Three Strikes: Albert's trifecta edition
Jayson Stark...has racked up 1,105 RBIs -- versus 1,019 for the next-closest run-driver-inner, Lance Berkman. So the only department in which there's even minor suspense is the batting race. Theoretically...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Three Strikes: Mauer power edition
Jayson StarkSTRIKE ONE -- MAUER POWER DEPT. Joe Mauer woke up Wednesday with a .383 batting average. And you don't often see a number like that on the old leader...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 19, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Abreu finally gets homer happy
Jayson StarkIf it's 4th of July weekend, we should be serving foot-long hot dogs, not Sandwich Awards. But what the heck. The tradition continues. But before thi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009Disabled-list conspiracy theories
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhen struggling pitchers Dontrelle Willis, Oliver Perez and Chien-Ming Wang suddenly landed on the disabled list, it raised more than a few eyebrows around the league.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2009Welcome to the new Moneyball
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comEveryone knows the economy could have a profound impact on baseball. But the more important question is this: Who'll be money on the field in 2009?
Story | Conversation | March 29, 2009Many ways for Series to become Super
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comExplaining the many ways baseball can learn to better market the World Series in the same way the NFL expertly markets the Super Bowl.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009Three Strikes: A whole lot more of Rickey
Jayson StarkWas it really only 24 hours ago that I started this Rickey's Hall Teammates stampede? I didn't know what I was unleashing. Obviously. At times like ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 15, 2009Year-end awards: MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks ...
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another mesmerizing baseball season and hand out those annual Year in Review awards.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008Buy or sell? Highlighting four teams still on the fence
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comTo buy or sell? Jayson Stark looks at four teams that could decide to go one way or the other in the final week before the trade deadline.
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2008Hamilton's power display defies explanation
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comJosh Hamilton didn't win the Home Run Derby, but his unforgettable power display made him an instant part of Yankee Stadium lore.
Story | Conversation | July 14, 2008By passing on Derby, A-Rod comes up very small
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comA Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium without a Bronx Bomber involved? Yes. And you can thank Alex Rodriguez for that.
Story | Conversation | July 13, 2008Honoring the very best (and worst) of the first half
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFrom Most Valuable Players to Cy Youngs to Cy Yuks, Jayson Stark doles out his annual midseason awards.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2008Ideas on how to make the All-Star Game even better
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comTweak the Home Run Derby. Make the break "National Baseball Week." Jayson Stark offers up ideas on how to improve the Midsummer Classic.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 2008Season of opposites in AL Central
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comSo the AL Central has gone as predicted, right? Think again. Jayson Stark tries to shed some light on baseball's most topsy-turvy division.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2008Reaching the unreachable could be possible this season
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCan Chipper Jones hit .400? Can Lance Berkman or Josh Hamilton win a Triple Crown? These are just two of the most fascinating questions surrounding the game.
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