Martinez, McGriff also among candidates

Roberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.

Sabathia driven by 'an ace mentality'

CC Sabathia knows all about success in the regular season. But after falling flat in the past two postseasons, he's focused on becoming a success in October.

Hot and cold Chicago-style Sammich Awards

...The record: 88 (in 116 tries), by the 1996 Rockies, who had two 30-30 Clubsters (Ellis Burks and Dante Bichette) and even got 18 steals -- in 26 attempts -- out of (yeah, really) Andres...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Beyond 756: Chat with Amy Nelson

...be a panel of experts consisting of: Dusty Baker - Former MLB player/manager and ESPN analyst Ellis Burks - Former MLB player, teammate of Bonds ('98-'00) Bryan Burwell - Sports Columnist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch...

San Francisco Giants' Ellis Burks, facing camera, greets teammates ,left to right, Barry Bonds, Rich Aurilia and Jeff Kent, after he...

BP Daily: The Smart Traders

Billy Beane and Jon Daniels are among the best GMs at knowing when to swap veterans for prospects, and vice versa.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2009

What Would Jackie Do?

African-Americans are disappearing from Major League rosters at an alarming rate. Three of today's brightest young stars wonder what they--and baseball--can do to reverse the trend.

Rays rough up Matsuzaka; Garza stymies Red Sox

Matt Garza pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Tampa Bay hit three homers off Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Rays beat the Red Sox 4-3 to win their opening three-game series.

2009 High school basketball champions

ESPN RISE congratulates all of the 2009 high school basketball champions.

30 Questions: How will Holliday fare in Oakland?

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at how much Matt Holliday's stats will be affected after his trade to Oakland.

BP Daily: Ranking the breakout hitters

Justin Upton tops the list of players who could be headed for a breakout season.

Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009

Kent never, ever backed down

Jeff Kent put up big, possibly Hall of Fame stats, but he also clashed with teammates -- one famous one in particular.

Still a lot on the line this week

AP Photo/Ed Zurga The White Sox will try to hold off the Twins in the final week of the regular season. GET SET FOR AN INTERESTING WEEK By Tim ...

1993 White Sox: The Big Hurt, the strike and the white flag

The 1993 White Sox won the AL West behind the game's best hitter and four dynamic young starting pitchers. They never got back.

New-look Giants looking to bond without Bonds

As the post-Barry Bonds era begins, Aaron Rowand and the Giants are concentrating on coming together as a team.