Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster Olney...ninth, Bob took the 10 steps or so back to his P.A. booth to announce the next hitter and then rejoined us at the back of the press box. When the final out was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
Ohlendorf spending offseason as intern
Associated PressPirates starter Ross Ohlendorf shows up every day at the office for his internship in a kind of throwback to earlier times when baseball players had to supplement their income working offseason jobs.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009Sheppard: 'I had a good run for it'
ESPN.com news servicesBob Sheppard, the legendary public address announcer for the New York Yankees, told MLB.com his career is over.
Story | Conversation | November 26, 2009Chapman's next step
Jorge Arangure Jr....agent for Athletes Premier International -- and both had driven together to Barcelona, where Chapman would spend the next several weeks in a large house with a swimming pool in an affluent part of town. Mejia...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a lot of moves in the next couple of weeks, some general managers speculated Tuesday. One GM went so far as to say that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
The Coen brothers' take on Joe Mauer
Jim Caple, Page 2Can the Twins re-sign Joe Mauer? Will the Yankees or Red Sox swoop in? The drama's worthy of a Coen brothers movie.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!
Lester Munson, ESPN.comUEFA's Gianni Infantino has plenty on his mind these days, like trying to keep a European soccer match-fixing investigation from becoming the worst sports scandal ever. Here's the Courtside Seat view.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009Damon, Johnson celebrate titles
Associated PressJohnny Damon knows how difficult it can be to win a championship. That's why even he marvels at Jimmie Johnson, who wrapped up an unprecedented fourth consecutive Cup championship.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Mets shake up coaches, uniforms
Associated PressThe Mets shook up their coaching staff and announced a uniform change on Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Putting the pieces back together
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comPitcher Justin Duchscherer has learned a lot about himself since undergoing treatment for clinical depression. Now he's ready to return to the mound.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Feds want all justices to hear case
Associated PressFederal officials are asking for a rehearing of an appeals court decision that said the government illegally seized drug-testing samples and records of baseball players who allegedly tested positive for steroids.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Pujols wins third MVP
Associated PressAlbert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Griffey could earn $3.9M in 2010
Associated PressAccording to contract figures obtained by The Associated Press, the deal Ken Griffey Jr. signed this month to return to the Seattle Mariners for one more season as a 40-year-old calls for a $2.35 million base salary for 2010.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009Hale replaces Mills on Sox bench
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comDeMarlo Hale has been named the next Red Sox bench coach and Tim Bogar will coach third base.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009A Punkin Chunkin good time
Toby Mergler, Special to Page 2How far can mankind launch a pumpkin? Page 2 set out to analyze the catapults, air cannons and centrifugal contraptions of World Championship Punkin Chunkin.
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