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Old men on a mission in WS Game 6

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

The eyes of the baseball world will be focused on two of the game's grand old men -- Pedro Martinez and Andy Pettitte -- in Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday night.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

A-Rod finally wins that elusive title

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Alex Rodriguez turned numerous negatives to begin this season into the ultimate positive to end the year: a World Series title.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Enough already with all the delays

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

From conferences at the mound to conferences at home plate, the Yankees have a knack for delaying games.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Manuel definitely made the right call

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Charlie Manuel's decision not to start Cliff Lee on three days' rest in will draw plenty of scrutiny, but the choice was the right one.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Selig not a fan of expanding replay

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

MLB commissioner Bud Selig said has been soliciting outside opinion from managers and general managers over the past few weeks and said no one offered a good explanation why the umpiring was so bad in the first rounds of the postseason.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Sabathia lacks usual sharpness

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

In Game 1, CC Sabathia wasn't as effective as he has been all postseason, but the Yankees might need him to come back in Game 4.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Halos unable to overcome their miscues

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Shoddy fielding along with many mental mistakes ultimately led to the demise of the Angels in the ALCS.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2009

A-Rod finally reaches the biggest stage

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

In this his sixth season with the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez has finally reached the ultimate stage -- the World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Waiting nothing new for the Angels

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

That Game 6 of the ALCS was washed out didn't impact the Angels all that much. They've gotten used to waiting around this postseason.

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Yankees miss chance to close out series

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

While the Yankees had their opportunity to close out the Angels in Game 5, the ALCS being extended to a sixth game is a good thing for the sport.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Umpire errors a real embarrassment

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

The need to expand instant replay was once again demonstrated by three umpire errors in Game 4 of the ALCS.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Girardi simply manages to overmanage

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

The many pitching changes. The many visits to the mound. Joe Girardi might have finally been a detriment to the Yankees in their loss in Game 3 of the ALCS.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Hairston makes most of his opportunity

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

In the first postseason game of his career, Jerry Hairston Jr. came off the bench to spark the Yankees to a 13th-inning victory in Game 2 of the ALCS.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2009

Angels put up a stinker in ALCS opener

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

From dropped pop-ups to errant throws, the Angels played a horrible game in falling to the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009

A baseball era ends in Minnesota

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Baseball inside the Metrodome came to an end when the Yankees finished off a series sweep of the Twins on Sunday.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2009