Digging into Cy balloting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Aside from Carroll and Law, every ballot was filled with only three names.* *St. Louis writer Jeff Gordon argues that Wainwright got "jobbed." And further, "Carpenter was left off two ballots, with Javier Vasquez...
Blog | November 19, 2009Athletes share Halloween memories
ESPN.comThe Life asks some pro sports personalities about their Halloween memories and favorite costumes.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster OlneyThe 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
Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
NASCAR SPRINT CUP NEWS, STATS and RUMORS
...7 wins], 6652, finished 5th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6511, -141, 12th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6473, -179, 6th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 6446, -206, 4th 5) #11...
Story | July 16, 2009Performance-enhanced week in ESPN.com community
CommunityEdsA-Rod dominated conversations Feb. 7-13, although Brett Favre, NBA trade rumors, the NFL draft and rivalry games also were hot topics.
Story | Conversation | February 13, 2009Stat guys not so monolithic after all
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...s ballot: 1. Elvis Andrus 2. Andrew Bailey 3. Gordon Beckham My ballot would have looked like this: 1. Brett Anderson 2. Elvis Andrus 3. Jeff Niemann Our ballots are quite a bit different from...
Blog | November 17, 2009It's award time for MLB
Richard Durrett...a top pick for Detroit. He also had 14 wins. Chicago's Gordon Beckham, Baltimore's Nolan Reimold and Tampa Bay's Jeff Nieman are also in the mix. I didn't have a vote...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009ESPN's picks: AL Rookie of the Year
ESPN.comCheck out the top candidates for AL Rookie of the Year, and who ESPN experts would have picked.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Fontenot earns last spot in arbitration
Associated PressCubs infielder Mike Fontenot earned the last arbitration spot for players with between two and three years of major league service, beating out Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and Reds pitcher Micah Owings on a tiebreaker.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
McCourt opposes wife's return to team
ESPN.com news servicesDodgers owner Frank McCourt on Wednesday filed papers opposing his wife's demand to be reinstated as the team's chief executive, citing insubordination and an affair she allegedly had with her bodyguard.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009Walk-off wisdom
Buster Olney...he saw his line drive split the outfielders, knowing that the tying and winning runs would score. Jeff Mathis had a .211 batting average during the regular season, the lowest for any player in major...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Heyward already living up to hype at AFL
Jason Grey...Arizona Fall League campaign: 1. Tommy Hanson 2. Gordon Beckham 3. Andrew Bailey Those were just some...Peoria Saguaros 1. Mike Minor, Atlanta Braves; 2. Jeff Lyman, Atlanta Braves (The Cleveland Indians' Zach Putnam...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Porcello's fastball will be his tell
Buster OlneyRick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009
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