K.C. will host 2012 All-Star Game
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Stadium will reportedly play host to the 2012 All-Star Game. Comcast SportsNet New England reported the news on its site Tuesday, stating that an official announcement could come as early as next month's...
Blog | November 17, 2009Greinke almost unanimous
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...than media buzz and support from your teammates. If so, Tim Lincecum's in for some good news tomorrow
Blog | November 17, 2009Right team, wrong Rookie
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...come from the right team, but been the wrong rookie? This question occurred to me upon the news that Andrew Bailey had won the American League's award this year. Not that Bailey didn't...
Blog | November 17, 2009Coghlan vs. McCutchen misses point
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn today's news, Chris Coghlan and Andrew Bailey were named Rookies of the Year in tight contests. And in the...
Blog | November 16, 2009O'Dowd is TSN's G-Man of the Year
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...awards -- and when was the last time that happened? -- when it comes to general managers The Sporting News is the only game in town (or at least the biggest) ... Had he not made the most...
Blog | November 09, 2009Manny will keep being Manny in L.A.
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotVia Dylan Hernandez, the biggest bit of non-news of the off-season so far: Manny Ramirez will return to the Dodgers next season, according to...
Blog | November 06, 2009Yanks leave Sox in 'aughts' dust
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotNew York Daily News guest columnist David Wells tells it like it is: "Let's end one debate before it really...
Blog | November 06, 2009More on a rumored trade
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields. The report first appeared in the New York Daily News and gained steam when the Chicago Sun-Times cited confirmation from the White Sox. It now appears...
Blog | November 05, 2009Fisking Pettitte's Cooperstown credentials
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...mean you shouldn't read it -- let's not go nuts: Recently, the blogosphere and the mainstream news media have begun speculating on Pettitte's Hall of Fame chances. But while his supporters will cite...
Blog | November 04, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...you wonder what exactly you're doing here. And then, a lightning bolt: a wonderful bit of news like this, and suddenly the world starts to make sense again
Blog | November 04, 2009Bidding a fond farewell ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...m not quite as old as those vital fellows. But the daily coverage and dissemination of baseball news changed very little from the 1950s through the 1970s. The first notable change came with cable television...
Blog | November 03, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Pedro Martinez again in 2009. So, here you go. * Still, there's a tiny bit of good news for the Phillies: Melky Cabrera probably won't be available to the Yankees in Game 5. Joe...
Blog | November 02, 2009Big Mac a Cardinal again?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...probably won't be a unanimous opinion, so he probably needs to hold one of those humiliating news conferences, say what he wants to say, and then speak of the elephant no more
Blog | October 26, 2009Weather has its World Series moments
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWith the World Series being played in the Northeast and extending into November, Rob Neyer looks back at years when the weather was a factor.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009
Rockies' O'Dowd gets new deal
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom MLB Trade Rumors (and the Denver Post), news about the Rockies' longtime GM: Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports that the Rockies have given...
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