BP: Best and worst teams of the '00s
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus brings the heat with a controversial idea: the best team ... of the entire 2000s ... was the 2001 Seattle Mariners. Wait, what? They lost in the ALCS. Ah, but you can prove it with metrics. To explore, come inside.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009
Blue Jays' Lind wins DH award
Associated PressAdam Lind of the Blue Jays won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009An Open Letter to Chone Figgins
SportsCenter...Howard Schultz/Sonics thing up there. Play it cool and they'll never forget you, like Edgar Martinez in this beloved hardware commercial. Thanks, Team SportsCenter.com
Blog | December 07, 2009Revisiting Edgar Martinez
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotJust when I thought I'd finally figured out Edgar Martinez, that pesky Dan Rosenheck comes along and pokes holes in a few of my assumptions ... One...
Blog | December 07, 2009Manager Herzog a Hall of Famer
ESPN.com news servicesManager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey are the newest members of baseball's Hall of Fame.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Should Edgar be Hall's first DH?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...belongs in the Hall of Fame. With that out of the way, let's talk about Edgar Martinez. He was of course a devastating hitter. Since 1900, there are 47 players with at least...
Blog | December 04, 2009Why Dale Murphy is still waiting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotToday I was going to write about Edgar Martinez, but then I got all carried away with rumors of the Mariners going after Jason Bay...
Blog | December 03, 2009The annual Hall of Fame question
Jim Caple, Page 2It's December, and that means another baseball Hall of Fame ballot for Jim Caple to agonize over.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009Fisking the Crime Dog's candidacy
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...who aren't obvious (to me, anyway) ... There are four other candidates who give me pause: Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, and Dale Murphy. The first three of those were excellent, immensely strong...
Blog | December 01, 2009Vetting the BBWAA's Hall candidates
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...move along to the more difficult decisions. There are four other candidates who give me pause: Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, and Dale Murphy. The first three of those were excellent, immensely strong...
Blog | November 30, 2009Weighing McGriff's HOF candidacy
Jayson Stark...impression Fred McGriff's candidacy is going to get trampled in the Roberto Alomar/Barry Larkin/Edgar Martinez debate? I haven't decided yet whether I'm absolutely, positively voting for McGriff. But I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith Law...I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Blyleven, Alan Trammell, Roberto Alomar, Edgar Martinez and Barry Larkin. I've written about Raines and his embarrassing vote totals before; I'm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee
Buster OlneyHere's why the Marlins intend to keep Josh Johnson through the winter and into the start of the 2010 season, rather than trading him. He'll probably ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009
Martinez, McGriff also among candidates
Associated PressRoberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
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