Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Successes, struggles and sabermetrics
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
The unique value of October baseball
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineAs Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
The Hall should preserve history, not dodge it
Buster OlneyThe day after Bill Madden wrote a story saying commissioner Bud Selig was thinking seriously about reinstating Pete Rose, there is another story from ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 28, 2009
Pedro's value? He makes a difference
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comPedro Martinez might not make it with the Phillies, but one thing is certain: His comeback in Philadelphia won't be boring.
Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009Ranking the AL's roughest roads to the playoffs
Buster OlneySchedule advantages and disadvantages are difficult to calculate in baseball, because you don't know who will be hurt, which team will be hot and whic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 16, 2009
Active seniors still living the good life
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comTo quadrigenarians Jamie Moyer, Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson, age is just another number in their illustrious careers.
Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009State of the Rays … division races … players on the move
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWith the All-Star Game now in the rearview mirror, Jerry Crasnick looks ahead to the top nine story lines heading into the second half of the season.
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2008How to fix each MLB team for fantasy purposes
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell has suggestions for all 30 MLB teams on how to maximize their players for fantasy purposes.
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2008One hundred stories to watch
Jonah Keri, Special to Page 2To celebrate Opening Day, Jonah Keri presents 100 story lines to watch for the season.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2008Spring Training Blog: Feb. 25, 2008
COUNTRYMEN COMPETE FOR BACKUP ROLE (5:25 p.m. ET) Catchers Eliezer Alfonzo and Guillermo Rodriguez are countrymen and comrades competing for a roster...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2008Mitchell report: Baseball slow to react to players' steroid use
ESPN.com news servicesGeorge Mitchell's 20-month report into steroid use in professional baseball blamed both players and management for the problem.
Story | Conversation | December 13, 2007Mitchell investigation would have fallen flat without the feds
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWithout information from government cases involving BALCO and Kirk Radomski, and without pressure on Roger Clemens' personal trainer, Brian McNamee, the Mitchell investigation would have been severely limited, writes ESPN.com senior writer Howard Bryant.
Story | Conversation | December 13, 2007Players listed in the Mitchell Commission report
ESPN.comPlayers and in which section they are listed in the Mitchell Commission report.
Story | Conversation | December 13, 2007Tigers' lineup tops the charts, Giants' order picks up the rear
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comSome teams have made major upgrades to their lineups, and others have lost significant parts. Here are the best and worst in baseball.
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