The meaning of Nick Johnson
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotThe Giants didn't get Nick Johnson, and the Oakland Tribune's Gary Peterson knows why: Finally, we know this: The Giants are...
Blog | December 21, 2009Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the Angels for roughly the same money as the Yankees will pay Nick Johnson. * For a preview of what I'm going to write about Tim Raines in a couple of weeks, here's...
Blog | December 18, 2009Twins flexing newfound financial muscle
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the American League Central seems to be shifting quickly. Nick's big finish: So, the Twins are taking on salary, spending big on international talent, going over-slot to sign draft picks, and likely are...
Blog | December 16, 2009Godzilla in the outfield?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...afford to lose. "That's something we're going to have to talk about," Girardi said of...and, say, Ben Francisco. But Johnny Damon and Nick Swisher were both exactly as good as Matsui...
Blog | October 30, 2009Yankees lose, scapegoat found
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...right now. Let's decide right now that Nick Swisher is the last good hitter that we'll ever try to demote simply because he's going through a little rough stretch. And let's...
Blog | October 23, 2009Is window closing for Rangers?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...as you watch the ALCS, understand that the Angels aren't going away. They fought through one improbable crisis (the death of pitcher Nick Adenhart) and more significant injuries than the Rangers endured this season...
Blog | October 15, 2009Baseball's top 10 baserunning blunders
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comNick Punto and Carlos Gomez are included on Rob Neyer's list of the top 10 all-time baserunning blunders.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009
Chewing on Cuzzi's call
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Game 2 of the Twins-Yankees series will be remembered by Twins fans nearly as long as Nick Punto's bizarre baserunning blunder in Game 3. And Steve Politi, writing about Cuzzi's...
Blog | October 12, 2009Introducing ... the SweetSpot Network!
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Series roster with a fine-toothed comb. • Nick's Twins Blog reviews the Twins'...Phillies-Rockies Division Series that you're going to see. • Fungoes (Cardinals) offers Jeff Suppan...
Blog | October 05, 2009Was it a strike, or wasn't it?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...inning pitch by Angels closer Brian Fuentes to Nick Green on Wednesday night "very well could...and I said, 'I'm not going to let that happen again.' I wish...
Blog | September 18, 2009Did Mets mismanage Santana?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...how long, we don't know yet. In the mean time, Nick Kapur raises some good questions (and I'm going to raise some more): But the bigger story here is how horribly...
Blog | August 25, 2009Better to be good than lucky at shortstop
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotPosted by Rich Lederer Red Sox Nation has a lot to be proud of as Boston heads to New York for a four-game series between the two winningest teams in ...
Blog | August 05, 2009Nady out; Yankees pat?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...today, all Nady said was, "I am going to have a lot of time on my...help out in right field, where switch-hitter Nick Swisher is playing every day. Now that won...
Blog | June 26, 2009Red Sox going to six starters?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...have a great chance to win," shortstop Nick Green said after the Red Sox beat the...for them. We feel like we're going to get great pitching every night. From top...
Blog | June 18, 2009Wieters highlights Orioles' flight
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...also have two other established team leaders in Nick Markakis and Brian Roberts, but they were here...and '11. We know the Orioles are going to score plenty of runs. Right now -- with...
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