209 Results for livan hernandez

Tigers, Twins and my award picks

Buster Olney

Carl 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

The unique value of October baseball

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

As 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?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009

Byrd should dust off his fastball

Special to ESPN.com

If Red Sox right-hander Paul Byrd hopes to tame the breaking-ball bashing Yankees, he had better adjust his approach.

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2009

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

Buster Olney

By 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Seven possibilities for a Mets front man

Buster Olney

Ordinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009

How Wagner shifted the market

Buster Olney

Sometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner alm...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Nationals lack building blocks for future

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

Outside of Ryan Zimmerman and Nick Johnson, the Nationals lack the pieces to be a contender any time soon.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 21, 2006

BP Daily: Is 120 the new 100?

Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

Mark 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.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009

The BP Hot Sheet

Baseball Prospectus

Every 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.

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009

Dr. BP's Prescriptions: AL Central

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Need 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!

ESPN Insider 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 ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Wang, Hernandez face tough tests

Special to ESPN.com

The Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang and the Mets' Livan Hernandez will need to be at their best on Sunday Night Baseball.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009

Washburn earning his keep in Seattle

Special to ESPN.com

Jarrod Washburn, who has a 3.07 ERA this season with the Mariners, is having the best year of his career.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009