Breaking down market moves and chatter

Let's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Friday Filberts

...usual Cistullian way, wonders if (and how) the Observer Effect will affect FanGraphs' Fan Projections. * Apparently Nolan Ryan has somehow become the linchpin for the Rangers' entire future. No, seriously. * Bambi meets Godzilla. * Just...

Daniels: 'We're not shopping at the top'

Rangers head to Winter Meetings seeking affordable players that fit team's needs.

Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan, left, team owner Thomas Hicks, center, and team general manager Jon Daniels, right, during a spring...

Report: MLB unhappy with TV extension

Report: Tom Hicks' control of the Texas Rangers is in jeopardy after TV contract extension talks stall.

The Yankees' case for Halladay

The Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over the past decade than any other teams, as ESPN's esteemed Mark Simon notes: Bi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Texas Rangers Fans Still Waiting for Playoff Payback

Photo: AP Photo/Bill Janscha It's taken longer than stretches between Nolan Ryan no-hitters for fans to get their money back. The Texas Rangers confirmed yesterday that they...

Gilbert the frontrunner to buy the Rangers?

That's what Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated wrote Wednesday. He said Dennis Gilbert, the former agent, has the leading bid at this point. The artic...

Why I love my job

In his latest column, Rick Reilly explores the reasons that he became a sportswriter.

Time for Miller's call from the Hall

Former union chief Marvin Miller's impact on Major League Baseball is unquestioned, but, inexplicably, he has yet to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Veterans Committee has another chance this week to right that wrong.

Nolan Ryan

Duke-Wisconsin Preview

Duke-Wisconsin Preview

...Tenn. From left are Predators defenseman Ryan Suter (20), Ellis, Wild defenseman Nick Schultz (55), defenseman Shane Hnidy (34), center Eric Belanger (25), and right wing Owen Nolan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey