Keeping up with Jones
Chad Konecky...the award program's 25th football winner since 1985 were awfully enthusiastic about Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer too. Mauer is inarguably one of most likeable, down-to-earth pros in recent memory. He...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009Twins flexing newfound financial muscle
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...with a $100 million payroll? They're not far off, and that's before looking up Joe Mauer forever. As Nick's Twins Blog suggests, the balance of financial power in the American League...
Blog | December 16, 2009'MLB 10: The Show:' Six Things to Know
Jon RobinsonESPN's Jon Robinson takes an exclusive first look at Sony's "MLB 10: The Show."
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009At what cost, Holliday?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...He's not. There's a top tier of superstars, a tier that includes Pujols and Joe Mauer and Chase Utley and Hanley Ramirez. There's a second tier that includes Evan Longoria and...
Blog | December 15, 2009Projecting a new decade of MLB stars
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusKevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus projects the best MLB players from 2010 through 2019 (the next decade of stars). His tops include Hanley Ramirez, Justin Upton, Joe Mauer and Tim Lincecum; the list goes to 20, though, with surprises.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Post-winter meetings questions
Buster Olney...B? The Cards made an offer to Matt Holliday for less than $18 million per year, writes Joe Strauss, and they want an answer by early in the week. If they're bluffing about their...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009
Jones named player of the year
Chad Konecky, ESPN RISEMalcolm Jones was named Gatorade National Football Player of the Year, but the season is still going strong for him and many others.
Story | Conversation | December 11, 2009One of many
Buster OlneyA boy waits for the rumbling sound of an old blue car to climb through the maple trees, and right after he hears it he can see through the barn window...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
The untold tales of the winter meetings
Jim Caple, Page 2We've heard lots of news from the MLB winter meetings, but here are some ultra-secret scoops.
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009Superstars among decade's top players
ESPN RISE MagazineBefore turning the page to a new decade, ESPN RISE takes a look back at the most exciting and influential high school athletes from the past 10 years.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster OlneyThe Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Vetting the BBWAA's Hall candidates
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...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...
Blog | November 30, 2009Stock Watch
Dick VitaleDick Vitale reveals his stock watch.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith LawI 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
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