Rays' hopes riding on ice-cold bats of Pena, Longoria
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comTampa Bay's Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria have gone cold at the worst time imaginable.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008Rays' improbable run rolls on into World Series
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWith a big boost from rookie left-hander David Price, the Rays are headed to the World Series after outlasting the Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2008Unknown spoilers await unsuspecting contenders
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comIt's not known who it will be and when it will happen, but spoilers are bound to cause either the Twins, White Sox, Phils, Mets or Brewers to stumble.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2008Players who really produce in September
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comJimmy Rollins and Randy Johnson are among nine players who have put together impressive numbers in the final month of the season.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008Ranking contenders' bullpens
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comFactoring in depth, health, balance, experience and workload, Starting 9 ranks the bullpens of contending clubs.
Story | Conversation | August 05, 2008Uggla delivers a big stinker in National League's loss
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comDan Uggla committed three errors and went an abysmal 0-for-4 at the plate in the NL's loss in the Midsummer Classic. Yes, it was a night to forget for the first-time All-Star.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2008Later round draft picks who've developed rather nicely
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWith a salute to some noteworthy late hits, "Starting 9" looks position-by-position at players who were drafted after the 10th round and proved to be well worth the wait.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2008Jones, NL East-leading Marlins agree to contract
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comOutfielder Jacque Jones has reached agreement on a deal with the Florida Marlins, a baseball source told ESPN.com.
Story | Conversation | May 19, 2008Padres can't pin hitting woes on Petco
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comThe Padres rank among the National League's worst offenses. Is it just an early-season slump or sign of a season-long slumber?
Story | Conversation | May 02, 2008Resurrection month for Lee, Quentin, others
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comLast season Cliff Lee was demoted, Scott Olsen was arrested and Milton Bradley tore his ACL. But now they're among the top comeback stories of 2008.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2008Slow starters in April who rose to play in October
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comStarting 9 looks back through baseball history and pays homage to nine April laggards who found their mojo in time to play in October.
Story | Conversation | April 08, 2008Campaign 2008: "Read All About It"
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWith the 2008 regular season fast approaching, we present the 30 Major League Baseball team slogans for Campaign '08.
Story | Conversation | March 22, 2008Gonzalez agrees to one-year, $2M deal with Marlins
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comFree agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez has reached agreement in principle on a one-year, $2 million contract with the Florida Marlins.
Story | Conversation | January 31, 2008Major league left-hander Joe Kennedy dies
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comMajor league pitcher Joe Kennedy died early Friday morning while at home with his family in Florida, agent Damon Lapa confirmed to ESPN.com.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2007Organizations have desire for continuity
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWhen it comes to hiring front-office executives, more teams are promoting from within. Just look at five of the eight new GMs.
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