Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
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Ken Davidoff explains why he has changed his mind and would now vote for Mark McGwire for the Baseball Hall of Fame
Audio PodCast | December 03, 2009Does Big Mac belong in the Coop?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotTuesday it was Fred McGriff, so naturally our next Hall of Fame candidate is Mark McGwire. Why naturally? Be patient, my friends. All shall be revealed. First, let's stick to some...
Blog | December 02, 2009Fisking the Crime Dog's candidacy
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to me, anyway) ... There are four other candidates who give me pause: Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, and Dale Murphy. The first three of those were excellent, immensely strong hitters who offered little...
Blog | December 01, 2009Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster Olney...in the Toronto clubhouse. Halladay is regimented and typically understated, and he just wants the situation settled. Mark Feinsand reports that A.J. Burnett would like the Yankees to get Halladay. 2. Heard this: Yes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Vetting the BBWAA's Hall candidates
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...more difficult decisions. There are four other candidates who give me pause: Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, and Dale Murphy. The first three of those were excellent, immensely strong hitters who offered little...
Blog | November 30, 2009My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith Law...yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Blyleven, Alan Trammell, Roberto Alomar, Edgar Martinez and Barry Larkin. I've written about Raines...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
Martinez, McGriff also among candidates
Associated PressRoberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...draft pick. The Red Sox are putting on a full-court press to acquire Roy Halladay, write Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden; Boston is focused on starting pitching, writes Peter Abraham. Here is the big...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!
Lester Munson, ESPN.comUEFA's Gianni Infantino has plenty on his mind these days, like trying to keep a European soccer match-fixing investigation from becoming the worst sports scandal ever. Here's the Courtside Seat view.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009No timetable for McGwire intro
Associated PressThe Cardinals still haven't set a date to introduce Mark McGwire as their new hitting coach.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009In memory: Marine's Thanksgiving note
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.comMarine Tony Wojo's Thanksgiving letter, written in 2006 when he couldn't come home for the holiday, resonates seven months after his death in Iraq.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Putting JJ's dominance in perspective
Ed Hinton, ESPN.comIt took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Here's hoping it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009In from the cold? Not Rocket
Johnette Howard, Special to ESPN.comWill Roger Clemens ever learn? Apparently, not even the Mark McGwire lesson has penetrated the Rocket's consciousness.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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