Battle of the Decades: 1990s vs. 2000s

Which decade produced better players, the 1990s or 2000s? At least in this simulated series, the old guys get the last laugh.

Best and worst teams of the decade

The greatest team of the 2000s? That's easy. It's the New York Yankees. The most dreadful? Well, the nominees are …

A new Chuck takes on Texas

...with Greenberg was extremely important for that group; Ryan provided major credibility, in the way that Cal Ripken would if he ever fronted a group that bought the Baltimore Orioles. Under Greenberg's proposal...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

2010: Year of the Barge Jump

Travis Pastrana's New Year's Eve stunt will once again bring action sports to the mainstream.

Favre vs. Ripken: Will the Real Iron Man Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up.

...in sports history. The 40-year old Favre was five years older than fellow Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr. when Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive starts for a baseball player. Both Ripken and...

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 29: 2007 inductee's Tony Gwynn (L) and Cal Ripken Jr. pose with their plaques at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction...

Why Dale Murphy is still waiting

...here are some rankings: Home Runs 1. Dale Murphy - 218 2. Mike Schmidt - 216 Games 1. Cal Ripken - 969 2. Dale Murphy - 967 Runs 1. Rickey Henderson - 691 2. Dale Murphy - 660 RBI 1...

My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

...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

Jeter named SI Sportsman of Year

Derek Jeter has been selected Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first member of the New York Yankees to win the award.

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

So 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

There 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

McCoy finishing career with a flurry

Colt McCoy is peaking at the right time -- toward the end of his Longhorns career.

Using the yards-per-touch metric to find sleepers

...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

...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

10 Spot: Comfortable confines in NFC

If the NFC playoffs began today, every round would be played in temperature-controlled environments, writes Adam Schefter.