Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Phillies not ready to give up title yet
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Phillies aren't quite ready to hand over their championship belts, and in Game 5, they fought off the Yankees and forced this World Series back to New York.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009Pettitte knows his way around this stage
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comAndy Pettitte was in trouble early in Game 3, but he calmly found his way out and ended up with yet another postseason win. Make that a huge postseason win.
Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009Time to choose the team of the decade
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe World Series will certainly decide this year's champion, but it also might decide the team of the decade.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009Phillies are thinking big, really big
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWinning back-to-back titles would be wonderful, but the Phillies believe this is just the beginning.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2009Phillies walk off into history
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comJimmy Rollins' two-out, two-run, game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth didn't just win Game 4 for the Phillies and give them a 3-1 NLCS lead over L.A. — it also finished a game that will live in postseason history.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009Lee doesn't need adjustment period
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCliff Lee displaced Cole Hamels as the Phillies' Game 1 starter in the ALDS, and despite never having pitched in a postseason game, he showed he is quite comfortable under the bright playoff lights.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIf the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009Mets in impossible spot going forward
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009If the season ended today …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWe already know who's going to win the NL MVP, but the other five races are still very much up for grabs.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009It's unsafe around closing time
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThere's only one Rivera, but reliable closers are becoming hard to find. Jayson Stark looks at five contenders with closer concerns.
Story | Conversation | August 20, 2009Clock ticking on Strasburg negotiations
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comHere's the multimillion-dollar question: Will Stephen Strasburg -- the No. 1 pick in the June draft -- sign with the Washington Nationals? We'll soon find out.
Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009Phillies, Red Sox among trade winners
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhat happens when you acquire Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez? You're a trade deadline winner, as the Phillies and Red Sox are, respectively.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Source: Phils' latest offer rebuffed
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Blue Jays have rejected the Phillies' latest offer for Roy Halladay, a source familiar with the two teams' discussions told ESPN.com.
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