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Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2

It has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009

A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia

The old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Instant replay for the World Series? Yes

Umpires make mistakes, just like players do. So why not institute instant replay for the World Series?

What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS

Eight factors that, among others, will shape Game 6: Chamberlain Hughes 1. The Yankees' set-up men. Phil Hughes was one of the best r...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Rollins' 9th-inning double gives Phillies 3-1 series lead

Jimmy Rollins lined a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied past the Dodgers 5-4 Monday night.

ALCS Game 2 filled with regrets, redemption

The Yankees and Angels played through 13 innings, 432 pitches and 310 minutes (not to mention 6,980 meetings between Yankees catcher Jose Molina and h...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2009

Top 10 matchups of the LCS

...Torre will summon his left-handed relievers, who are two of the best against left-handed hitters. George Sherrill has held left-handed batters to a .128 average this season, while allowing exactly zero home...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Dodgers don't mind calling for help

The Dodgers have a versatile, reliable group ready to come out of the bullpen, an advantage they plan to rely on against the Phillies in the NLCS.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 07: Pitcher George Sherrill #52 of the Los Angeles Dodgers on...7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images

Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off

The fates of managers and pitching coaches are tied to their pitchers, and when a pitcher starts to go bad, some staffers instinctively separate thems...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009

La Russa may be leaving St. Louis

Nobody will know how the St. Louis Cardinals' season might have ended if the third out hadn't escaped them in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009

Instant replay must be expanded … immediately

There were mistakes made by professionals this week. The gritty Ryan Raburn played a pop-fly single into a triple in the Metrodome. Chris Carpenter le...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009

Must-see Cubs TV

Hiring the next Cubs manager would definitely make for must-see TV for fans.