The true MVP of the '00s
Dave Cameron, FanGraphs.comDave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why, as the decade draws to a close, Albert Pujols is not the game's most valuable player.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009
An all-decade, all-value lineup card
Erik Manning, FanGraphs.comErik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Saying goodbye to the aughts
David Schoenfield, Page 2How well do you remember the '00s? Take the Page 2 decade trivia quiz.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Nastiest pitches in baseball
Tom Haberstroh, Special to InsiderUsing Pitch f/x technology, we found the nastiest pitches -- and some of the worst -- in the game at the close of the decade.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009
Projecting a new decade of MLB stars
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusKevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus projects the best MLB players from 2010 through 2019 (the next decade of stars). His tops include Hanley Ramirez, Justin Upton, Joe Mauer and Tim Lincecum; the list goes to 20, though, with surprises.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Seven deserve Veterans election
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRob Neyer lists Billy Martin, Doug Harvey and Bob Howsam among seven who deserve election by the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Comebacks are common in Philadelphia
Mike Lynch, ESPN Stats & InformationAllen Iverson isn't the first Philadelphia athlete to return home for a second tour of duty. In fact, there's been a bunch of them.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009Schneider, Phillies agree to deal
Associated PressFree-agent catcher Brian Schneider and the Phillies agreed to a $2.75 million, two-year contract.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009Best and worst teams of the decade
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe greatest team of the 2000s? That's easy. It's the New York Yankees. The most dreadful? Well, the nominees are …
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