Fantasy World: Diaper Dandies

What do newborns and grandparents both have in common? They both wear diapers. It's an old joke, but as with any gut-buster, there's a profound mean...

Kiss Him Goodbye

Year after year, Chicago showed Sammy Sosa the love. Then it showed him the door

The Morning According to Us

...late in his career. He told us as much. The good doctor will cite pitchers like Greg Maddux or Jamie Moyer—who did and continue to pitch late into their careers, but never...

Reporting From ... The Winter Meetings

Jake Peavy is headed to the Cubs, or not. Francisco Rodriguez is going to be a Met. And CC Sabathia will be donning Yankee pinstripes next season. We ...

Fundamental Change

Baseball is going back to basics-just not the ones you learned from your old man

Reporters stood and clapped for Greg Maddux following his retirement announcement

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In case you hadn't heard, the Cubs last won the World Series in 1908. But if they're cursed, why do all these people feel so blessed?

Goodbye, Greg Maddux

Greg Maddux is retiring from baseball. To honor one of the best pitchers of the last twenty years...

Crazy Good

Carlos Zambrano is a smack-talking, bat-breaking, finger-pointing hothead. If he learns to hold back, will he still be one of baseball's best young pitchers?

2002: THE 'NEXT' ONES

In 2002, who did ESPN The Magazine think was poised to break out?

LUNCH LINKS: THE MOSTLY-NLCS EDITION

...made a video with Ryan Howard. · We also once ran a rather comprehensive feature on Greg Maddux. · Apparently New York Times Yankees beat writer Tyler Kepner grew up a Phillies fan, and...

The Giles Brothers Insist: We're Not Crazy

Padres instigators Brian and Marcus Giles aren't thrilled by their image, but their teammates revel in it. Just ask them (We did)

Who's In Charge Here?

Scott Boras, for starters.

A LOOK BACK WITH ... MAG BASEBALL EDITOR JON SCHER

...are saying playoffs, but you have to be realistic." Sounded about right at the time. THE GREG MADDUX FEATURE This was pretty much the definitive Greg Maddux story, in which you learn that he...

THE MLB SEASON ... BY THE NUMBERS

[Ed's Note: All week long, we'll be recapping the MLB regular season. Check it out.] Numbers define baseball. More than any other sport, the numbers ...