My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith Law...average hitting shortstop and plus defender who had the misfortune to be a close contemporary of Cal Ripken, one of the best players in the history of the game. Roberto Alomar should waltz in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster OlneyThere are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
Using the yards-per-touch metric to find sleepers
Eric Karabell...among running backs in scrimmage yards per touch, and we all know Addai isn't the Cal Ripken Jr. of running backs. Brown's owners should find a way to keep him, even in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
The significance of the Mauer market
Buster Olney...He represented two superstars who played their entire careers with the same team -- Kirby Puckett and Cal Ripken -- and along the way, he pushed the financial envelope, as well. He negotiated a tentative deal...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Some key Eagles weapons losing fantasy value
Eric KarabellAll seems right in the Philadelphia Eagles' world; the team is 3-1 with a game against the lowly Oakland Raiders on tap. Donovan McNabb seems healthy ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Minnesota Twins, who surged to make the playoffs, met a real power and folded -- and now need to start worrying about Joe Mauer's contract and other future issues.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009
3 p.m.: Allen/Ripken
Scott and Ryen welcome Vikings DE Jared Allen and TBS MLB analyst Cal Ripken Jr. to the show. Plus, the guys talk about which teams are on the rise in...
Audio PodCast | October 06, 2009
2009-10 Forecast: Portland Trail Blazers
John Hollinger, ESPN.comHow will the Portland Trail Blazers fare in 2009-10? Here's John Hollinger's projection.
Story | Conversation | September 19, 2009
Hot and cold Chicago-style Sammich Awards
Jayson Stark...as a leadoff man. The others: Rickey Henderson, Bobby Bonds and Alfonso Soriano. • Here's Cal Ripken's favorite record of the year: SABR's Marty Friedrich reports that when Nick Markakis sat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Baltimore Orioles, who do, for once, seem to have a shot at contending -- in 2011.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster Olney...manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prepares. Melvin also referenced what a great teammate Hoffman...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
The overlooked stars of the season
Buster OlneyZack Greinke is battling for the Cy Young Award, and that standing has hoisted him out of the second division and into the national conversation. Simi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009
Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
PTI : Happy Ann'y, MLB!
Fifteen years ago today Major League Baseball had its twelfth and hopefully final strike.
Video | August 12, 2009
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