Sends Chicago into October-Fest

Carmen DeFalco

We've all seen those birthday cards before. The ones that remind you you're old by listing the price of gas, stamps or a gallon of milk the year you w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2008

That's Debatable: Who is the NL Cy Young?

...question du jour from Jeremy in Seattle: Who should be the NL Cy Young award winner? [Brandon] Webb? [Tim] Lincecum? or CC [Sabathia]? Can a pitcher who wasn't even in the National League...

Chat | September 02, 2008

That's Debatable: Which team has the best rotation?

...has two starters in the top 10 in lowest opponent OPS is Arizona -- with (guess who?) Brandon Webb (.597) and Dan Haren (.635). And if your No. 3 starter is Randy Johnson (1.56...

Chat | August 25, 2008

The AL Delivers Big for the NL

Carmen DeFalco

Ask most baseball fans what they remember about Joe Carter and they'll mention his walk-off home run off Phillies reliever Mitch Williams in game six ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 19, 2008

Chat with Tim Kurkjian

...in first place in the NL West last year, added Dan Haren to go along with Brandon Webb. If Randy Johnson makes a comeback, Arizona's rotation will be much better. The verdict The...

ESPN Insider Chat | February 05, 2008

Chat with Jayson Stark

...what all those quality starts reflect. He had more quality starts last year than Johan Santana, Brandon Webb or Matt Cain. And over the last three years, the Glavine-versus-Maddux quality-start standings...

Chat | February 04, 2008

Mussina retiring to the quiet life

Mike Mussina lives on a hill, at the end of a very long driveway cut into the woods of his hometown in Montoursville, Pa. At the top of the driveway, ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2008

Hard trying to predict Dempster's future

For Ryan Dempster, it's been a long, strange road to his new $52 million contract. Dempster is 31 and has pitched enough innings to qualify for the ER...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Unable to reach deal with Diamondbacks, Johnson files for free agency

Associated Press

Randy Johnson has filed for free agency after failing to reach a deal to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008

Is Lee's AL Cy Young season a fluke?

Eric Karabell

Cliff Lee was unownable in a fantasy league in 2007. His ERA was 6.29, he won five of his 16 starts, his WHIP was 1.52. This all made it nearly imposs...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2008

Understanding why one voter passed on Lincecum

...by his ballot. Voters are allowed to pick the top three pitchers and De Luca had Brandon Webb first, Brad Lidge second and Johan Santana third. "It's funny because toward the end of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008

Economy starting to hit baseball

The Rockies chose cheap over classy, writes Mark Kiszla. The Rockies are now the epicenter of trade talks, writes Troy Renck. The Phillies, Angels and...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008

Lincecum beats stiff competition for NL Cy Young

Tristan H. Cockcroft

...home 23 of the 32 first-place votes and 137 points in the balloting, compared to Brandon Webb's four first-place tallies and 73 points. Of course, our own Player Rater could have...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2008