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Friday Filberts

...Matt Lentzner offers, with cool drawings, a mechanical model of pitching. Also at The Hardball Times, Craig Brown looks at what teams have already done this month to prepare for 2009

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2008

Angels need more than stellar starters

...last Friday). I didn't know, and still don't. But thanks to The Hardball Times' Craig Brown, now I know what other super-early clinchers have done, and how they fared in October...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008

Morrison the latest Scots player to miss out

Scotland midfielder James Morrison looks set to miss tomorrow's World Cup qualifying opener in Macedonia.

Story | Conversation | September 05, 2008

Monday Mendozas

...Hey, this stuff's harder than it looks. • More from the Dept. of Forecasting: As Craig Brown mentions in passing -- in "Meet Mike Aviles" -- last winter, 29 major league franchises passed up the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2008

Monday Mendozas

...8226; Craig Brown writes about Mike Mussina's renaissance, and notes (among other things) that Mussina's walk rate...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2008

TOP TEN: Greatest Goals

Soccernet

Find out the best goals from the history of the European Championships.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2008

Friday Filberts

...substantial drop in batting average the following year." But James didn't offer much evidence. Now, Craig Brown takes a look at what he calls the "Harrah Hypothesis" and says yeah, there's probably...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2008

Burley unveiled as Scotland boss

The Scottish Football Association have agreed a four and a half year deal for George Burley to become the new Scotland manager this afternoon.

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2008

Royal pitching dilemma

...Is that really a guy you want on the mound every five days? I agree with Craig Brown: If the Royals are short of starters, they need to stop fooling around with retreads like...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2008

Football figures gather for O'Donnell funeral

Leading figures from the world of Scottish football will gather on Friday to remember Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell at his funeral in Hamilton.

Story | Conversation | January 04, 2008

Thousands mourn loss of O'Donnell

Associated Press

Numerous Scottish soccer stars were among 500 mourners at the funeral of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell on Friday with thousands of fans lining the streets.

Story | Conversation | January 04, 2008

Tributes flood in for O'Donnell

Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell has died after collapsing during his team's match against Dundee United, club chairman Bill Dickie confirmed.

Story | Conversation | December 29, 2007

Motherwell's O'Donnell dies following collapse

Associated Press

The captain of a Scottish Premier League team died Saturday, collapsing during a game just as he was about to leave the field for a substitute.

Story | Conversation | December 29, 2007

Davies front-runner to replace McLeish

Billy Davies has become the first of the likely candidates to confirm his interest in the Scotland job vacated by Alex McLeish.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2007

Davies commits to Derby County until 2010

Derby County manager Billy Davies has extended his contract at the newly-promoted Premier League club to 2010 to put an end to speculation over his future.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2007