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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

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

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

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

Giants edge Rangers in 11th inning despite Davis being fastest to 100 strikeouts

Associated Press

Nate Schierholtz scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Jason Jennings with two outs in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | June 20, 2009

Full Massmomentum rankings

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass has the full list of his Massmomentum rankings.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009

Welcome to the only MLB preview that mentions Anna Benson

DJ Gallo, Page 2

DJ Gallo welcomes you to the only MLB preview that mentions Anna Benson.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2009

BP Daily: The Class of '27

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball fans like their rules of thumb simple and focusing on hitters about to enter their age-27 seasons is particularly popular in the fantasy realm.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 06, 2009

Fantasy World: Geek Stats Win

Rick Paulas

...of the AL East. The AL Champions ended up collecting 97 wins. That prediction was written by Nate Silver, who spent much of the year trading in his baseball duties to crunch election poll numbers...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Sixty Feet, Six Inches: AL rotations roundup

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

Christopher Harris looks at all the American League rotations and what to expect from them going forward.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2008

Yankees facing catching quandary

...likely the catcher to be called up, writes Tyler Kepner. FANTASY ON THE RISE • Randy Johnson, D-backs: He takes the mound tonight in his 2008 debut. • Jimmy Rollins, Phillies: Looks...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2008