Can Swisher shake bust label in the Bronx?
Tristan H. Cockcroft...innings there, and his range factor was 2.35, better than only Reed Johnson, Skip Schumaker, Mark Kotsay and Vernon Wells among players with that many innings. The Yankees, ultimately, would be best served...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2008Will Varitek be behind the plate in '09?
Sean McAdam, Special to ESPN.comThe healthy returns of Mike Lowell and David Ortiz would go a long way toward improving the middle of the Red Sox lineup.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2008How this year's playoffs affect next season's fantasy drafts
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell describes how lasting impressions from the playoffs will play into next season's draft-day decisions, for better or for worse.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2008The Contenders
Buster OlneyNo more talk. No more books about the formula for success. No more reliance on OBP. No more disdain for defense. This time, the A's can do the little things to go the distance. This time, they're money
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008A's need to beef up their lineup
Larry Stone, Special to ESPN.comThe A's fell apart in the second half of the season more so because of bad hitting rather than bad pitching.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008Raw Fish
Jeff PearlmanWith a no-nonsense manager and a dugout stuffed with rookies and castoffs, the Marlins are trying to pick up the pieces-Again
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008Hard to find weak links with Rays
...they do it in the second inning, materializing from the ether behind second base to rob Mark Kotsay of a base hit. You won't see ostentatious dives from the Rays, but you will...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2008
Game 7 just the beginning for Price
The Red Sox had seen J.P. Howell's curveball, over and over, and they had locked in on Dan Wheeler's fastball, and they had come to be patient against...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008
Garza answers call from mound as young Rays reach first World Series
Associated PressDown to their last chance, the Tampa Bay Rays left no doubt they were World Series-worthy, after all.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 19, 2008Garza's time up?
...ET) The 15 home runs the Rays have hit in the first six games of the series marks the most by any team in League Championship Series history. The Rays and Red Sox have combined...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2008Beckett running out of gas?
10:20 p.m. ET Boston manager Terry Francona has had Javier Lopez and Hideki Okajima warming up in the bullpen the last two innings, a sure sign that ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2008The Red Sox make it to midnight
Bill Simmons, Page 2Bill Simmons interrupts the funeral for the 2008 Red Sox for this important announcement: It's not over.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 2008Maddon's bullpen follies cost Rays
...Drew homered off right-hander Dan Wheeler, who then gave up a two-out double to Mark Kotsay that led to the tying run. Only when Drew came up again in the ninth did...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2008
Fenway erupts
...the first two innings. And he's allowed only one hit -- a second-inning single to Mark Kotsay. --Matt Szefc, ESPN.com baseball editor Big Papi awful quiet (8:28 p.m. ET) David...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2008Red Sox pull off a magical comeback victory
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comLeft for dead, the Red Sox rallied for eight runs in the final three innings in Game 5 to stun Tampa Bay and extend their season for at least one more game.
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