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Weighing McGriff's HOF candidacy

Jayson Stark

I haven't even gotten my Hall of Fame ballot in the mail yet. But how come I already have the impression Fred McGriff's candidacy is going to get tram...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition

Jayson Stark

Before we ingest approximately 588,000 calories while watching the Detroit Lions do their inimitable Thanksgiving thing, it's time for another mailbag...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Three Strikes: Award-winning edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Albert's Eight-Ball Dept. As you contemplate the greatness of Albert Pujols, don't measure him just by the three MVP awards he's won. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Three Strikes -- Mailbag edition

Jayson Stark

Here's a confession I'm not proud of. I'm 8,800 e-mails behind in my uselessinfodept@yahoo.com inbox alone. And it sure isn't because I don't try. I'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Last Shall Be First Dept. Greinke Zack Greinke won a Cy Young Award Tuesday. Excellent choice. And the correct choice. It even to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Three Strikes -- Deadlines and dollars edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Deal of the Year Dept. Was Cliff Lee the greatest trade-deadline starting-pitching acquisition ever? After considering the evidence, I'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Damon amazingly steals his way into history

Jayson Stark

Two stolen bases on one pitch. How does that happen? Damon Well, it happened Sunday night, in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series -...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Three Strikes: For Series opener, a pair of Cys

Jayson Stark

Strike One: Heave a Cy Dept. Sabathia Lee Found this hard to believe myself, but only once in history has a World Series started with a ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Three Strikes: Phils, Yanks close but uncommon

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- A TALE OF TWO CITIES DEPT. They play in ballparks located just 108 miles apart. But outside of geography, the Yankees and Phillies have ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

NLCS: That's how Rollins rolls

Jayson Stark

10:51 p.m. ET Now that Jimmy Rollins has crossed the plate, it's time to announce that, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Phillies have won ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

NLCS: Not the same Cole Hamels

Jayson Stark

10:38 p.m. ET Cole Hamels allowed more homers to the first 18 hitters he faced tonight (three) than he allowed to the 131 hitters he faced in the ent...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

NLCS: J-Roll a real hit

Jayson Stark

10:51 p.m. ET The Phillies have also never lost a game where Jimmy Rollins got hit by two pitches. Of course, that's because there had never been on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

NLCS: Shades of Kirk Gibson

Jayson Stark

10:03 p.m. ET The last pinch homer by a Dodger in a postseason game before Orlando Hudson ripped one to left in the fifth? A fellow named Kirk Gibso...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

NLCS: Unfamiliar time slot for Sherrill

Jayson Stark

9:58 p.m. ET No wonder George Sherrill looked so discombobulated after he marched into this game in the fourth inning. Sherrill had made 329 appeara...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

NLCS: Can Hamels finish off L.A.?

Jayson Stark

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Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009