Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster Olney...lot more. It's the same quandary that the St. Louis Cardinals have in their talks with Matt Holliday: If they give Holliday $22 million or $23 million, in two years Albert Pujols would be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Paxton, Duke and the Mets' catcher search
Keith LawEditor's note: Keith wrote about this same topic on Friday; read that here. This is an update from the morning of Monday, December 7, 2009. The Ja...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
Early Top 200 rankings for 2010
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009McCutchen, Milledge lead Pirates past Reds
Associated PressRookie Daniel McCutchen pitched into the seventh inning for his first major league win and Lastings Milledge homered, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 Friday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 02, 20092009 Fantasy Baseball Awards
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey bestows some special awards for the 2009 fantasy baseball season.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Type A positive
Buster Olney...panel forecast for them; the list includes Orlando Cabrera, Mark DeRosa, Mike Gonzalez, Vladimir Guerrero, Rich Harden, Matt Holliday, John Lackey, Bengie Molina, Placido Polanco, Marco Scutaro, Miguel Tejada, Randy Wolf, and many more: Bobby...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009The catch heard 'round the Rockies
Buster OlneyThere were no tangible advantages working in favor of Rockies second baseman Clint Barmes in the ninth inning late Sunday afternoon as he turned to pu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009
Pirates score four in the ninth to deny Dodgers' chance to clinch West crown
Associated PressRight fielder Andre Ethier misplayed Lastings Milledge's two-run single that drove in the winning run, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for four in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-5 and prevent Los Angeles from clinching the NL West title.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 27, 2009Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster OlneyIt is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Dodgers miss chance to clinch October spot as early runs back 5 Pirate arms
Associated PressBrandon Moss' two-run single gave Pittsburgh an early lead and the Pirates, stuck in their worst slump since 1984, used five pitchers to beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Friday night, stalling the Dodgers' drive to the playoffs.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 25, 2009Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster OlneyBobby Cox first mentioned walking away from baseball in the spring of 2008, and when word of this reached Gene Michael, a former teammate and longtime...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
Pirates down Padres for third win in last 20 games
Associated PressCharlie Morton allowed one run in seven innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates win for only the third time in their past 20 games, 5-1 over the San Diego Padres Friday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 18, 2009Ethier's league-leading sixth walk-off lifts Dodgers
Associated PressAndre Ethier hit a walk-off homer in the 13th to rally the Dodgers past the Pirates on Tuesday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 16, 2009Capps, Tejada clash as Maholm's gem grounds Astros
Associated PressPaul Maholm pitched eight strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 13-game road losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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