Fantasy World: Geek Stats Win
Rick PaulasSabermetrics aren't just for geeks anymore. In 2008, the folks over at Baseball Prospectus had themselves what the commentariat call a "crossover ye...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage
Peter Keating, ESPN The MagazineWhat actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?
Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009
Fundamental Change
Buster OlneyBaseball is going back to basics-just not the ones you learned from your old man
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2008Reporting From ... The Winter Meetings
Rick PaulasJake Peavy is headed to the Cubs, or not. Francisco Rodriguez is going to be a Met. And CC Sabathia will be donning Yankee pinstripes next season. We ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008The Shadows Deepen
Tim KeownIt's not about the sluggers anymore. The Jason Grimsley raid exposed an open secret: pitchers use performance enhancing drugs too. And according to doctors, the juice can benefit hurlers even more than hitters
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008Why Pitchers Use
Buster OlneyYes, steroids can help increase velocity. But pitchers mainly take them to recover from the most unnatural act in sport: throwing a baseball
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008FANTASY WORLD: THE MLB SEASON & LESSONS LEARNED
Rick Paulas[Ed's Note: All week long, we'll be recapping the MLB regular season. Check it out.] It's that time of year. Leaves are changing their colors, girls ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008AN INTERVIEW WITH LIL WAYNE
Molly KnightLil Wayne is the rare rapper who, when he claims to be the "best rapper alive" might actually be right. In its first week on the shelves, his album Th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008A LOOK BACK WITH ... MAG BASEBALL EDITOR JON SCHER
Jon Scher[Ed's note: All week, we're recapping the 2008 MLB season. Enjoy.] Jon Scher is a senior editor at ESPN The Magazine. While he edits a variety of con...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008MLB 2008: IN THEIR WORDS
Magazine Baseball StaffBest story? Worst story? Hits and misses? Haikus? It's all here.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008MLB 2008: THE ALL-POINTS SUMMARY
Magazine Baseball DivisionThe good, the bad and, of course, the ugly.
Story | September 22, 2008RECESS FOR BASEBALL?
Peter BernsteinBaseball has been on a good run of late. Revenues have doubled since the start of the decade and player salaries have risen almost as much. A-Rod can ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2008CLIP REEL: CELEBRATING EBAY
Eric Angevine and Ted BauereBay was founded today back in '95. Sadness about Meg Whitman not being John McCain's No. 2 aside, we here at ESPN The Magazine really enjoy eBay&mdas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008REPORTING FROM ... THE MLB DRAFT
Matt MeyersCount me in the (severe) minority, but the MLB draft is my favorite of all the major sports drafts. It wasn't always this way, but I had the privilege...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2008Deep 6
All-star voters may not have noticed (c'mon, people, Nomar's hurt), but young shortstops are busting out all over. They're baseball's future-and a reflection of its past
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