Holliday, Bay are equally productive
Peter Gammons...higher than .885 in 2009 were Bay and Drew. Phillies scouts following the Cardinals claimed that the Dodgers threw 43 fastballs on the inner half out of 45 pitches to Holliday, and he went 2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Perhaps the offseason bar set too high, too soon
Peter GammonsSo much for the general managers meetings, which began five days after the World Series and 10 days before the free-agency period opens. They're reall...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Five thoughts from the Fall Classic
Peter Gammons...me crazy." 3. It will be fascinating to see what pace Pedro Martinez employs in Game 2. Dodgers hitters said they were sitting on his changeup and Pedro threw mostly fastballs, aggressively in the strike...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
Phillies appear primed to repeat as champs
Peter Gammons...which may rest their pitching staff, and may or may not cool the hitters that pummeled the Dodgers. As the rain beat down Saturday morning in the Northeast, they didn't know if their next...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
Phillies' comeback all about people, J-Roll
Peter Gammons...Rollins strolled to the plate, Manuel caught the eye of his longtime friend Jim Thome in the Dodgers dugout. Charlie pointed to Rollins and nodded toward Thome. "I was telling him," said Manuel, "that this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Rivera just keeps on ticking … and dominating
Peter Gammons...good teams with very good closers, as the ALCS between the Yankees and Angels begins while the Dodgers and Phillies battle it out in the NLCS, the single most important reason the Yankees start the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Torre excelling amid Dodgers' front-office turmoil
Peter GammonsThe remarkable thing is that the Dodgers finished with the best record in the National League, through Manny Ramirez's suspension to patching together...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
NL West is better than you might think
Peter Gammons...had better than .500 records, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks played in the NLCS. This season, the Dodgers went into Saturday tied with the Cardinals for the best record in the National League and either...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009
White Sox 'do right' by trading Thome, Contreras
Peter Gammons...Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown." Williams sent the 39-year-old Thome to the Los Angeles Dodgers and the 37-year-old (Celsius) Contreras to the Colorado Rockies. "In Thome's case," said Williams...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
Payroll gambles, Manny and the Kennedys
Peter Gammons...Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright, which makes them an early October favorite and puts them into the Dodgers' payroll neighborhood. The Giants took on the remainder of Freddy Sanchez's $6.1 million salary and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
Wild card still working its magic
Peter Gammons...hadn't noticed, the Rockies went in with a run differential bettered only by the Yankees and Dodgers, and the Marlins could get the deficit down to two games by opening the series with one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009
Phils have what most others don't … rotation depth
Peter GammonsThose who saw Pedro Martinez pitch for Double-A Reading on Wednesday thought he looked better than he has in two years, changing speeds and eye levels...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009
Why the Jays didn't discard their ace
Peter Gammons...pitcher, Ricciardi said he had to be "wowed." Well, as hard as the Red Sox, Rangers, Phillies, Dodgers and others tried, they never wowed Toronto enough to force a trade. "The good part is that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2009
Some teams reluctant to part with prospects
Peter Gammons...Epstein won't trade Buchholz just as he won't trade Casey Kelly or Ryan Westmoreland. Ditto Dodgers GM Ned Colletti on why he won't put Clayton Kershaw in any Halladay deal, especially since...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Notes on LaRoche and Halladay
Peter Gammons...s take on why the deal went down on Wednesday, as well as the latest on the Dodgers' pursuit of Roy Halladay, you must be an ESPN Insider. The Red Sox will work LaRoche, Mike...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 22, 2009
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