In this Issue: Smell the Glove
Mag.com Staff...Blame the statheads, who put a premium on fielding. In the latest issue of The Mag, Eric Neel examines the newfound appreciation for glovework, and Baseball Prospectus' Nate Silver highlights a few teams whose...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009Keeper
Eric NeelYou can't stop Vince Young. The Longhorns only hope to retain him
Story | Conversation | December 26, 2008Fun Ball
Eric NeelThey may be too small and too young, but the Suns are having a blast proving to everyone that they may be too good to lose
Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008Deep 6
All-star voters may not have noticed (c'mon, people, Nomar's hurt), but young shortstops are busting out all over. They're baseball's future-and a reflection of its past
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008Alone In The Booth
Eric NeelVin Scully has been keeping baseball fans company for 56 years. But they don't really know the man behind the mike
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008Halo Effect
Eric NeelIt won't be long before the Weaver brothers become first-time teammates. Can they help each other grow up?
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008HOW DO YOU KNOW ... THIS GAME ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE?
Eric NeelRockets GM Daryl Morey puts his faith in numbers. Now he just needs to get them to add up to a title.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 2008Beware Of The Monster
Eric NeelDaisuke Matsuzaka's impending arrival has Red Sox Nation in a frenzy. But in Japan, home of the real world champs, his departure has emotions spiraling all over the map
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008Confidence Game
Eric NeelAfter hitting rock bottom, astros reliever Brad Lidge believes he knows what it will take to be lights-out again
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008SECOND LOOK: ASSESSING K-ROD
Chris Sprow...curiously, however, is what this season means for the rest of K-Rod's career. As Eric Neel noted recently, "After his 57-save season for the White Sox in 1990, Bobby Thigpen had...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 20083 UP ... 3 DOWN
Eric NeelNobody has ever saved 58 games in a season. But when the Angels Francisco Rodriguez does, it won't be the only number that defines him.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008THE WEEK THAT WAS ... COLD
Gideon Jacobs...is one interesting dude. With stars like Ichiro, the good Matsui and Nomo in the majors, Eric Neel asks a good question. Stephen A. touches on a little bit of everything in his latest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 20, 2008A JAPANESE MANAGER IN MLB?
Mag.com StaffIn the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine, writer Eric Neel speculates as to whether or not there will ever be a Japanese manager in MLB. As...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 18, 2008COULD ONE OF THESE GUYS BE YOUR TEAM'S NEXT MANAGER?
Eric NeelWe've had Japanese aces, Japanese all-stars and Japanese world champs. So how far can we be from a Japanese skipper in the big leagues? [Not very.]
Story | Conversation | June 17, 2008REPORTING FROM ... PEORIA, ARIZ.
Jon Scher...to get six Padres out in the opener at Peoria Stadium. Eric Neel, who's out here working on stories for ESPN.com and The Magazine, remembers Nomo's...
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