Can Red Sox afford not to spend?

Will Red Sox fans accept a rebuilding phase?

How the Yankees can slow the Angels

The Yankees' internal conversation about how to slow down the Angels' running game in this postseason started a little while back -- before spring tra...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Three Strikes: History in the unmaking edition

...this decade runs from 2001-10: 1900s: 50 1910s: 62 1920s: 0 1930s: 3 (Carl Hubbell, Lefty Grove, Dizzy Dean) 1940s: 10 1950s: 3 (Whitey Ford, Hoyt Wilhelm, Warren Spahn) 1960s: 18 1970s: 9...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009

Pujols' pinch-hit HR leaves Pirates 1 loss shy of 17th consecutive losing season

Albert Pujols lead off the 10th inning with his second career pinch-hit home run, and the Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Saturday night.

How hard did the old-timers throw?

...years ago is as great as I used to think. I suspect that Satchel Paige and Lefty Grove and Dazzy Vance topped out in the low or middle 90s, which was frightening then and...

Grady Little Advises Pulling Him Early

...earlier this season, voters picked Martinez of 2000 vintage ahead of the best of Roger Clemens, Lefty Grove, Jim Palmer and Johan Santana. Of course, there was also a time when a majority of...

Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions

All Boston manager Terry Francona could do was to try to contain the damage the Yankees had done to John Smoltz in the fourth inning Thursday night. A...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009

Mike Williams was a two-time All-Star?!

Page 2 assembles the ultimate list of quirky Midsummer Classic tidbits. It's All-Star trivia madness!

Tough Choice: Wally Berger or Willie Mays?

...in 1933, combining them into one exceptionally talented all-time team. We've got everyone from Lefty Grove to Pedro Martinez, Jackie Robinson to Joe Morgan, Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds. Don't think...

Meet the all-time AL All-Stars

Rob Neyer picks his all-time American League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.

Photograph shows American professional baseball player Lefty Grove (1900 - 1975), pitcher of the Philadelphia Athletics, as he warms up before a road game against...

Mike and Mike in the Morning

ESPN MLB analyst and Hall of Famer Peter Gammons says Lefty Grove is the best lefty pitcher of all time, but Randy Johnson is in a group of...

Debate: Who's the best lefty ever?

Is Randy Johnson the greatest left-handed pitcher in major league history? ESPN.com senior baseball writers Jim Caple, Rob Neyer and Jayson Stark debate the topic.

Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove, star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox is shown in action on May 25,1941 in...