Running through some end-of-the-year observations
ESPN.com...who may never deliver. Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez are critical, but injury-prone bats, while Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster are both signed for huge money through 2012, and who can say with...
Page | ConversationVazquez 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, 2009Lester-Joba battle not so compelling
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Friday's game, including a matchup between Jon Lester and Joba Chamberlain that doesn't look as appealing this year compared to last.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 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
Tatis sparks 5-run eighth as Parnell stymies the Cubs for seven strong
Associated PressCory Sullivan homered and made a diving catch in left field to help the New York Mets, boosted by Bobby Parnell's stellar start, beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 04, 2009Why 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
Figueroa fans career-high 10, drives in 1 to help Mets past Cubs
Associated PressNelson Figueroa struck out a career-high 10 and had an RBI single to lead the Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs on Sunday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 30, 2009How 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
Cubs, Mets find different ways to be major disappointments
ESPN.com...shortcomings. They've had some issues at closer with Kevin Gregg and in the rotation with Carlos Zambrano, but that hasn't been a major factor in their overall lack of success. Sure, there...
Page | ConversationMoney 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
Hernandez, Romero reaching their potential
ESPN.comGetty Images Felix Hernandez is 11-3 with 137 strikeouts in 139 2/3 innings this season for Seattle. By Orestes Destrade, ESPN Any true baseball f...
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