Battle of the Decades: 1990s vs. 2000s
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWhich decade produced better players, the 1990s or 2000s? At least in this simulated series, the old guys get the last laugh.
Story | Conversation | December 19, 2009Top 100 players of the decade
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comAlbert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009More Gold Gloves, more head-scratching
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...American League's MVP). In the outfield, the voters had to choose both Torii Hunter and Ichiro Suzuki, because both had won eight straight Gold Gloves and everybody knows that if you've won...
Blog | November 10, 2009And the winners are ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Jack Wilson (6) 3B: Ryan Zimmerman (6) LF: Carl Crawford (10) CF: Franklin Gutierrez (9) RF: Ichiro Suzuki (9) Those numbers in parentheses represent the number of first- and second-place votes each winner...
Blog | November 02, 2009Young Japanese pitcher a hot property
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the right Japanese players might help him beat the Yankees. Once players like Hideo Nomo and Ichiro Suzuki proved that Japanese players could not just play, but star in the majors, it was just...
Blog | October 15, 2009Detroit's most expensive AB
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the form he showed just two seasons ago, when he (improbably enough) batted .363 to ace Ichiro Suzuki for the title. What's missing is the power. When Ordonez batted .363, he also...
Blog | September 16, 2009Picking the Team of the Aughts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...a real beauty: Suzuki and Pujols battling to the last day of the season." Indeed, at this moment Pujols holds a one-point lead, .334 to .333. Verducci says Ichiro's only...
Blog | September 15, 2009Appreciating Ichiro's 'record'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotGee, I don't know ... I certainly heard plenty about Ichiro Suzuki's new "record." What about you? Is this the first you've...
Blog | September 14, 2009Podcast: Rob Neyer
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotESPN's Rob Neyer talks about the uniqueness of Ichiro Suzuki, Pedro Martinez's surprising performance on Sunday night and CC Sabathia's chances of...
Blog | September 14, 2009Mariners just flat can't hit
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the M's have somehow scored fewer runs than the Royals). Thanks (in part) to Ichiro Suzuki, they're ninth in the league in batting average, but (thanks in part to Ichiro...
Blog | August 25, 2009Five reasons to love baseball
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotPosted by Tom Tango 1. Size doesn't matter. Best represented by Ichiro Suzuki vs. CC Sabathia. According to MLB.com, Ichiro Suzuki is 5 foot 11, 170 pounds, while...
Blog | August 07, 2009Finally, Man Muscles is qualified
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...400 this year -- as of last night he's still hitting .388 -- well above #2 Ichiro Suzuki, who's batting .356 as of Tuesday. Granted, Mauer isn't going to hit...
Blog | July 09, 2009Is Ellsbury the new Pierre?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...since. He has been given many comparisons to other players, including Fred Lynn, Johnny Damon and Ichiro Suzuki. So far though he has fallen short in different ways, like batting eye or power. This...
Blog | June 30, 2009David Wright's bizarre numbers
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...strikeouts. In a sense, Wright has become a composite of the best and worst traits of Ichiro Suzuki, Juan Pierre and Dave Kingman, on pace to hit 11 homers, strike out 159 times and...
Blog | June 18, 2009Pitching out West (AL)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...season ERA stands at 3.07, and while he's gotten help from Franklin Gutierrez, Ichiro Suzuki, and Endy Chavez, he's also just pitching really well - his FIP stands at 3...
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