Rays' Howell mixes his pitches with precision
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro strolled to the mound Friday with much at stake. Tampa Bay had a 3-2 lead in Game 2 of its American League Divis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2008
Three Strikes: History chaser edition
...40 innings, the only pitcher ever who was tougher to hit for a whole season was Eric Gagne in 2003 -- and just barely (4.04, in 82 1/3 IP). • But loyal...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2008
Cubs aren't a shoo-in to win NL pennant
...and capped a three-hit Opening Day performance with a game-tying homer off Milwaukee's Eric Gagne. On May 1, he was batting .353, slugging .500 and had a .455 on-base percentage...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2008
Red Sox doing what the Yankees aren't: sticking to their plan
Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.comUnlike the Yankees of late, the Red Sox are willing to make unpopular decisions to serve the long-term interests of the franchise.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2008
More pressure at home for Brocail, Astros
The Astros' caravan was diverted from its usual route to the airport Sunday morning, to avoid flooded areas. And along the way the players showed each...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2008
Yost's gone, but Melvin blames himself
...I should take a lot of the blame, because we lost our closer [Francisco Cordero] and Eric Gagne hasn't worked out the way I hoped he would. We're 16 games over .500...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2008
Beckett back in rare form
Josh Hamilton was the first to learn, firsthand, that Josh Beckett has seemingly bounced back from the elbow issue he had in August. Hamilton had work...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 06, 2008
Ryan Braun: Best against the best
Teammates have said that Ryan Braun's confidence is unique, that he's utterly convinced that he's going to get a hit in his next at-bat, no matter the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2008
Grading the deadline acquisitions
...with impeccable credentials and the kind of experience needed to respond in a pennant race. And Eric Gagne went out and racked up your basic 6.75 ERA in 18 2/3 innings, allowing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 20, 2008
Yost needs to give CC a break when it's obvious
I can't help admiring Ned Yost, who let CC Sabathia throw 130 pitches the other night, even though he must have known he'd catch plenty of flak afterw...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 20, 2008
A new trend? Another player gets benched
...and subsequently benched him after he failed to show up to the ballpark on time. The Indians' Eric Wedge benched Ryan Garko after Wedge thought Garko failed to hustle. Upton was benched on Aug. 6...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 16, 2008
Playing with Numbers: Discussing pitchers' values
AJ Mass, Special to ESPN.comAJ Mass follows up last week's column on hitters' values by discussing the value of pitchers.
Story | Conversation | August 11, 2008
Top 10 All-Star Games
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comThe best games in All-Star history? Ted Williams' game-winning blast at Briggs Stadium in Detroit put 1941 on our list.
Story | Conversation | July 14, 2008
Playing with Numbers: The 'real' value of relief pitchers
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass looks at how reliable relief pitchers can be by analyzing how well they can keep runners from scoring.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008
Ziegler delivering in A's bullpen
...Rays: The top pitching prospect will need Tommy John surgery, as mentioned in this notebook. • Eric Byrnes, D-backs: His hamstring injury might be worse than ever, and he's headed back to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2008
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