Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Weighing McGriff's HOF candidacy
Jayson Stark...Hall of Fame ballot in the mail yet. But how come I already have the impression Fred McGriff's candidacy is going to get trampled in the Roberto Alomar/Barry Larkin/Edgar Martinez debate...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Lackey's and Bay's markets emerge
Keith Law...on this year's ballot; he thinks none of Edgar Martinez, Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin and Fred McGriff will make it in 2010. I think Alomar has a better chance than he believes. •...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Angels on the outs
Matt Meyers, ESPN The MagazineHave the Angels mismanaged a generation of prospects?
Story | Conversation | March 02, 2009
Peavy's "train" still at the station
...or not, through the same prism which Padres fans viewed the trades of Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff during the fire sale of 1993. This all might have some impact, as well, on the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2008
How do you define a dynasty?
The Yankees of 1936-41 won five championships in six seasons, and a decade later, the Yankees of 1949-1953 won five straight titles. The Philadelphia ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2008
Three Strikes: History chaser edition
As our 2008 History Watch moves into its final week of the regular season, it's time to present another edition of History Chasers You Might Have Miss...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2008
Friday Filberts
• A question for other non-Yankee fans: How many of you were pulling for the Yankees to beat the Red Sox yesterday? I was. Two reasons. One, if...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 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
Monday Mendozas
...me, this makes games in 37 major league ballparks ... which isn't nearly as impressive as Fred McGriff hitting a home run in 37 major league ballparks. • Have you ever thought of Lance...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 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
Being patient not easy thing to do
...released by San Diego, then claimed Esteban Loaiza on waivers from Oakland. Mark Teixeira may be Fred McGriff revisited, but while Teixeira drove in 32 runs in 28 games with a 1.043 OPS...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2007
Cal And Tony
...runners, as public figures. In the midst of the Padres' fire sale of Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff in 1993, I remember scrambling into the home dugout at Jack Murphy Stadium and looking for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2007
The 'real victims' of cheating
...of their sanctimonious ravings. But the clean players? Sure. Let's assume for a moment that Fred McGriff never used anything illegal. Wouldn't he be heading for the Hall of Fame if he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 05, 2007
No stability for Nationals
...past couple of days. But even the '93 Padres had Gary Sheffield for 2½ months, Fred McGriff for four months, Tony Gwynn for the whole season, Andy Benes as a frontline pitcher, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2007
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