The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster OlneyIt has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster OlneyMilwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
Buehrle's near-perfection, punctuated
Buster Olney...to get to him to chase pitches out of the strike zone. But Casilla hung in there, climbing back into the at-bat pitch by pitch, and with a 3-2 pitch Buehrle threw the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009
Swine flu should concern baseball
Buster OlneyVicente Padilla has swine flu, and other Rangers may be diagnosed with the same illness -- but so far, none of the cases are thought to be serious. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Midpoint of season a significant time
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN The MagazineThe season is at the halfway point and two-thirds of the teams still have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs.
Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009BP Daily: New evaluations of the RBI
Marc Normandin, Baseball ProspectusTo get the most bang for their buck, fantasy GMs need more advanced ways to study the RBI stat. Here now, we present a look at "Others Batted In," or OBI.
Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009
Managing with a human touch
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhat do you do with a player whose presence not so long ago was larger than his numbers? Managers Terry Francona and Charlie Manuel are pondering that very question right now.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009Kennedy throws out first pitch
Associated PressMassachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park.
Story | Conversation | April 07, 2009Red Sox take 'buy low' route
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comThe cost-conscious Red Sox hope their high-risk, high-reward acquisitions will give them the slight boost they need in the AL East.
Story | Conversation | January 14, 2009Drew's game-winning single keeps Red Sox alive in ALCS
Associated PressDown seven runs and running out of time, the Boston Red Sox weren't quite ready to go away.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 16, 2008Red Sox's Schilling ready to test shoulder, will throw Tuesday
ESPN.com news servicesCurt Schilling will throw for the first time this season on Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | May 05, 2008This time, Red Sox bulldozed their way to title
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Red Sox are a franchise that has turned life as we used to know it upside down and carved a whole new niche in the sporting universe.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2007With Yankees lurking, Red Sox pick up big win over D-Rays
Tim Wakefield held Tampa Bay hitless into the seventh inning, and Julio Lugo helped out with three hits on Monday to lead the slumping Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Devil Rays.
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