314 Results for jeff gordon

A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia

Buster Olney

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 ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

Buster Olney

By the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Season-opening letdown

It was a long and brutal winter in baseball, a time when the most-discussed figures in the game were George Mitchell, Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee,...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2008

Let Francona wear the pullover

...pushing Jason Marquis as trade bait. Meanwhile, he says he wants to be with the Cubs, as Gordon Wittenmyer writes. Within this notebook, there is word that Kerry Wood could make the decision on who...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2008

The Chipper Jones 150

...he was on the move from second to third, stealing third base - "standing up," he recalled -- and Jeff Francoeur hit a roller toward the left side, leading to the collision with the Pirates' Jose Bautista...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2008

Angels not short on options

...playing winter ball for the first time in years as he prepares for another free agent season; Jeff Kent; catcher Russell Martin; and other young players, like first baseman James Loney and outfielders Matt Kemp...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 25, 2008

NL West a very competitive division

...The Rockies have a developing staff that propelled Colorado into the World Series last season, led by Jeff Francis, who seemed to take his game to another level last season. The Dodgers have Brad Penny...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 17, 2008

The Yankees' Mitchell mess

...in this piece. • Mark McGwire is bearing the punishment for the sins of many, writes Jeff Gordon. • It is not a good time for the Cubs to acquire acknowledged juicer Brian Roberts...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 10, 2008

More Branding

...attract the fringe fans to grow their sport further and when fans throw beer cans at Jeff Gordon after a victory it sets the growth back a little. Plus, instead of being branded as...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | May 03, 2007

Great Sports Weekend

...meet again in the Bronx (Andy Pettitte vs. Dice-K), the Cubs and Cardinals battle and Jeff Gordon could pass Dale Earnhardt in career wins

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | April 27, 2007

Feeling political pressure

Politicians are getting involved in baseball, in ways that Major League Baseball will like and not like: Item: The Florida governor is in favor of us...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 01, 2007

Jeff Gordon, Writer

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist feels that Mark McGwire may never get into the Hall of Fame, unless he addresses his baggage. If he would...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | November 28, 2006

MLB ignored the rules

When Sammy Sosa's bat exploded in 2003 and a thumb-sized portion of cork was exposed in the barrel, crew chief Tim McClelland gathered the other umpir...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2006

Good move?

I've heard from many people within the industry who, for the most part, thought that Drew Rosenhaus' defense of Terrell Owens wasn't his best moment. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2005

Reyes back in comfort zone

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN Insider

Jose Reyes is playing shortstop again for the Mets and showing his true skills.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 22, 2005