Money talks, but baseball won't listen
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comDid the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009Postseason had many defining moments
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWhile the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009Shades of the 2004 ALCS?
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe Yankees are still in command, but this World Series suddenly has a different feel as it swings to New York for Game 6 on Wednesday night.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009Phillies hold slight edge heading home
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe Phillies are in a better position than the Yankees to just barely take control with the World Series shifting to Citizens Bank Park.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009The World Series we've been waiting for
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies are the best teams not just in their respective leagues but also in all of baseball.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009Moves making ALCS more interesting
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe ALCS continues, and so too will the examination of the jobs being done by managers Mike Scioscia and Joe Girardi.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009For Angels, it all begins with Lackey
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe Angels are up against the wall, but don't underestimate their chances to still win the ALCS.
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009Energized Halos face big test in Game 4
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comIn order to pull even in the ALCS, the Angels must figure out a way to solve CC Sabathia in Game 4.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009Slew of mistakes have haunted Angels
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe Angels' impact players aren't producing, and coupled with their physical and mental mistakes have made it likely they won't recover in the ALCS.
Story | Conversation | October 18, 2009A-Rod letting his play speak for him
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comInstead of talking to the media, Alex Rodriguez is leaning on his extraordinary talent to change the perception about his postseason failures.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009Sabathia driven by 'an ace mentality'
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comCC Sabathia knows all about success in the regular season. But after falling flat in the past two postseasons, he's focused on becoming a success in October.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009Favre's back? Big deal; let him play
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comLet's get some perspective, people. We've heard this story so often before in sports that Brett Favre's comeback is more the norm than the aberration.
Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009Different messages from Hamilton, Ortiz
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comJosh Hamilton and David Ortiz each had opportunities to clear their conscience Saturday, but only one -- Hamilton -- sounded like a human being.
Story | Conversation | August 08, 2009At 39, the great Rivera fighting mortality
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comMariano Rivera is certainly showing signs of decline, but it's not making him a completely vulnerable target.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009A-Rod's missing link: substance
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe new biography about Alex Rodriguez will cost him any shot at being considered a person of substance, but that doesn't make him any different from a number of the game's other fallen heroes.
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
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