It's Black and White

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2007

Team preview: St. Bonaventure

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2006-07 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2006

Oaks Christian coach on Clausen

...Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village, California about his three super juniors -- QB Jimmy Clausen, RB Mark Tyler (son of former 49er Wendell Tyler) and ATH Marshall Jones. Coach Redell really feels like these...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2005

Post-winter meetings questions

The most prominent unresolved questions coming out of the winter meetings: 1. Where will Roy Halladay be traded? Halladay We talk all the time...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009

Power forwards aplenty in 2010 draft

...draft saw the biggest vacuum of PFs in recent history. Just three -- Blake Griffin, Jordan Hill and Tyler Hansbrough -- went in the lottery. And just three others -- James Johnson, Taj Gibson and DeMarre Carroll -- went...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

FBO: Week 14 matchup analysis

By fondly recalling the legendary run of Drew Bennett and Billy Volek in 2004, Football Outsiders shows how important matchups really are. Plus, detailed matchup-based advice for Week 14, including good grades for Vince Young and -- yes -- Kellen Clemens.

Story | Conversation | December 11, 2009

Dodgers frozen, and falling behind

The wind here in Indianapolis shook light poles, and the snow rode the same horizontal plane as a Lincecum fastball. Winter meetings, indeed. But insi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009

A chip-cashing trade

...opposing managers will constantly call on a left-hander to face him and turn No. 3 hitter Mark Teixeira into a right-handed hitter. If the Diamondbacks viewed Max Scherzer as a can't-miss...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Seattle balances cash with caution

...full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett, they went on to win the World Series. This winter, the team...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Breaking down market moves and chatter

Let'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

My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

...Fame 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

The market for Miguel Cabrera

...teams, such as the Yankees, have the money but don't have the need; the Yankees have Mark Teixeira and A-Rod locked into long-term deals on the corners. The Brewers, just for example...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Baylor commit Stephenson visits Arizona

Senior corner Tyler Stephenson (Lancaster Texas/ Lancaster) took his first, and...chance to sit down and talk to coach (Mark) Stoops and Mike Stoops. We had the chance...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

...voters voted for Felix Hernandez, the second-best pitcher in the AL this year; one of those, Mark Feinsand, gave a detailed explanation of his ballot and emphasized that win total was only a minor...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Rookie Watch: The Big 5

David Thorpe breaks down the five best rookies and updates the progress on other first-rounders.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009