Three Strikes -- Happy Halladays edition
Jayson StarkStrike One -- The Halladay Effect Dept. I swapped e-mails Thursday with one of my most loyal readers, Julian McCracken, about ways to measure the tru...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Detroit Tigers
Keith Law, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Detroit Tigers, who weren't supposed to be around as long as they were, then were around three more innings longer than that, and then -- well, here's to 2010!
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009
ATH : Twins Gonna Catch Tigers?
Can the Minnesota Twins catch up to the Detroit Tigers and win the AL Central?
Video | September 30, 2009
Dice-K's fastball showing signs of life
Special to ESPN.comDaisuke Matsuzaka is beginning to look like his old self thanks to a recharged fastball.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2009
BP: Numbers say it's in the Cards
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the starting rotations for the eight teams expected to participate in postseason 2009 -- and the Minnesota Twins. The numbers say it might be the National League's year.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009
Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster Olney...could be said for the Cardinals' Julio Lugo, who is hitting .294 since joining St. Louis; Nate Robertson, who stepped into the Tigers' rotation Sunday, after nursing a groin injury, and picked up a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
The Cubs share in Bradley's failure
Buster OlneyThe Cubs finally had had enough with Milton Bradley, who almost certainly will never play another game in their uniform. The organization is ready to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Cracks in the AL contenders
Buster OlneyThe 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: New York Mets
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the New York Mets, who were victims of injuries, mismanagement and, quite possibly, Bernie Madoff.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
Zito bolsters Giants' wild-card push
Buster OlneyRemember when Barry Zito tried to remake his mechanics, when he showed up to his first spring training with the Giants intent on improving his velocit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster OlneyHad Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
Seven possibilities for a Mets front man
Buster OlneyOrdinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
Buster's ten first-half surprises
...They had too many pitching questions. The Dontrelle Willis effort in spring training was a disaster, Nate Robertson seemingly had lost his stuff, there was uncertainty about whether Joel Zumaya would ever regain his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2009
The trade market goes bear
The cost for four prime seats in new Yankee Stadium, as initially marketed, was $810,000 for the season. But that was last summer and so much has chan...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009
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