Meet the all-time NL All-Stars
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRob Neyer picks his all-time National League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009Do older players draw more walks?
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWith Marco Scutaro, at 33 years old, on pace to triple his career walk rate, it makes one wonder whether patience comes with age.
Story | Conversation | May 05, 2009Don't believe the stolen base is dead
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comThe stolen base is far from dead in today's game. Simply put, it's among the many tools used to score runs.
Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009Minor league performance usually speaks volumes
Rob Neyer...but at age 20, he held his own in Double-A, and he held his own the next season in Triple-A, too. Without checking, I'd be willing to bet that Fryman was one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009Do the Mets really believe in Church?
Rob Neyer...certainly wouldn't have made. Manuel acknowledged Church's defense after the game, but in the very next sentence mentioned that Church could play center field, too, as if he was planning on using him...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009After one game, don't get too crazy about Schafer
Rob NeyerI've been writing stuff like this for 13 years; now it's Eric Seidman's turn: This will not be a lengthy or detailed post discussing what sample siz...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009Dukes should start, not sit
Rob Neyer...will spend Opening Day on the bench. I like Kearns as much as (probably more, actually) the next guy, but he's not Elijah Dukes. He's got some rebound potential and could be a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009High hopes for the next baseball flick
Rob NeyerThis morning I was thrilled to find that New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott really likes this new baseball movie. Money: The game of baseball, u...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009Might as well keep Robertson in rotation
Rob Neyer...worth $7 million. Not fundamentally. That the Tigers owe him $7 million this year and $10 million next year betrays a terrible lack of familiarity with basic statistical analysis. But if he's healthy, he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009Tigers pay high price on Sheffield
Rob Neyer...Easley. Six years ago, the Tigers released Easley despite still owing him $14.3 million over the next two seasons. At the time, it was the biggest figure any club had eaten on a contract...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2009Yankees' shortstop of the future
Rob Neyer...big league level, he'll be ready for regular duty with the Yankees. Jeter will be 35 next season, the last year of his contract, and, his pride aside, he can't expect to extend...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009AL West not at all the best
Rob Neyer...without those three isn't much of a rotation at all. Justin Duchscherer is undergoing arthroscopic surgery next week - how long he'll be sidelined is up in the air, and it wouldn't be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009Hoping Strasburg doesn't reach 105 on radar gun
Rob Neyer...was ready to drop out of school altogether. "I was this close," he says, holding his thumb next to his index finger. "I was going to find a job. We have a Home Depot and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009Female knuckleballer in Japan out of her league
Rob Neyer...batter leading off the inning on four pitches and allowed a stolen base before striking out the next batter swinging at Osaka Dome. She was then replaced after facing two batters. --snip-- Yoshida created a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009Having an understanding for Pierre's plight
Rob Neyer...all. Still, when a team gives you $44 million and says, "You're our guy for the next five years" … well, it's probably not so easy to play for one year and spend...
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