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
Angels present a challenge for Sabathia
Special to ESPN.comThe Angels have hit well against left-handed pitchers' fastballs this season, which should make things difficult for CC Sabathia in Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 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
Burnett gets 10th win; Swisher homers twice for Yanks in win
Associated PressA.J. Burnett allowed two hits in seven innings and Nick Swisher homered twice Monday night, leading the New York Yankees to an 11-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | July 27, 2009Swine 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, 2009Two thrown off Cuba's top team, likely out of WBC
Associated PressAce pitcher Yadel Marti and star outfielder Yasser Gomez have been thrown off Cuba's top league team for "a grave act of indiscipline," likely ending their hopes of playing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008Drew'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, 2008
Fifth and Jackson
Jeff PearlmanThirty years ago at an intersection in Gary, Ind., budding major league star Lyman Bostock got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2008Lopez goes yard twice as M's drop Yankees into fourth place in East
Associated PressJose Lopez hit two homers, Ryan Feierabend went from idle to impressive and the Seattle Mariners sent the New York Yankees tumbling into fourth place with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 07, 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.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 13, 2007Two ejections, brushbacks mar Yankees' 9-5 victory
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-5 and climbed out of the AL East cellar.
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