Chapman kept defection plans from kin
Associated PressAroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Tigers, 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
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
Cain, Harden lead thin starter crop
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action, including a number of Quadruple-A pitchers taking the mound.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009Gonzalez 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
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
Rowand's homer, 4 hits help Giants salvage series split
Associated PressAaron Rowand homered and had four hits, Joe Martinez won close to home and the Giants routed a makeshift Mets team 10-1 on Monday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 17, 2009Really??? (National edition)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...better hitter doesn't seem all that hard to figure out. Really, New York Mets? Livan Hernandez wasn't good enough to pitch for the Twins or the Mets last year, but...
Blog | May 22, 2009Murphy's single, Castillo's homer help Mets escape Giants
Associated PressDaniel Murphy hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning, Luis Castillo made up for David Wright's absence with a rare two-run homer and the scrappy New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Sunday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 16, 2009Mets encouraged by Beltran's progress
Associated PressMets center fielder Carlos Beltran is expected to shag fly balls again on Saturday in an effort to test his bruised right knee.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009BP 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
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
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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