The Sports Guy

When great ones go, it might hurt us more than it does them.

ESPNTheMag.Com: A Brief Video History

...filmed athletes working out. For example, ya wanna know why Heath Bell is having a pretty good MLB season so far? You should watch this video. Biggest overall video project we ever did was prolly...

In This Issue

...on Messi himself, a great read on Clippers owner Donald Sterling, a nice think piece on what MLB would look like if the Manny Ramirez situation had broken differently, and much more. Now, if you...

Jay Leno and athletes over the years

As ya probably know, tomorrow is Jay Leno's final stint as host of The Tonight Show; on Monday, Conan O' Brien takes over (if you're a Simpsons fan, t...

The Morning According to Us: Changes in Philly sports culture

We can't imagine anything more emasculating to a Philadelphia sports fan than saying, You're not mean enough. But there you have it: Charlie Manuel th...

Lunch Links

...T.O. returns to Dallas, for $195 a pop. Read the Supreme Court nominee's ruling on MLB in the in '05

The Morning According to Us

...d expect he'll reach. He's led in that category five times in eight years in MLB, including the impossible 2004 season where he laced 262 hits and broke a record -- George Sisler's...

The Morning According to Us: Papi the Savior

...finally hitting his first tater in 150 at-bats. The drought is over. Keep 'em flowing, Papi. Major League Baseball needs you. Gregarious and gracious, Ortiz has been one of the game's great ambassadors...

Lebowski's MLB Fantasy

John Smoltz lives here --- and now, so does Kathryn Darden

John Smoltz got hitched again this week. His new wife is named Kathryn Darden, and people are apparently fascinated enough with Smoltz (we love the gu...

Life of Reilly

Here's my solution for fixing baseball: put me in charge.

The Morning According to Us

...t all apply just yet. We've allowed these leagues -- we're looking at you, NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA and yes, even you the NCAA -- to play business at a third grade level long enough...

The Athlete Roll Continues: A-Rod and Kate Hudson?

A few weeks ago, we switched from going New York Times every morning on the subway to a mix of that and New York Post. (Latter is simpler and flashier...

Auction Block: Famed Charity

...Baseball's principal archivists are literally tripping over donated items; from sturdy cardboard containers shipped from defunct MLB stadiums to shoeboxes full of photographs mailed in from recently cleaned garages. They hire interns to sift...

Fantasy World: Substitute Bats

A month and change into the baseball season, we can start to see a few patterns. Carl Crawford is really fast. Roy Halladay is a pretty good pitcher. ...