A 2009 American League preview: Viral Video Style
Rick PaulasEver wonder which AL club would best represent "David After Dentist?" We are here for you with the previews. And the videos.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009Fantasy World: Geek Stats Win
Rick PaulasSabermetrics aren't just for geeks anymore. In 2008, the folks over at Baseball Prospectus had themselves what the commentariat call a "crossover ye...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage
Peter Keating, ESPN The MagazineWhat actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?
Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009
Reporting From ... The Winter Meetings
Rick Paulas...only one player got in. That was Joe Gordon, a former AL MVP for the Yankees and Indians. Meanwhile, the "post-1943 ballot" netted no Hall of Fame entries, the closest being former Cub Ron...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008The Shadows Deepen
Tim KeownIt's not about the sluggers anymore. The Jason Grimsley raid exposed an open secret: pitchers use performance enhancing drugs too. And according to doctors, the juice can benefit hurlers even more than hitters
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008Why Pitchers Use
Buster OlneyYes, steroids can help increase velocity. But pitchers mainly take them to recover from the most unnatural act in sport: throwing a baseball
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008AN INTERVIEW WITH LIL WAYNE
Molly KnightLil Wayne is the rare rapper who, when he claims to be the "best rapper alive" might actually be right. In its first week on the shelves, his album Th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008FANTASY WORLD: THE MLB SEASON & LESSONS LEARNED
Rick Paulas[Ed's Note: All week long, we'll be recapping the MLB regular season. Check it out.] It's that time of year. Leaves are changing their colors, girls ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008A LOOK BACK WITH ... MAG BASEBALL EDITOR JON SCHER
Jon Scher...Series. The bad: Mariners to win their division, Indians to win the World Series. What the hell...home district. Money quote from Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland: "Naming rights are one of the biggest frauds...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008MLB 2008: IN THEIR WORDS
Magazine Baseball StaffBest story? Worst story? Hits and misses? Haikus? It's all here.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008THE MLB SEASON ... BY THE NUMBERS
Chris Sprow[Ed's Note: All week long, we'll be recapping the MLB regular season. Check it out.] Numbers define baseball. More than any other sport, the numbers ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008MLB 2008: THE ALL-POINTS SUMMARY
Magazine Baseball DivisionThe good, the bad and, of course, the ugly.
Story | September 22, 2008RECESS FOR BASEBALL?
Peter Bernstein...than last, and five teams are looking at double-digit drops. Team performance explains the declines in Cleveland, Seattle and San Diego, but that doesn't explain why average attendance is down in Los Angeles...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2008CLIP REEL: CELEBRATING EBAY
Eric Angevine and Ted BauereBay was founded today back in '95. Sadness about Meg Whitman not being John McCain's No. 2 aside, we here at ESPN The Magazine really enjoy eBay&mdas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008REPORTING FROM ... THE MLB DRAFT
Matt MeyersCount me in the (severe) minority, but the MLB draft is my favorite of all the major sports drafts. It wasn't always this way, but I had the privilege...
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