Three Strikes -- Deadlines and dollars edition
Jayson Stark...crossed the Magic Billion Line -- the Red Sox (about $1.21 billion), Mets ($1.12 billion) and Dodgers ($1.06 billion). And now the leader board: American League Yankees $1,763,790,271 Red Sox...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009
Three Strikes: For Series opener, a pair of Cys
Jayson Stark...other pitchers ever started Game 1 for teams they joined in midseason: Sal Maglie for the 1956 Dodgers and Hank Borowy for the 1945 Cubs. But of course, the Phillies won't stop there. They...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Three Strikes: If you're scoring NLCS at home …
Jayson Stark...i.e., the Phillies) scored a run -- but no players on the other team (i.e., the Dodgers) scored a run. With the help of the Elias Sports Bureau and ESPN research wiz Justin Haven...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009
Phillies lean to the left
Jayson StarkDENVER -- Charlie Manuel may not be a big fan of leftovers, the Left Bank or the Left Coast. But the Phillies' manager is obviously a man who thinks l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009
Hidden tales of the leaderboard
Jayson StarkWith Game 162 in the rearview mirror, here's some historic stuff we guarantee Doris Kearns Goodwin will never unearth: • Even after Game 1...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Three Strikes: History in the unmaking edition
Jayson Stark...Martinez) 2000s: 0 STRIKE TWO -- ALL SWEPT UP DEPT. It's hard to have faith in the Dodgers in this postseason after the way they screwed up one of the great feats of the year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009
Three Strikes: Battles for best of the '00s
Jayson StarkIt isn't just another baseball season that's rampaging down the stretch. It's another fabulous baseball decade -- the '00s. They'll be over any minute...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Yanks, Mauer/Cuddyer, McCoy
Jayson Stark...9 percent chance at this point, and the Angels have a 1.3 percent shot. • The Dodgers are runaway favorites for the best NL record, with a 72.5 percent chance. But even though...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009
Three Strikes: Who needs an offense edition
Jayson Stark...according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The answer in all those cases is Chad Fonville's 1996 Dodgers. That team won 90 games, and a wild-card berth, despite a .316 on-base percentage that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Phillips hits through the pain
Jayson StarkGrab a loaf of bread. Raid your fridge. And hunker down for another eagerly awaited edition of the Generic Sandwich Awards. But first, it's the …...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2009
Three Strikes: Break up the Rockies edition
Jayson Stark...over .500. That's what. But the Rockies did. From June 3 until their loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday, the Rockies went an insane 52-22. And folks, those 52-22 streaks don't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Phillies trio has the munchies
Jayson Stark...You'll probably never see another one like it in your life. • Clayton Kershaw almost made Dodgers history Tuesday. If he'd thrown three more pitches, he would have become the first Dodger in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2009
Three Strikes: The Pie cycle
Jayson StarkSTRIKE ONE -- IT'S ALL CYCLICAL DEPT. We've seen some unlikely guys hit for the cycle here at Three Strikes World Headquarters. But Felix Pie's adven...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009
Three Strikes: Moyer heads to the bullpen
Jayson StarkThree Strikes is back from vacation. And boy, is there some tremendous stuff to catch up on. So here goes. STRIKE ONE -- BULLPEN LIFE BEGINS AT 46 DE...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009
Three Strikes: Cy-onara Edition
Jayson Stark...history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau: • Aug. 28, 1989 -- Frank Viola (Mets) vs. Orel Hershiser (Dodgers). Viola throws a shutout and wins 1-0. • July 15, 1999 -- Tom Glavine (Braves) vs. Roger...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009
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