Adrenaline purged, Hanson's ready to dominate
When Tommy Hanson walked off the mound after making his first major league start this past Sunday, he went into the Braves' weight room and simply lai...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009
Looking back at the 1991 draft
Jason A. ChurchillThe 1991 draft is the last in a line of weak classes that began in the early '80s, as baseball, inspired by the NFL and the NBA, started to take the d...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009
The ponderous Ramirez negotiations
Buster Olney...than the combined base salaries in 2009 of Bobby Abreu, Orlando Hudson, Pat Burrell, Joe Crede, Cliff Floyd, Mark Loretta and Takashi Saito. The Dodgers' negotiating strategy remains sound: They should simply sit on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 28, 2009
Floyd's experience could be an asset for Rays in Game 2
Special to ESPN.comCliff Floyd, one of the veterans on a young Rays team, has plenty of experience against Brett Myers, the Phillies' Game 2 starter.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 2008
Astros deserved a voice in Ike aftermath
Galveston native Brandon Backe didn't make it out of the second inning, and the Astros got pounded again Wednesday, as Jesus Ortiz writes; that's four...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2008
More pressure at home for Brocail, Astros
The Astros' caravan was diverted from its usual route to the airport Sunday morning, to avoid flooded areas. And along the way the players showed each...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2008
Offensively challenged Rays find ways to win
...had planned on starting Johnson on Tuesday, until his plane was delayed. The left-handed hitting Cliff Floyd started at designated hitter, and lefty Hideki Okajima came on in the eighth inning, striking out...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2008
White Sox could get big lift from Linebrink
Scott Linebrink had been on the other side of a pennant race for almost two months, and he finally got to feel the adrenaline of September on Sunday. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2008
Minor Achievements: Impact of September roster expansion
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey previews which players might be called up during September roster expansions and says there's actually not a lot of fantasy value.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008
Other possible '4-A' players
...Johnson's now been hung with the 4-A tag, as opposed to Proven Veterans" like Cliff Floyd and Jonny Gomes. Are there more guys like this? You bet. These are the guys who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2008
How will the Rays use their not-so-secret weapon?
...the Rays on his computer, through the magic of MLB.TV. He exchanges text-messages with Cliff Floyd and others, and recently chatted with Scott Kazmir on the phone. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 23, 2008
Saving Sabathia's bullets
I clicked over to the Brewers' game late in their victory on Monday night and saw that CC Sabathia was coming to bat in the bottom of the eighth innin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 19, 2008
A new trend? Another player gets benched
...gray areas. I can't have Aki [Iwamura] run like he is and [Carlos] Pena and Cliff [Floyd], who has two bad knees, etc., and permit that. I can't permit it." Upton, who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 16, 2008
Injuries continue to sting Rays
...who is at the outset of a remarkable comeback from a mitochondrial disorder, and veteran slugger Cliff Floyd, who has battled nagging injuries throughout his career. Because of their standing at the top of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2008
If You're Hardcore (AL): Who should close in Detroit?
Will Harris, Special to ESPN.comWill Harris analyzes the Tigers' late-inning options out of the bullpen.
Story | Conversation | August 01, 2008
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