Battle of the Decades: 1990s vs. 2000s
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWhich decade produced better players, the 1990s or 2000s? At least in this simulated series, the old guys get the last laugh.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Why Dale Murphy is still waiting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...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...
Blog | December 03, 2009Playing the Jeter game
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotOK. I'll play this game: No doubt that Jeter has been one of the greatest Yankees of all-time. His first handful of years in the league, he playe...
Blog | September 10, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...baseball quiz from Mental Floss (I missed five of them, and I can't believe Cal Ripken's rookie card isn't worth more than that). • Tim Marchman's...
Blog | September 07, 2009Where's the joy in Unit's 300th?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...because such a feat comes out of nowhere and reminds us why we enjoy the game. Cal Ripken's 2,131st straight game wasn't a great surprise, but Ripken was one...
Blog | May 28, 2009Call it perhaps a little A-Rod overload
Rob NeyerJoe Posnanski on Alex Rodriguez's hip injury and what's next: Lots of people are speculating about what this will mean for A-Rod's career. I have to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009Jeter contract situation
Rob Neyer...Derek Jeter can't play shortstop in 2011. Not for the Yankees, anyway. Everyone knows this. Cal Ripken was an institution, too, but he shifted to third base when he was 36. Of course...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 06, 2009Alomar has best shot in 2010
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRoberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Fred McGriff and Edgar Martinez will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for 2010, but only Alomar is likely to get elected on the first try.
Story | Conversation | January 13, 2009Rays should play Upton in the outfield
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThe Devil Rays should give up on the notion that B.J. Upton will become a serviceable major league infielder and give him a spot in the outfield.
Story | Conversation | March 14, 2007
He's still one of the best
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderShortstop or third baseman? Maybe we should just call Alex Rodriguez the greatest American Leaguer since Mickey Mantle.
Story | Conversation | February 06, 2007
Fenway didn't help Rice? Preposterous
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderIn trying to explain how Jim Rice was one of the American League's most dominant players, the numbers just don't add up.
Story | Conversation | January 16, 2007
Last week's oversights ...
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderReprimanded by his readers, Rob Neyer amends his columns on the best 3-4 combos and candidates for the Hall of Fame.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2006
Tough to top Ruth-Gehrig combo
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderMaris-Mantle, Ruth-Gehrig, Bonds-Kent. Rob Neyer examines some of the best-known and longest-running 3-4 combos in major-league history.
Story | Conversation | August 23, 2006
McGwire's HOF chances appear bleak
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWill Mark McGwire get elected to the Hall of Fame in 2007? Rob Neyer searched far and wide to get an answer.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2006
Records are inherently transitory
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderBabe Ruth owned the game for the better part of an era, and that's just not something Barry Bonds -- or any other player today -- can do.
Story | Conversation | May 05, 2006
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