Tweaking the Plus/Minus Rating
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...appearance. Sure, there are countless variables that go into a plate appearance (i.e. facing Johan Santana is vastly more difficult than facing Adam Eaton, and a plate appearance in San Francisco is...
Blog | November 04, 2008A New Trend Sends Chicago into October-Fest
Carmen DeFalcoWe've all seen those birthday cards before. The ones that remind you you're old by listing the price of gas, stamps or a gallon of milk the year you w...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2008Zoom Gallery: 2008 MLB - Old Players, New Teams
High res photos of the 2008 baseball players who've signed or been traded to new teams.
Photo | Conversation | March 23, 2008Chat with Tim Kurkjian
Can the Rockies repeat at National League champions in 2008, or will they fall back to their non-contending status? Tim Kurkjian made the cases for an...
Chat | February 05, 2008
Chat with Jayson Stark
...that's what all those quality starts reflect. He had more quality starts last year than Johan Santana, Brandon Webb or Matt Cain. And over the last three years, the Glavine-versus-Maddux quality...
Chat | February 04, 2008Chat with Jayson Stark
...back each day for a new topic and a new chat! Take it away, Jayson! If Johan Santana was good enough to carry a team to a World Series by himself, the Twins would...
Chat | January 30, 2008Chat with Jerry Crasnick
...limit in the American League Championship Series. If Francisco Liriano returns from Tommy John surgery and Johan Santana stays put, Minnesota could be very intriguing. In addition, Miguel Cabrera, Dontrelle Willis, Edgar Renteria, Nick...
Chat | January 17, 2008Chat with Jerry Crasnick
...third best pitch. It's no wonder that when the Red Sox made a play for Johan Santana, they made it clear from the outset that Buchholz was off-limits. The case for Chamberlain...
Chat | January 15, 2008Chat with Tim Kurkjian
...is the best left-handed starting pitcher in baseball? Is that a trick question? It's Johan Santana of the Twins. Can there even be a debate? Now, maybe there can at least be...
Chat | January 14, 2008A few links while honoring King Felix
...was already rebuilding around young guys and prospects for 2008. Jack had one major trade chip: Johan Santana in the last year of his fake contract. The logical deal was Felix for Santana -- Jack...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 12, 2007Master of my TV domain
With the Basketball Blog on hiatus until the NBA playoffs start, I woke up on Monday morning, made some coffee, answered a few e-mails, sat down in fr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2007One shining weekend ahead
Are you ready for one of the all-time greatest sports weekends? A quick preview … Friday: The "Who can tank the most egregiously for Oden and Du...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2007The unanswerable question about Sabathia
Rob Neyer...a seven-year, $105 million deal with the Dodgers before the 1999 season - every pitcher except Johan Santana last season has been plagued by injuries, ineffectiveness or both. Still, CC Sabathia figures to make...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2008NBA teams are pulling deals, and so should we
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell offers up a handful of trade tips, including what he would give up to get LeBron James and what to do with traded players such as Allen Iverson.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2008Things about to get interesting for Dodgers
Dodgers GM Ned Colletti says Chad Billingsley "is expected to be ready before spring training," after the starter slipped on ice in Reading, Pa., and ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2008EDITOR'S PICKS
...Mark Teixeira Francisco Rodriguez CC Sabathia Dustin Pedroia Alex Rodriguez Cliff Lee Tim Lincecum Albert Pujols
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