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After 21 years, Ivan Rodriguez is out of uniform. But don't think for a minute that retirement is keeping him from continuing to study the game.

Josh Beckett hasn't just driven a wedge between himself and Red Sox Nation; he's driven a wedge between himself and any sense of a trade market. Boston is in a tough position -- the city and the team management.

Blog | Conversation | May 11, 2012

Buster Olney writes that the Philadelphia Phillies are struggling, and the return of Chase Utley won't necessarily be the boost that they desperately need. Given the status of Utley's knees, what he can actually contribute remains unclear.

Blog | Conversation | May 10, 2012

To mark Nov. 11, 2011, we bring you our Top 11 list of some noteworthy 11s in sports.

Philly unveiled a Fab Four this week, and the collective quiet signaled what this group will really be all about -- work, not talk. The bottom line is that when it comes to Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels, only the results will speak.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2011

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Giants P Madison Bumgarner Shuts Down Rangers in Game 4 of World Series The San Francisco Giants are one win away from their first World Series title since 1954. The Giants blanked the Texas Rangers 4-0 Sunda...

The father-and-son team of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday night in what Major League Baseball said was the first time two former presidents attended a World Series game.

Buster Olney examines why Matt Cain has been so successful and provides analysis of the World Series, in addition to the usual links.

Blog | Conversation | October 30, 2010

The Giants, a self-proclaimed group of castoffs and misfits, might not be the most imposing team in baseball, but they are one of the last two left standing.

Trevor Hoffman tried his hand at being a position player, but his bat never showed up. At least he had a mid-90s fastball to fall back on -- until he didn't even have that anymore. Here, he tells the story of the pitch that made him great.

Blog | Conversation | September 08, 2010

The Giants' Super Bowl win garnered three ESPYS on Wednesday night.

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