An international loophole looms for the draft
Jorge Arangure Jr....in the States as a 16-year-old. "The free agency angle would be interesting," said Luis Garcia, an agent for the Scott Boras Corporation. "Ultimately, it takes a very special talent and a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009
News and notes from Latin baseball
Jorge Arangure Jr....line drive that appeared to hit the pitching mound and then was caught by Havana infielder Dayan Garcia, which resulted in a single. After the play, Havana manager Esteban Lombillo argued that the line drive...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Catching up with Karim Garcia in Korea
Jorge Arangure Jr....t unremarkable. Garcia was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the ninth overall pick in the expansion draft in 1997. He was then traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Luis Gonzalez, who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Mets pitching for a title, at last
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusThough we lack a crystal ball to foretell the arc of the 2009 season, the Mets currently project as the NL East front-runners.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009
If You're Hardcore: Filling Braves' outfield spots
Will Harris, Special to ESPN.comWill Harris looks at the competitors for the Braves' left and center field positions.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2008
Bayless best ref? You bet
Dan RafaelYour random thoughts are back … • Nevada, the boxing capital of the world, has an excellent group of referees, but I think it's time ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2008
If You're Hardcore: Josh Johnson returns
Will Harris, Special to ESPN.comWill Harris discusses the Marlins rotation with the return of Josh Johnson and the callup of Chris Volstad.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2008
Golden Boy undercards lack shine
Dan Rafael...just as lackluster. It's all well and good to see fine young prospects such as Danny Garcia and Daniel Jacobs on these shows, but how about something competitive? How about something a tad more...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2008
The 30 best international players in the NBA today
John Hollinger, ESPN InsiderJohn Hollinger ranks the best players in the NBA from around the globe.
Story | Conversation | March 27, 2008
Rice was exceptional in his time
During Jim Rice's incredible 1978 season, a total of two American League players had on-base percentages over .400: Rod Carew, with .411, and Ken Sing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 11, 2008
Giants' sack-masters are the best postseason D-line
Scouts Inc.Scouts Inc. has ranked the defensive lines of all the remaining teams in the postseason, and the Giants' pass-rushing monsters are at the top of the list.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2008
No shame in Showtime
Dan Rafael...Showtime house promoter Gary Shaw's card featuring Tarver-Santiago, Vernon Forrest-Michele Piccirillo and Nonito Donaire-Luis Maldonado "extraordinary" is as disingenuous as one can possibly get, even in the overheated world of boxing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2007
Still talking about that bad decision
Dan Rafael...has (wrongly) complained about losing to Acelino "Popo" Freitas, Diego "Chico" Corrales (the second fight) and Jose Luis Castillo and a draw with "Kid Diamond" Almazbek Raiymkulov. I thought Casamayor lost every one of them...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2007
Enjoying Durant, Kirilenko, others
Eric KarabellKevin Durant is my favorite fantasy player right now. Not the best, but my fave. There it is, I said it. Even when he struggled with his shot in his ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2007
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