47 Results for larry bowa

Damon amazingly steals his way into history

Jayson Stark

...one worked out a little better for the Phillies than Sunday's play. According to Retrosheet, Larry Bowa stole third on the front end of a 14th-inning double steal. But the trail runner...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Phillies are thinking big, really big

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Winning back-to-back titles would be wonderful, but the Phillies believe this is just the beginning.

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Tension gives Dodgers, NLCS some life

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Dodgers fought back, literally and figuratively, in a Game 3 NLCS win over the Phillies, a victory that puts L.A. right back in the series.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2008

Phillies on a mission to rewrite history

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Heading into the NLCS against the Dodgers, the Phillies have won only five postseason series in the long history of the franchise. But this is a group on a mission -- a mission to rewrite history.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2008

Rolen, Eckstein back together again in Toronto

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Under different circumstances, Scott Rolen and David Eckstein have brought their dirtbag approaches from St. Louis to Toronto.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2008

Call it a life-changing experience for Phillies

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Phillies pulled off a stunning comeback to win the NL East last season, and the mind-set of the entire team this year has changed because of it.

Story | Conversation | February 29, 2008

Ex-Phillies GM Wade is Houston's new GM pick

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ed Wade was in Houston on Thursday amid increasing indications he is the Astros' leading choice for their vacant GM job.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2007

Bidding starts at eight figures

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Roger Clemens is positioning himself as the greatest midseason free agent in the history of any sport.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 14, 2006

Yankees win! Thaaaa Yankees win!

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Yankees haven't won a World Series since 2000, but that'll end in '06 when they have a parade down the Canyon of Heroes.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2006

Phillies still laboring under great expectations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Larry Bowa's not around to blame, but little has changed for the Phillies, says Jayson Stark.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2005

Digging out the obscure numbers

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From "unhittable" pitchers to very "hittable" pitchers, the numbers offer the cold, hard facts.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2005

Club should have pulled trigger earlier

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Larry Bowa wasn't going to be the manager of the Phillies next year. He wasn't even going to be the manager of the Phillies next week.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2004

Time is running out

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Major League Baseball will be facing a total relocation fiasco if a decision on the Expos isn't made by October.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2004

Witness the Adam bomb

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Adam Dunn just might have hit the most prodigious homer ever seen in baseball -- clear into another state!

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2004