216 Results for dodgers

The unanswerable question about Sabathia

Rob Neyer

...have been only four, including Kevin Brown who signed a seven-year, $105 million deal with the Dodgers before the 1999 season - every pitcher except Johan Santana last season has been plagued by injuries, ineffectiveness...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2008

Angels would gain a few wins with CC

Rob Neyer

...news for the Yankees is that the Angels' interest in CC Sabathia appears more serious than the Dodgers' interest in Andy Pettitte. --snip-- Sabathia … seemingly prefers to pitch in his native California. As of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008

Mets, Phillies and Brewers battling for two spots in NL

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

The Mets, Phillies and Brewers are fighting for two playoff spots. The loser is going to look back and wonder what might have been.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2008

No real sure thing among National League closers

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

The Brewers' Salomon Torres is among several closers on contending teams in the National League who are far from reliable.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008

Reviewable plays from baseball history

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Rob Neyer cites some incidents from baseball history that could have turned out differently if instant replay had been in place.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008

Top 10 All-Star Games

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

The best games in All-Star history? Ted Williams' game-winning blast at Briggs Stadium in Detroit put 1941 on our list.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 14, 2008

How Zimmer lost his job to Wills

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

How did Don Zimmer lose his shortstop job to Maury Wills? Rob Neyer checks on the veracity of Zim's story.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2008

Time is now to release Negro Leagues stats

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

The Hall of Fame developed a massive database of Negro Leagues statistics. But why hasn't it been released to the public? The time is now.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 15, 2008

Predicting Red Sox to miss the playoffs

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Rob Neyer offers a look at his projected standings, which have the Red Sox missing the playoffs in 2008.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 10, 2008

Cueto's debut ranks among best

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Johnny Cueto's brilliant major league debut ranks among the best in baseball history.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 08, 2008

Looking back on Dodgers' days playing in Coliseum

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

The Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, and played in the vast L.A. Coliseum for four seasons before moving into their present home, Dodger Stadium.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2008

Coliseum's dimensions affected the play on the field

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

The field dimensions of the L.A. Coliseum when the Dodgers played there from 1958 to 1961 had a huge effect on how games were played.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2008

From Wright to Cabrera: The top 50 for five years

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

From David Wright to Asdrubal Cabrera, Rob Neyer counts down the top 50 players over the next five seasons.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2008

Some non-players deserve enshrinement as well

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

There remain a dozen baseball figures who should follow Goose Gossage into the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 08, 2008

When signing Boras' clients, ink the best ones

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

A few teams have gotten very good results while several others have gotten little in return by signing clients of Scott Boras over the past 10 winters.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 26, 2007