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Pitcher faces misdemeanor charges

Associated Press

San Francisco Giants star pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Six key matchups for Game 6

Buster Olney

Six key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Nats' Strasburg goes 3 1/3 innings

Pedro Gomez, ESPN

Stephen Strasburg did not disappoint in his Arizona Fall League debut Friday night.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009

Tigers, Twins and my award picks

Buster Olney

...Pavano said. No doubt. For the Twins, this has played out like homecoming weekend at a small college, with so many ex-players returning to Minneapolis for the festivities. Before he pitched Sunday, Pavano chatted...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Duensing among unlikely September stars

Buster Olney

...be part of Ron Gardenhire's rotation. Pitching for Triple-A Rochester this season, Duensing -- a former college teammate of Alex Gordon and Joba Chamberlain at the University of Nebraska -- posted a 4.66 ERA...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Coghlan living a father's dream

Buster Olney

Roy Silver's phone at work would ring most evenings after the accident, and he knew the teenager on the other end of the line was filled with pain. "A...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 20, 2009

Many aces dealing this weekend

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass previews this weekend's MLB action from a fantasy perspective, including a bunch of aces taking the hill.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009

The Cy Young cases for Greinke and King Felix

Buster Olney

This time of year, teams begin to include information in their media dispatches about their various candidates for major awards. The AL Cy Young Award...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

For a night, Penny is prime currency

Buster Olney

Mike Krukow, half of the Giants' broadcast team, said it best about Brad Penny in the seventh or eighth inning of the pitcher's debut with San Francis...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

Buster Olney

By the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Head of the class

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

With the signing deadline past, Insider's Keith Law ranks the best and worst draft classes.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

Sunday signing updates

Keith Law

...with Canadian lefty Jake Eliopoulos, who may head to Long Beach State or could go the junior college route and re-enter the draft next year. Eliopoulos is a projectable lefty who already shows an...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 16, 2009

Sunday signing updates

Keith Law

...with Canadian lefty Jake Eliopoulos, who may head to Long Beach State or could go the junior college route and reenter the draft next year. Eliopoulos is a projectable lefty who already shows an average...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009

Few top picks signed, but deadline drama coming

Keith Law

Monday, Aug. 17 -- the deadline to sign prep players and underclassmen -- is fast approaching. For an updated list of all the signed and unsigned firs...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009

BP Daily: Infielders Anonymous

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus examines the reasons why guys drafted as shortstops -- like Ryan Braun -- don't usually play there when they get to the pros and considers some current top prospects who might need to change their positions in the bigs.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009