Vazquez looks to end '09 with flourish
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action and looks for Javier Vazquez to finish his breakout 2009 season with a flourish.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIf the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009Many aces dealing this weekend
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass previews this weekend's MLB action from a fantasy perspective, including a bunch of aces taking the hill.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009A somber celebration in Detroit
Buster OlneyErnie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Giants face two crucial series this week
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 24 of the baseball season, which includes the Giants facing both the Dodgers and Rockies.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009BP Daily: The ghost of Mark Prior
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusAs the postseason approaches, there is concern (as always) about limiting young pitchers' workloads because of previous flameouts. Baseball Prospectus finds teams are already heeding the call.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009
Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
How Wagner shifted the market
Buster Olney...for an alternative to Bobby Jenks), the Cubs (if they decide to look for an alternative to Carlos Marmol), Milwaukee, Baltimore, Atlanta. And teams that probably should save their draft picks and not bother with...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Wolf combines with two relievers for one-hit victory over Cubs
Associated PressRandy Wolf combined with two relievers on a one-hitter and backed himself with a two-run double in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night for their second straight victory.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 21, 2009Money for nothin'
Buster Olney...it's a deal that unquestionably makes them better equipped to deal with the rest of 2009. Carlos Quentin is not fully healed and Scott Podsednik and Jermaine Dye have been slumping, so now the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009
Why White Sox might want Rios
Buster Olney...may be that he would start Podsednik in center on some days, flanked by Jermaine Dye and Carlos Quentin, and on other days he could start Rios in center, flanked by Quentin and Dye. Or...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009
BP Daily: Is 120 the new 100?
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusMark Prior. Kerry Wood. Good examples of pitch counts destroying a pitcher's career, right? But in other examples -- Livan Hernandez, Tim Lincecum, Curt Schilling -- BP explains that not all pitch counts are the same.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009
Practically 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, 2009Free agents who've thrived on the cheap
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comRussell Branyan and Orlando Hudson are among the free agents from this past winter who've thrived for their clubs at very affordable prices.
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009Romero's change and the Jays' chances
Some hitters have asked Toronto left-hander Ricky Romero if the off-speed pitch he throws is a splitter, and some pitchers have asked him if he throws...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009
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