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Three Strikes: September drama edition

Jayson Stark

We flipped the calendar to September this morning, and you know what that means. No, not the return of Cris Collinsworth to a flat screen near you. W...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Two weeks in the life of Hunter Pence

Hunter Pence, ESPN The Magazine

Follow Astros OF Hunter Pence through two weeks in the life of a major leaguer in this personal diary.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 19, 2009

Looking Back at the 1987 draft

Jason A. Churchill

...guilty conscience lacks tact. After Ken Griffey Jr. was tabbed as the top overall pick, only Craig Biggio, taken later in Round 1, joined Griffey to enjoy a potential Hall of Fame career. Twenty...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Notes, Stats and Trends: March 24, 2009

ESPN Stats & Information, Special to Insider

Insider digs into the day's hot topics, from the WBC to the Women's NCAA Tourney to the end of Curt Schilling's career.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

A-Rod Will Get 763

Peter Keating

Nate Silver made quite a splash on Monday with his Insider story, headlined "A-Rod likely to miss HR mark." The upshot: According to Silver and the PE...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009

Pence plays the game with passion

...he was a kid. His dad espoused the hustle of Pete Rose and George Brett and Craig Biggio, and then, when Pence was at Texarkana Junior College, his head coach said something that snagged...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2008

D-backs, Dodgers worth watching down the stretch

PHOENIX -- From a distance, the National League West is the breakdown lane, where the Diamondbacks and Dodgers prepared for this past weekend's showdo...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2008

Ruth, Phelps among greatest athletes ever

After Michael Phelps won his third gold medal on Tuesday, the question of how he ranks among the greatest athletes ever grew organically on the radio ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2008

Deciding who gets to stay in the Hall

...basemen. But I would add Joe Gordon and Bobby Grich (and of course Roberto Alomar and Craig Biggio when they're eligible). I'm not a small-Hall guy. I'm a great-Hall...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 25, 2008

The Randolph Watch

Omar Minaya gave Willie Randolph a vote of confidence, sort of: All the general manager had to do to end the rumors swirling around Randolph was to sa...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 24, 2008

Lester getting better all the time

After Jon Lester was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2006, the folks for whom Jon Lester works began evaluating him in two different ways -- fi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2008

Friday Filberts

...guys who enjoy getting plunked stay off the DL, but Ron Hunt and Don Baylor and Craig Biggio never seemed to have any problems. And as Nick Kapur writes, Carlos Quentin may top them...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2008

Utley a blast from the past

It's been 82 years since a second baseman has led the majors in home runs. But as David Pinto writes, Chase Utley just might break that long streak .....

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2008

Longoria up, but Fields, Headley still wait

Eric Karabell

One third base prospect came up this past weekend, batted sixth in his debut and the fantasy world is all crazy about his Rookie of the Year potential...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2008

Three Strikes: Loyal reader edition

...last 50 years who ever made Opening Day starts just at catcher and center field were Craig Biggio and Dale Murphy. And just Biggio also started on Opening Day anywhere in the infield. Pretty...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2008