Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?
Buster OlneyDifficult teammates come with all forms of behavior. Albert Belle was known as Mr. Freeze to the others in the Indians' clubhouse because he liked to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009
Battle of the Decades: 1990s vs. 2000s
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWhich decade produced better players, the 1990s or 2000s? At least in this simulated series, the old guys get the last laugh.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Three Strikes -- Happy Halladays edition
Jayson Stark...Bigggg difference, wouldn't you say? That's the true Roy Halladay Effect. And really, only Johan Santana and Roy Oswalt have approached anything like it over the past eight seasons. I looked at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Selecting the All-Decade team
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN The MagazineThe 2000s were definitely one heck of a decade. So, selecting the All-Decade team for the '00s wasn't an easy thing to do.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Halladay's ERA Headed South?
SportsCenter...notable former AL Cy Young winners and what they did their first year in the NL. Johan Santana, Pedro and Clemens all switched from the AL to the NL this decade. In their first...
Blog | December 17, 2009Leftover notes on Cameron and more
Gordon EdesSifting through some random notes, quotes and gloats (as one of my journalism heroes, Bob Verdi, used to write): We'll start you off with a trivia qu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009Most valuable pitcher of the 2000s
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comMariano Rivera stood out from all other pitchers in the 2000s by delivering dominant season after dominant season.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009Nine things to like about John Lackey
Jeremy Lundblad, ESPN Stats & InformationA statistical glance at what the Red Sox are getting in free-agent prize John Lackey.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009One of the game's most historic deals
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe three-way trade involving Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee is certainly one that'll be remembered as a historic one.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009Report: Lackey Headed To Boston
SportsCenter...five seasons, which is tied with Roy Halladay for the second longest active streak behind only Johan Santana. He is as consistent as they come, and his career ERA of 3.12 in the...
Blog | December 14, 2009Top 100 players of the decade
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comAlbert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Post-winter meetings questions
Buster Olney...about how certain pitchers possess mound presence, whether it be Chris Carpenter or Roy Oswalt or Johan Santana. Well, new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos clearly possesses executive presence. His peers came away from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009
Whole lot of talking, and very little action
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFew moves happened at the winter meetings, leaving a lot of action to come in the weeks ahead.
Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009A chip-cashing trade
Buster Olney...Jackson comes with more than two years of advance notice, having once been part of the Johan Santana trade talks. But some talent evaluators who chatted about the deal in the lobby in Indianapolis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
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