267 Results for joba chamberlain

Peavy needs concessions to waive no-trade

Jake Peavy has the power to block the Padres' efforts to trade him with the no-trade clause in his contract. For now, he is playing along, and has pre...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2008

Noon: Whittingham/Guys

Colin is joined by Kyle Whittingham. Plus, more on Joba Chamberlain, Jose Canseco, Mike Nolan and why guys are snitches

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | October 21, 2008

Game 7 just the beginning for Price

The Red Sox had seen J.P. Howell's curveball, over and over, and they had locked in on Dan Wheeler's fastball, and they had come to be patient against...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008

No secrets left between Rays and Red Sox

Game 7 will be the 25th game played between the Red Sox and the Rays since the start of the regular season. They've played more than 200 innings, and ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2008

How do you define a dynasty?

The Yankees of 1936-41 won five championships in six seasons, and a decade later, the Yankees of 1949-1953 won five straight titles. The Philadelphia ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2008

Cut Cashman slack, but for '09 only

...that if, next year, the Yankees continue to get very little from Phil Hughes, Adam Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, and Kei Igawa, maybe it's time to find a general manager who's a little...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2008

Mets' big hope for 2009 … fix Wright

The fans at Shea Stadium chanted "Off Our Field" over and over after the Mets completed a collapse that is historic because it was their second consec...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2008

Handing out the season-ending hardware

These are my hypothetical ballots for the three key awards for the 2008 season -- MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year -- with some comments on the ra...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2008

The final day in "The House That Ruth Built"

8:35 p.m. ET: A final thought before Andy Pettitte throws the first pitch of the game, about 10 minutes late … While the pregame ceremony for th...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 20, 2008

McClain's first HR is dream come true

Scott McClain learned that he was in the Giants' lineup Wednesday morning, but he forgot to e-mail or text anyone in his family the news. "Totally fla...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2008

Cubs much different without Zambrano

The Cubs were under the impression that Carlos Zambrano was OK. He had insisted to the Cubs that he was fine, and he had told friends he had nothing m...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008

Given time to mature, Rays' Jackson now a positive

...fail. It's not all smiles and giggles." No, and not everybody is Tim Lincecum and Joba Chamberlain, for whom success has been immediate and sustained. There is a learning curve for most pitchers...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2008

Lesson learned: MLB must enforce deadline

Eric Hosmer, the Royals' No. 1 pick, has been taken off the field, as Major League Baseball and the union prepped for their arbitration hearing about ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2008

Price heads group of potential September callups

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

Former No. 1 overall pick David Price is the most noteworthy name among the potential September callups.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008

Playing with Numbers: Earned runs versus actual runs allowed

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass looks at how fraudulent a stat earned run average can be in determining a pitcher's value.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 26, 2008