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MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Moyer out through postseason

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Jamie Moyer needs surgery to repair three torn muscles in his groin and lower abdomen and will miss the rest of the season and postseason.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Phillies, Red Sox among trade winners

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

What happens when you acquire Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez? You're a trade deadline winner, as the Phillies and Red Sox are, respectively.

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Practically un-bee-lievable

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Best, worst and weirdest of the first half

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks to MVPs and LVPs to some of the stranger moments on the diamond, we look back at the first half of the 2009 season.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Florida's fire sales are history

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

With a new ballpark on the horizon and loads of young talent in the system, the future of the Florida Marlins is essentially secure.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2009

Phils meet; Pedro to start Wednesday

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Manager Charlie Manuel called a rare team meeting to help the Phils right their ship.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Yanks, Mauer/Cuddyer, McCoy

Jayson Stark

...16 that rank higher? They're on this list. And now, in other news … • The Astros lost a game Wednesday in Cincinnati in which they hit five home runs. And if you think...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Three Strikes: The Pie cycle

Jayson Stark

...ve had an epidemic of them in the last few days. So check these out: Rodriguez • Houston's Wandy Rodriguez, Saturday versus Florida: 4 IP, 10 H, 10 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 3...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Suspended animation: Abbott and Costello style

Jayson Stark

...on all the impossible stuff that happened in that suspended Astros-Nationals game, which started May 5 in Washington and finished Thursday in Houston. All you need to know about how any of this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Jeter, Griffey make history

Jayson Stark

...though they did it in Boston), Diamondbacks, Marlins, Astros, Angels, Padres, Rays, Senators/Rangers or Blue Jays...Sox, who won two out of three against Houston. • Another note on that Rays-Phillies...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009

Focusing on baseball's many mysteries

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Why are the Cubs struggling to score runs? Why do the Phillies have such a bad home record? What happened to the vaunted Angels bullpen? A snippet of baseball's mysteries.

Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009

Players express interleague angst

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Interleague play is here to stay, but a majority of today's players dislike it and believe the annual NL-AL schedule needs some serious modifications.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Disabled-list conspiracy theories

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

When struggling pitchers Dontrelle Willis, Oliver Perez and Chien-Ming Wang suddenly landed on the disabled list, it raised more than a few eyebrows around the league.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2009