Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition
Jayson StarkBefore we ingest approximately 588,000 calories while watching the Detroit Lions do their inimitable Thanksgiving thing, it's time for another mailbag...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Yanks, Mauer/Cuddyer, McCoy
Jayson Stark...computes playoff probabilities for coolstandings.com and for our ESPN.com standings page. How 'bout all these nuggets: • While the Yankees' magic number to clinch a playoff spot is, technically, still stuck at 4...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009
Three Strikes: Mauer power edition
Jayson Stark...Pittsburgh's Cecilio Guante (on June 27, 1983). STRIKE THREE -- HOMER HUNTER DEPT. A couple of fun nuggets about home runs from Tuesday night: Blanks • Mammoth Padres rookie Kyle Blanks -- all 270 pounds of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 19, 2009
Three Strikes: The break-to-break leaders
Jayson StarkThree Strikes is back, with a hodge-podge of fun-filled nuggets we've been storing up for a week now: STRIKE ONE -- THE SEASON THAT WASN'T DEPT...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Abreu finally gets homer happy
Jayson Stark...at least 53 games. The other: DiMaggio himself. • And now one more very odd Ichiro nugget: As loyal reader Andrew Vavoulis points out, he's hitting .370 this year, but he's only...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009Three Strikes: Interleague Edition
Jayson Stark...had never issued a bases-loaded walk to any pitcher in his career. • One other Mariano nugget, courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau: He was the fourth Yankees pitcher to collect a save and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009Three Strikes: Wright having a crazy season
Jayson Stark...Albuquerque Isotopes. So let's hope they get moving on this. Meanwhile, here are a couple of nuggets for the Dodgers to keep in mind: The record for an entire season is 23, by the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2009A hero for the streaking Ichiro
Jayson Stark...win his 300th and John Clarkson win his 250th. Hard to believe, folks. • Another 300th-win nugget from Elias: Randy Johnson was just the third pitcher in the past 50 years to take a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009Useless Info: Having a little 10-run comeback fun
Jayson Stark...run ninth with a two-run single off Chris Ray. • And one more Eric Orns nugget: Each team scored at least 10 unanswered runs in this game -- 10 by the Rays, then 11...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2009Weekend Uselessness Edition
Jayson StarkAny time a pitcher bats in the three-hole, there's a balk trifecta and all nine hitters in one lineup turn into closers of a whole different kind, you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009Three Strikes: Hungry Cub claims Sandwich Award
Jayson StarkIf it's Friday, it must be time once again to grab a plate and a bag of chips as we present our weekly Generic Sandwich Awards. But before we rip open...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009Generic Sandwich Awards: Lee, Markakis, Uggla
Jayson Stark...STRIKE ONE -- THE MUNCHIES: Before we get into the, uh, meaty awards this week, chew on these nuggets: • Ever heard of a Cy Young Award winner who lost as many games the next April...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009Regular season not quite over yet for White Sox, Tigers
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe White Sox and Tigers have no choice but to play a makeup game a day after the regular season was supposed to end. Oh yeah, this game will also factor into deciding a playoff spot, writes Jayson Stark.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2008Top 10 Useless Reader Info Nuggets
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comHere they are, your Top 10 Useless Reader Nuggets of the Week.
Story | Conversation | September 07, 2006Howard is the real deal
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comRyan Howard has a chance to be one of the big-time sluggers of his generation.
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