Mike & Mike in the Morning

ESPN The Magazine senior MLB writer Buster Olney discusses the latest on the future of Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay with Mike Greenberg and Mike Gol...

Vetting the BBWAA's Hall candidates

...think it's worth noting. We still tend to overrate players who drive in runs. While Joe Mauer's nearly unanimous MVP finish might be seen as a blow for substance over context-driven...

Stock Watch

Dick Vitale reveals his stock watch.

My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

I don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Bl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place

...Thome LAD Chad Tracy ARZ Third base Adrian Beltre SEA (B) Geoff Blum HOU Craig Counsell MIL Joe Crede MIN Mark DeRosa STL (B) Pedro Feliz PHI Chone Figgins LAA (A) Troy Glaus STL (B...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009

Krejci, Rask power Bruins to fourth straight win

David Krejci scored the shootout winner and rookie goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to help the Boston Bruins win their fourth straight game, 2-1 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo...

Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo...

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 Coen brothers' take on Joe Mauer

Can the Twins re-sign Joe Mauer? Will the Yankees or Red Sox swoop in? The drama's worthy of a Coen brothers movie.

Steve Berthiaume: Voting For The Games

...allegiance to numbers that creates ballots such as we saw for the AL MVP voting, Monday. Joe Mauer had the most complete offensive season the American League has seen since 1980, which is when...

Three Strikes: Award-winning edition

...vote ever. Take a look. • Over in MVP Land, the two MVPs -- Pujols and Joe Mauer -- raked in 59 of the 60 first-place votes. That's the highest percentage in history...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Red Sox set spring training schedule

...of seven meetings, which should give the Sox plenty of time to do some recruiting of Joe Mauer, assuming MVP Joe hasn't signed a long-term contract with the Twins by then. The...

Pujols wins third MVP

Albert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.

Sox mailbag: Pitching, SS concerns

What are Halladay, Beckett worth, and will Boston pay?