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For one night, Ordonez worth the cost

Buster Olney

It's too bad there isn't a transcript of the conversation that took place sometime this summer between Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his baseba...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Duensing among unlikely September stars

Buster Olney

The crises come daily in the pennant races, and all the stuff that really matters at the outset of spring training -- pedigree, salary, past statistic...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Smoltz manufactures a comeback

Buster Olney

John Smoltz is a friend and golfing partner of Tiger Woods, which is hardly surprising, because the two men are similar in many ways. Both are superla...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Torii Hunter is of a rare breed

Buster Olney

Torii Hunter's three-homer game Saturday is a rarity. He is the 11th player in Angels history to hit three home runs in a game and the first since Gar...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 14, 2009

Notes, Stats and Trends: April 7, 2009

ESPN Stats & Information, Special to Insider

Insider digs into the day's hot topics, fromY UNC's 5th national title to the Ken Griffey Jr.'s return to Seattle to Yankees' Opening Day loss.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Wells runs dry

Matt Meyers, ESPN The Magazine

Vernon Wells' mega-deal is making it even harder for the Blue Jays to compete

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 09, 2009

BP Daily: Ranking the breakout hitters

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Justin Upton tops the list of players who could be headed for a breakout season.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009

Price to get his first taste of the majors

David Price has been summoned to the big leagues, and presumably, he will make his major league debut sometime in the next 48 hours. Like a lot of Sep...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 13, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Back of Pirates rotation

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris discusses Jeff Karstens' insertion to the Pirates' rotation and the other options for the back end of the Pittsburgh staff.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 07, 2008

Playing With Numbers: Reassessing value

A.J. Mass, Special to ESPN.com

A.J. Mass discusses how to know a players true value as opposed to the expected value of a player because of his track record.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 04, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Can Moss succeed in Pittsburgh?

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris looks at the prospects of Brandon Moss, who joined Pittsburgh in the Manny Ramirez trade.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 01, 2008

Monday Mendozas

...his first home run of the season -- and the 245th of his career -- yesterday. And like Elijah Dukes' first homer the other night, this one was a walk-off job. • Speaking of which, I...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Breaking down the Cardinals outfield

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris sorts out who will get the at-bats in the crowded Cardinals outfield, plus news and notes of interest to those in deep NL-only leagues.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 06, 2008

Mets should consider Bonds

In the midst of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, it was United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson who raised the one option, among the many being consid...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2008

Wells waiting in the wings

Last weekend, David Wells pitched again, in a game. There were hitters, there were fielders. And Wells wasn't in Florida or Arizona. No, Wells took t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2008