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Whole lot of talking, and very little action

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Few moves happened at the winter meetings, leaving a lot of action to come in the weeks ahead.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009

The Roy Halladay buying guide

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

There's plenty of interest in Blue Jays right-hander Roy Halladay, but Toronto's asking price for the Cy Young winner remains high.

Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Yankees add a grand new centerpiece

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The New York Yankees paid a steep price to add Curtis Granderson, and the first -- and only -- big move of these winter meetings so far comes with risk.

Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Damon steals the show in Game 4

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Two stolen bases on one pitch. Johnny Damon's ninth-inning feat might end up as the defining moment of the World Series.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Start spreadin' the news …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Start speadin' the news: The New York Yankees are about to win their first title in almost a decade.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Mets in impossible spot going forward

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Biggest myths about the trade deadline

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Think those deadline dealings will lead you to the parade floats in October? Think again.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009

Practically un-bee-lievable

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

About those empty seats …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Given the dire state of the economy, you might think that attendance in April would be down. But you'd be wrong.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009

Believe it or not, Price headed to minors

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Surprising as it may sound, the Rays will soon officially send phenom David Price to the minor leagues to begin the season.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Boston's moves could pay big dividends

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Unlike the Yankees, the Red Sox didn't have to spend $400 million on free agents to improve. Boston's free-agent signings are high on upside, low on risk.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009

Three Strikes: Manny's bottom line edition

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- MANNY'S BOTTOM LINE DEPT.: I hope Manny Ramirez thinks it was worth it. I hope, deep down, he thinks his antics in Boston this past su...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009

Three Strikes: Yank-free October

Jayson Stark

...we witnessed a Yankee-free October? Sheez, last time it happened (non-strike-year division), in 1993, Joba Chamberlain was in third grade. But as weird a phenomenon as that was for us regular old...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2009

Because they're the Yankees

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Yankees took CC Sabathia off the market. And here's the scary part: They're not done spending money on big-time free-agent arms.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008