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In ESPN The Magazine's Perfect issue, Sam Miller writes that in today's extreme-strikeout era, every pitcher -- amazing or awful -- has a chance to throw a perfect game on any day. Case in point: Philip Humber.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - While much of the praise for the Chicago White Sox starting rotation depends on a healthy John Danks in 2013, manager Robin Ventura prefers to take the cautious approach. Like general manager Rick Hahn did Monday from baseball's...

In ESPN The Magazine, Tim Keown writes about Barry Bonds and how his chase for history destroyed his narrative.

Rangers Ballpark is taking its menu to extremes for the playoffs. Already on the menu is the Boomstick, a two-foot long, one-pound hot dog. Here is part of the release from the Rangers on the additions to the menu: * The Totally ROSSome Boomst...

Here's the thing about baseball in 2012: The difference between the best teams and the worst teams isn't all that extreme. The New York Yankees, for example, have outscored their opponents by 99 runs. The Minnesota Twins, with one of the worst starti...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The last four games, the Texas Rangers' offense has shown two extremes. On Friday, it was nearly nonexistent until the eighth inning rally that ultimately gave the Rangers a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. The three previous g...

Tim Lincecum looks back at his extreme, 30-pound weight loss before this season and wishes he had approached it all differently.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Terry Collins played a role in the early days of the defensive shift. His role was accepting the ideas of his bench coach with the Angels in the late 1990s, Joe Maddon, who has gone on to take it to the extreme as skipper of t...

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis took peaks and valleys to a new extreme in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of a doubleheader.

BALTIMORE -- Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis didn't know what to make of one of the strangest starts you'll see from a pitcher. He took peaks and valleys to a new extreme in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of a do...

Mike Sheets offers lineup suggestions for Week 5 of Baseball Challenge.

Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the schedule for the week of May 7-13 for the best hitter matchups, two-start pitchers and streaming opportunities.

On Friday ESPN Insider Dave Cameron wrote a piece exploring whether a hot start guarantees a great season. The answer: not really. Cameron looked at team at the extreme end of the scale, those who posted a .700 winning percentage through at least 15...

When does fandom become obsession? Is it when you can recite Dwight Howard's career bests in every statistical category from memory ... yet haven't memorized your Social Security number? Is it when you attend both ends of a day-night doublehead...

Fantasy baseball daily notes for games on April 14-15.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- C.J. Wilson gives the impression he can never sit still for long, so why would anyone expect him to rest on his accomplishments from 2011? Pitching for the Texas Rangers, at an extreme hitter's ballpark, he finished in the top 10 i...