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A 2009 American League preview: Viral Video Style

Rick Paulas

Ever 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, 2009

Fantasy World: Geek Stats Win

Rick Paulas

Sabermetrics 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, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

ESPN Insider 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, 2008

The Shadows Deepen

Tim Keown

It'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, 2008

Why Pitchers Use

Buster Olney

Yes, 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, 2008

AN INTERVIEW WITH LIL WAYNE

Molly Knight

Lil 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, 2008

FANTASY 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, 2008

A 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, 2008

MLB 2008: IN THEIR WORDS

Magazine Baseball Staff

Best story? Worst story? Hits and misses? Haikus? It's all here.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008

THE 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, 2008

MLB 2008: THE ALL-POINTS SUMMARY

Magazine Baseball Division

The good, the bad and, of course, the ugly.

Story | September 22, 2008

RECESS 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, 2008

CLIP REEL: CELEBRATING EBAY

Eric Angevine and Ted Bauer

eBay 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, 2008

REPORTING FROM ... THE MLB DRAFT

Matt Meyers

Count 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...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2008