117 Results for ken cook

The Tigers must address Cabrera

Buster Olney

Police reportedly don't know everything that took place inside Miguel Cabrera's home Saturday morning because neither the Tigers' first baseman nor hi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Running through some end-of-the-year observations

ESPN.com

Mark Cunningham/Getty Images Toss out everything from this Mets season -- except the uniforms they wore Sunday. Keep those. By Steve Berthiaume, E...

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Type A positive

Buster Olney

Jason Varitek and Juan Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by circumstance. But they prob...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Any drama left for season's final week?

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the final week of the baseball season and says there's a lot of uncertainty with many top teams close to clinching playoff berths.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009

The overlooked stars of the season

Buster Olney

Zack Greinke is battling for the Cy Young Award, and that standing has hoisted him out of the second division and into the national conversation. Simi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Seven possibilities for a Mets front man

Buster Olney

Ordinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Inside another great Colorado run

Buster Olney

...looking at other possibilities as well, although they are likely to address the hole created by Aaron Cook's recent shoulder injury internally. The team's medical staff indicated Monday that Cook's injury is...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Griffey, Lopez homer for M's in win over Oakland

Associated Press

Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 625th homer, a two-run drive off Vin Mazzaro, and the Seattle Mariners opened a key 10-game homestand with a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Chat Archive: Special Guests

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The Special Guest Chat Archive

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2009

Why White Sox might want Rios

Buster Olney

Some team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there is lots of evidence that ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009

Dodgers shouldn't scare Wandy owners

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass previews Thursday's games in the major leagues for fantasy purposes and notes Wandy Rodriguez owners shouldn't fear his matchup versus the Dodgers.

Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009

Focusing on baseball's many mysteries

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Why are the Cubs struggling to score runs? Why do the Phillies have such a bad home record? What happened to the vaunted Angels bullpen? A snippet of baseball's mysteries.

Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009

Matsui, Ortiz expected to lose at-bats

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the 12th week of the major league season, and with interleague play winding down, there will be some AL DHs losing out on at-bats.

Story | Conversation | June 19, 2009

Indians to harness their animal instincts

Jim Caple, Page 2

First the midges, now the seagulls. Jim Caple found out that's just the beginning of the wildlife at Jacobs Field.

Story | Conversation | June 17, 2009

Harang gets two favorable starts

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the 11th week of the major league season, and updates the DH situation in interleague games plus supporting Aaron Harang's two starts.

Story | Conversation | June 12, 2009