Edgar representing for the DH's
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...who stand out as elite designated hitters, and that's Martinez and David Ortiz (I think Frank Thomas played enough first base in his career that DH won't count against him that much...
Blog | November 09, 2009The Strike, 15 years later
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...I'm sure I must've missed the sport - I remember going to see Frank Thomas(notes) vs. Ken Griffey two weeks earlier and thinking, "OK, this is it, no more...
Blog | August 12, 2009Baseball's worst 'Ricciardis'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...does seem to be a pattern here, right? Posnanski mentions the other contracts: B.J. Ryan, Frank Thomas, and Alex Rios. I didn't like any of these deals when they happened -- at...
Blog | August 12, 2009Teixeira far from first with broken-bat HR
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Park. Brandon (NYC): Larry Walker hit a broken bat bomb in St. Louis once... Mike (Akron): Frank Thomas shattered his bat on a home run in Chicago. Johnny (Scranton, PA): Without looking it up...
Blog | May 26, 2009Keith Woolner 'speaks'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotKeith Woolner speaks (and I recommend the whole interview, for sure) ... Andrew (Nueva York): Keith, thanks for taking the question. What advice woul...
Blog | April 10, 2009The last of the free agents
Rob Neyer...not convinced that he's ever going to hit a lick again. First basemen: Richie Sexson, Frank Thomas Pass. Second basemen: Ray Durham, Mark Grudzielanek At 34, Durham enjoyed perhaps his greatest season. At...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009Alomar has best shot in 2010
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRoberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Fred McGriff and Edgar Martinez will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for 2010, but only Alomar is likely to get elected on the first try.
Story | Conversation | January 13, 2009Some non-players deserve enshrinement as well
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThere remain a dozen baseball figures who should follow Goose Gossage into the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2008
Thome likely needs 600 homers to reach HOF
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comJim Thome has reached the 500-homer mark, but that alone won't get him a bronze bust in Cooperstown.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2007
500 HRs no longer an automatic Hall pass
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWhen Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run, did he go from Cooperstown wannabe to Hall of Fame lock?
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2007
McGwire's 'one dimension' was Hall-worthy
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comMark McGwire was considered a one-dimensional player, but that dimension -- hitting -- was Hall of Fame-worthy.
Story | Conversation | January 04, 2007
Astros could live to regret Lee's $100M contract
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWill Carlos Lee and other free agents who signed big-money deals this offseason produce enough to justify their whopping contracts?
Story | Conversation | December 11, 2006
Two different debates converge with Jeter
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWhether you're an empiricist or an intuitionist, your best choice for AL MVP is Derek Jeter.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2006
'What if ...' from a National League perspective
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWhat if Mark Mulder were putting up numbers like he had in the past? Rob Neyer looks at what could have been in '06.
Story | Conversation | August 09, 2006
Don't bank on stats being completely accurate
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWhen looking at statistics -- especially those compiled in the distant past -- don't bank on complete accuracy.
Story | Conversation | August 04, 2006
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