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Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition

Jayson Stark

...Spend it. Strike Two -- Mr. Octember Dept. Wasn't it only about 15 minutes ago that Hideki Matsui was named the World Series MVP? And now we're carving our Thanksgiving turkeys. Craziness. Matsui...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Cries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Four remain pride of the Yankees

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The old faces of the Yankees -- Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte -- connect the last title team with the one that was crowned after knocking off the Phillies in six games.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Phillies not ready to give up title yet

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Phillies aren't quite ready to hand over their championship belts, and in Game 5, they fought off the Yankees and forced this World Series back to New York.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Damon steals the show in Game 4

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Two stolen bases on one pitch. Johnny Damon's ninth-inning feat might end up as the defining moment of the World Series.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Burnett takes over a starring role

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A.J. Burnett emerged from CC Sabathia's shadow, avoided the problems that always seem to find him and pitched a gem on a night the Yankees desperately needed it to even the World Series at one win apiece.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

L.A. meets its match in NLCS Game 3

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

With Cliff Lee on the mound and Ryan Howard with a bat in his hands, the Phillies were an unstoppable force in their 11-0 rout of the Dodgers in NLCS Game 3.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2009

Start spreadin' the news …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Start speadin' the news: The New York Yankees are about to win their first title in almost a decade.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Count on Red Sox Nation celebrating

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The consensus around baseball is that the three best teams reside in the AL East. And the last one standing will be the Red Sox.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2009

Potential for globalization is unlimited

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Commissioner Bud Selig shares his vision for the increasingly powerful connection between Major League Baseball and the Far East.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2007

Yanks are turbocharged this October

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Yankees haven't won the World Series since 2000, but this is the year they recapture glory.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2006

Yankees win! Thaaaa Yankees win!

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Yankees haven't won a World Series since 2000, but that'll end in '06 when they have a parade down the Canyon of Heroes.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2006

World's best? Japan's proof is in the results

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

People may think other teams were better, but only Japan was the last one standing in the WBC, writes Jayson Stark.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2006

Spring training is not the same this year

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

We're not here to bash the World Baseball Classic, but the inaugural event is not helping spring training.

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2006

Was Carlos too costly?

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Mets might have overestimated the interest in Carlos Delgado when they dealt for him.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 01, 2005