Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition
Jayson Stark...the voters were actually on board with that. Strike Two -- No Way To Treat a King Dept. Hernandez So now that we've got those Greinke accolades out of the way, here's a moment...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Three Strikes: Battles for best of the '00s
Jayson Stark...00 COMPLETE GAMES -- Roy Halladay 46 SHUTOUTS -- Roy Halladay 13 STRIKEOUTS -- Randy Johnson 2,180 LOSSES -- Livan Hernandez 124 WORST ERA** -- Mike Maroth & Sidney Ponson 5.05 HITS ALLOWED -- Livan Hernandez 2,441 (* - Minimum...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009
The unique value of October baseball
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineAs Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Byrd should dust off his fastball
Special to ESPN.comIf Red Sox right-hander Paul Byrd hopes to tame the breaking-ball bashing Yankees, he had better adjust his approach.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Gonzalez likely sticking with Padres
Maybe rock bottom for the Padres was the day that Trevor Hoffman left, or maybe it was when John Moores acknowledged that he was trying to sell the te...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2009
Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
Seven possibilities for a Mets front man
Buster OlneyOrdinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
How Wagner shifted the market
Buster OlneySometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner alm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
BP Daily: Is 120 the new 100?
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusMark Prior. Kerry Wood. Good examples of pitch counts destroying a pitcher's career, right? But in other examples -- Livan Hernandez, Tim Lincecum, Curt Schilling -- BP explains that not all pitch counts are the same.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009
Sandwich Awards: It's an all-Buehrle affair
Jayson StarkIf ever there were one man in baseball who deserved a Sandwich Awards column unto himself, it would be Mark Buehrle. Buehrle So we're dispensi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009
The BP Hot Sheet
Baseball ProspectusEvery day, ESPN.com's Rumor Central takes you inside and out for all the hottest intrigue on deals, depth-chart issues, injuries and other hot topics. Here, Baseball Prospectus provides regular quick analysis on what is happening and what could.
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2009
The familiar angle on Houston's surge
Buster Olney...injury on Sunday, and another game. Gary Sheffield's injury is more than just a cramp. Livan Hernandez's spot might be in jeopardy, writes David Lennon. • The Rays came back from late...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009
Dr. BP's Prescriptions: AL Central
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusNeed a cure for your favorite team in the AL Central? BP Daily offers remedies for the Tigers, White Sox, Twins, Royals and Indians -- satisfaction guaranteed!
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009
Losing the noise, raising the Price
David Price had been back with the Rays about three weeks, with inconsistent results, and Tampa Bay pitching coach Jim Hickey was asked about what he ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 10, 2009
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