40 Results for gil morgan

PTI : Happy Trails, Golf Spectator!

Happy Trails, to the injured fan from the WGC-Bridgestone invitational.

ESPN Insider Video | August 07, 2009

A game filled with crossroads

Buster Olney

The moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Zito bolsters Giants' wild-card push

Buster Olney

Remember when Barry Zito tried to remake his mechanics, when he showed up to his first spring training with the Giants intent on improving his velocit...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2009

Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir

Buster Olney

Had Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009

Baseball's week of U-turns

Buster Olney

...lose. Washington is on a serious roll, with eight consecutive wins. "I think that trade for Nyjer Morgan really made a difference," one National League talent evaluator said. "He has totally energized that team and...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009

Jays must trade Halladay now

Buster Olney

A whole bunch of baseball people traveled to Toronto this weekend to watch Roy Halladay pitch, as Ken Fidlin writes. It's a sure sign of a robust mark...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 19, 2009

Aroldis Chapman: A left-handed Strasburg

The most intense bidding of the winter will not be over Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. It will not be John Lackey who is going to have the most bidders f...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2009

The trade market goes bear

The cost for four prime seats in new Yankee Stadium, as initially marketed, was $810,000 for the season. But that was last summer and so much has chan...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009

DeRosa dealt; Piniella, Bradley reduced to tears

Mark DeRosa will never be a hitter who will force opposing pitchers to think about throwing strikes to Albert Pujols. But remember, there might be onl...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 28, 2009

Sosa a reason to re-examine PED blame game

Sammy Sosa was in the Dominican Republic two weeks ago when he was asked by ESPNDeportes about allegations of steroid use, and Sosa artfully answered ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 17, 2009

Defensive fix may be the shortcut to a turnaround

...the offseason to improve their respective defenses. For example, the Pittsburgh Pirates replaced Jason Bay with Nyjer Morgan and hired infield coach Perry Hill to work with the likes of Andy LaRoche and Freddy Sanchez...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2009

The secret to Josh Johnson's success

A longtime scout decided this week that he is reassessing his rankings of the three best pitchers in the National League. Tim Lincecum is one of those...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009

Rizzo might clean up the Nationals' roster mess

Buster Olney

There is a sense within the Nationals organization that a new sheriff is in town. His name is Mike Rizzo, and he'll act as general manager until Natio...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Decision-makers have decided on Manny

Buster Olney

Whenever there are words here or elsewhere about the ugliness and the impact of Manny Ramirez's departure from Boston, there is uniform reaction from ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009

Not all big deals are bad deals

...NL; three Gold Gloves. And he has been a model professional who has represented the organization well. Gil Meche, Royals: His $55 million contract stunned the industry in the winter of 2006-2007, because going...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2008