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Three Strikes: Sunday insanity edition

Jayson Stark

...stuff happened in Sunday's New York Mets-Philadelphia Phillies game at Citi Field, cyberspace barely has room...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Three Strikes: Moyer heads to the bullpen

Jayson Stark

...stuff to catch up on. So here goes. STRIKE ONE -- BULLPEN LIFE BEGINS AT 46 DEPT. The Phillies announced Monday that they are moving Jamie Moyer to the bullpen -- at age 46. Friends, this is...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009

New state of the Phillies' farm system

Jayson Stark

...at least the next 88 years: Were the Phillies really thinking sanely when they traded away Cliff...those guys is Drabek. At the upper levels, Philadelphia doesn't have a guy who projects to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Weighing McGriff's HOF candidacy

Jayson Stark

I haven't even gotten my Hall of Fame ballot in the mail yet. But how come I already have the impression Fred McGriff's candidacy is going to get tram...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition

Jayson Stark

Before we ingest approximately 588,000 calories while watching the Detroit Lions do their inimitable Thanksgiving thing, it's time for another mailbag...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Three Strikes -- Deadlines and dollars edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Deal of the Year Dept. Was Cliff Lee the greatest trade-deadline starting-pitching acquisition ever? After considering the evidence, I'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Damon amazingly steals his way into history

Jayson Stark

...who witnessed it are still buzzing about it. "You know, I've seen guys do it," said Phillies pitcher Chad Durbin. "But not in such a big moment." Yeah, that would be kind of tough...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Charlie Manuel's pregame thoughts

Jayson Stark

6:17 p.m. ET • Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Brett Myers was left...in the fourth game (which is Monday in Philadelphia)." • Manuel said he isn't ready to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Three Strikes: History in the unmaking edition

Jayson Stark

...know that when he took the mound in Philadelphia on Wednesday, there was much, much more than the Phillies' NL East clincher riding on it. Martinez The...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Abreu finally gets homer happy

Jayson Stark

...at least 14 home run trots. The others: the 2001 Giants in April (Barry Bonds), the 2004 Phillies in June (Jim Thome) and the 2007 Yankees in April (Bonds). • And how did this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Three Strikes: Interleague Edition

Jayson Stark

...East team that had a winning record against AL East teams was Florida (10-8). And the Phillies and Mets went a combined 11-22. That, of course, is a gruesome .333 winning percentage. They...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009

Three Strikes: Philled up with a lot of losses

Jayson Stark

...Phloppage Dept. In response to the gazillions of Philadelphia e-mailers looking for an explanation of the Phillies' recent cliff dive, I'll have more to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 22, 2009

Weekend Uselessness Edition, Part 2

Jayson Stark

...of "Worth The Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies" will be Thursday, at the Borders Center City, on the Avenue of the Arts, in Philadelphia, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2009

Three Strikes: The end is near edition

Jayson Stark

...kicked the tires. Those two teams, plus the Phillies, have also checked in on Colorado's Jeff...used to be back when he was in Philadelphia." The rest of the radar-gun all-stars...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009

Simply put, Schilling made a difference

Jayson Stark

I don't have to make up my mind, officially, on whether Curt Schilling is a Hall of Famer until December 2012. But I already know how I'll vote. Yes....

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009