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Defense highlights offseason moves

Buster Olney

Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Moneyed clubs cleaning up in '09

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...14th or lower. And in 2005, the No. 13 Chicago White Sox defeated the No. 12 Houston Astros in the World Series. --snip-- Minnesota and Tampa Bay, last year's American League champs...

Blog | October 01, 2009

Why Holliday could end up a rental

Buster Olney

As the summer's trade season played out, rival executives came away from conversations with the Cardinals believing St. Louis wasn't in position to ta...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Meet Matt Cassel

Tim Graham, AFC East

...his major-league debut last year for the San Diego Padres and has pitched for the Houston Astros this season. Justin Cassel pitches in the Chicago White Sox system.Matt Cassel, who was drafted...

Blog | September 08, 2008

The lost leverage of Manny and T.O.

Howard Bryant, ESPN.com

What have we learned from Manny Ramirez and Terrell Owens in the past few weeks? Maybe it's that the balance of power is shifting to ownership in pro sports.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

Logic and steroids just don't mix

Tim Keown, Page 2

Recent events have reminded Tim Keown that the discussion of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball has become one long vacation for logic.

Story | Conversation | September 11, 2007

Keri The 10, the first edition

Jonah Keri, Special to Page 2

In the first edition of his new Monday column, Page 2's Jonah Keri breaks down 10 stories from the baseball world.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2007

The most livable Uni cities

Paul Lukas, Special to Page 2

Forget crime, schools, weather and so on. Uni Watch ranks the most livable cities by ranking the only thing that matters: the uniforms.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2007