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Tigers, Twins and my award picks

Buster Olney

Carl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Any drama left for season's final week?

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the final week of the baseball season and says there's a lot of uncertainty with many top teams close to clinching playoff berths.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

The Cubs share in Bradley's failure

Buster Olney

The Cubs finally had had enough with Milton Bradley, who almost certainly will never play another game in their uniform. The organization is ready to ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

The Cy Young cases for Greinke and King Felix

Buster Olney

...since 1900 to follow a 15-strikeout game with a one-hitter, matching Vida Blue (1971), Randy Johnson (1998) and Pedro Martinez (1999). He will enter his final three starts 20 strikeouts shy of the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Cracks in the AL contenders

Buster Olney

The count was full, the bases were loaded and Brian Fuentes fired a fastball at the lowest part of the strike zone Wednesday night, and when home plat...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009

Joe Torre's Straw man acquisition

Buster Olney

Joe Torre loved having Darryl Strawberry on his bench in the days when the two were manager and player with the New York Yankees. Strawberry didn't pl...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Church's homer caps 4-run 12th as Braves get by Dodgers

Associated Press

Garret Anderson drove in the tying run with a ninth-inning single and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Yunel Escobar during a four-run 12th to give the Atlanta Braves a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 08, 2009

Trade deadline ripples

Buster Olney

...the best overall work in summertime deals so far. The Braves have reshaped their offense by acquiring Nate McLouth and Adam LaRoche, and only four teams scored more runs than the Braves in July. They...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2009

Phillies, Red Sox among trade winners

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

What happens when you acquire Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez? You're a trade deadline winner, as the Phillies and Red Sox are, respectively.

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Schmidt gets confidence booster as Dodgers shut out Braves

Associated Press

Jason Schmidt gave up one hit in his longest start in more than two years, Andre Ethier hit a homer and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Friday night.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Johnson's arm, bat carry Marlins over Braves

Associated Press

Josh Johnson pitched six innings and hit a three-run homer to lift the Marlins over the Braves on Wednesday.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Midpoint of season a significant time

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN The Magazine

The season is at the halfway point and two-thirds of the teams still have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Phillies, Dodgers have much in common

ESPN.com

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh Eric Milton (2-0, 3.14 ERA) has been a pleasant surprise for the Dodgers. By Steve Phillips, ESPN There's a great East Coast-W...

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Full Massmomentum rankings

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass has the full list of his Massmomentum rankings.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009