Three Strikes: Award-winning edition
Jayson Stark...same year, we had the two least dramatic MVP elections ever but maybe the most dramatic Cy Young vote ever. Take a look. • Over in MVP Land, the two MVPs -- Pujols and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition
Jayson StarkStrike One -- Last Shall Be First Dept. Greinke Zack Greinke won a Cy Young Award Tuesday. Excellent choice. And the correct choice. It even took a fascinating shift by the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Lee takes over Yankee Stadium
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comNo opposing pitcher had held the Yankees to no earned runs over nine innings at the new Yankee Stadium, until Phillies lefty Cliff Lee did it with a Game 1 masterpiece.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009Three Strikes: For Series opener, a pair of Cys
Jayson Stark...with a Game 1 starting pitcher matchup like CC Sabathia versus Cliff Lee. It's former Cy Young against former Cy Young -- for only the second time ever in a Game 1. Want to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
L.A. meets its match in NLCS Game 3
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWith Cliff Lee on the mound and Ryan Howard with a bat in his hands, the Phillies were an unstoppable force in their 11-0 rout of the Dodgers in NLCS Game 3.
Story | Conversation | October 18, 2009Lee doesn't need adjustment period
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCliff Lee displaced Cole Hamels as the Phillies' Game 1 starter in the ALDS, and despite never having pitched in a postseason game, he showed he is quite comfortable under the bright playoff lights.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Twins, Braves give this week a big boost
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe AL Central and the NL wild card are the headline races up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Lincecum returns, gives Giants some life
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comTim Lincecum returned after missing two starts with back spasms and offered a special performance on one of the biggest nights of his career.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009Sandwich Awards: Phillips hits through the pain
Jayson Stark...note from the always-inventive Bill Chuck of billy-ball.com: If Adam Wainwright wins the Cy Young, that would make two straight seasons in which a Cy Young award-winner was born on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2009
If the season ended today …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWe already know who's going to win the NL MVP, but the other five races are still very much up for grabs.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009Draft in desperate need of repair
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe money doled out to Stephen Strasburg and others is evidence that the current baseball drafting system needs a major overhaul.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009Phillies, Red Sox among trade winners
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhat happens when you acquire Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez? You're a trade deadline winner, as the Phillies and Red Sox are, respectively.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Only in Philadelphia …
Jayson Stark, ESPNPhillies fans might have wanted Roy Halladay, but Cliff Lee still makes them the official Team to Beat in the National League.
Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009Three Strikes: Cy-onara Edition
Jayson Stark...about that? He'd be facing Tim Lincecum, that's what. Which means the two reigning Cy Young Award winners would be pitching against each other in a regular-season game. And how often...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009
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