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The Ivan Nova story with the Yankees is a testament to baseball's backbone of scouts, coaches and a very talented pitcher.

Jorge Arangure Jr. analyzes the roster of the Mexican national team, including likely formations and tactics for the squad. With expectations high, anything other than two wins in upcoming qualifiers will be disappointing.

Blog | Conversation | May 22, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. continues his interview with former Liverpool and Tottenham director of football Damien Comolli. Comolli talks about scouting in Mexico, player development and Giovani Dos Santos.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2012

While Carlos Velas has resurrected his club career in Europe, his success has backfired for Mexico. The team is now very thin at striker minus him and Javier Hernandez.

Blog | Conversation | May 11, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. interviews Damien Comolli, the former Liverpool director of football. Comolli discusses the current level of talent in Mexico, the best time for a Mexican player to move to Europe and more.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. interviews Luis 'El Matador' Hernandez, a Mexican national team legend. Hernandez discusses the differences in the national team from when he played, the increased player freedom in the present day and how he got his start.

Blog | Conversation | May 01, 2012

After playing nine years with the Mets, Jose Reyes is extremely excited to return to New York as a member of the Marlins.

Jose Reyes opened up about his return to Citi Field in a well-done feature by former Mets beat writer Jorge Arangure Jr. for ESPN.com. Writes Arangure: Reyes giggles at the memory of the time in 2004 when the Mets tried to change his running style...

Jorge Arangure Jr. writes that Carlos Vela is having a breakthrough season for Real Sociedad. Not only has he revived hope for a superstar career, but he's making his claim as the current top Mexican footballer on the planet.

Blog | Conversation | April 17, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. explains what the stars of El Tri's Olympic qualifying team need to do in order to make the Olympic roster.

Blog | Conversation | April 10, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. explains why the Mexican team is confident that it can medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Blog | Conversation | April 03, 2012

The Mariners traded for Jesus Montero to get his bat, Jorge Arangure Jr. writes for ESPN The Magazine. But Montero will have to prove he deserves to be their catcher.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. previews the CONCACAF Olympic tournament final between Mexico and Honduras, explaining why the game is important for Mexico -- even though the team has already qualified.

Blog | Conversation | April 02, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. writes that the pressure is temporarily off the Mexican U-23 team after it qualified for the Olympics last night.

Blog | Conversation | April 01, 2012

After an impressive three victories in group play Jorge Arangure Jr. gives out awards for El Tri's U-23 team before a Saturday semifinal against Canada.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2012

Jorge Arangure Jr. writes that, as crazy as it may sound, maybe Mexico U23 coach Luis Fernando Tena is better than we thought. Tena is showing some tactical brilliance in the Olympic qualifying tournament.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2012