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Seven deserve Veterans election

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Rob Neyer lists Billy Martin, Doug Harvey and Bob Howsam among seven who deserve election by the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Weather has its World Series moments

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

With the World Series being played in the Northeast and extending into November, Rob Neyer looks back at years when the weather was a factor.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Baseball's top 10 baserunning blunders

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Nick Punto and Carlos Gomez are included on Rob Neyer's list of the top 10 all-time baserunning blunders.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Jays prospect still beating odds

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Collins. That's the listed height and weight for the lefty reliever. But, according to Jays insiders that I know and trust, those might both be generous estimates. One team staffer who has seen...

Blog | August 20, 2009

Friday Filberts

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...thing I've ever read about Alex Rodriguez. • I love Jeff Pearlman's little insider tidbit, at the very end, about his John Rocker story. (Oh, and has it really been 10...

Blog | August 14, 2009

6-9 Mets weighing options

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...the rotation could be in the offing after each pitcher is given one more opportunity. A team insider later elaborated that no one, aside from Johan Santana, has immunity. Translation: Perez or Pelfrey, who can...

Blog | April 24, 2009

Check out SweetSpot!

Rob Neyer

My blog has a new name -- SweetSpot -- and it's moved here!

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Fewer and fewer writers on the baseball beat

Rob Neyer

Russell Adams and Tim Marchman on the suddenly tenuous future of the baseball beat: But throughout the last century, baseball writers have stood abo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Do the Mets really believe in Church?

Rob Neyer

Ben Shpigel on what's up with Ryan Church: The more I think about it, the less I understand the motivation for tweaking Church the way the Mets have...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Minor league performance usually speaks volumes

Rob Neyer

On Monday, inspired by a reader, I threw out a challenge: Who are some players whose minor league performances gave us no idea of how good they would ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Computer simulations sometimes offer surprises

Rob Neyer

Alan Schwarz on the utility within baseball of computer simulations: Take the age-old question of how much difference a team's lineup order makes. T...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

After one game, don't get too crazy about Schafer

Rob Neyer

I've been writing stuff like this for 13 years; now it's Eric Seidman's turn: This will not be a lengthy or detailed post discussing what sample siz...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Thome smokes a Farnsworth heater

Rob Neyer

Last year, Kyle Farnsworth gave up 15 home runs in 60 innings. In his career, Farnsworth has allowed a .441 slugging percentage to left-handed hitters...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

New ballparks never about the public good

Rob Neyer

ShysterBall, touching on an article about the first five years of Petco Park: More subjectively speaking, I have a brother who has lived in San Dieg...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Predicting the '09 season

Rob Neyer

No one has asked for them, but here are my predictions anyway: NL West 1. Dodgers 2. Diamondbacks (WC) 3. Rockies 4. Giants 5. Padres I had the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009