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, 2009Reporting 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, 2008LIL WAYNE BLOG: "THE COWBOYS SUCK"
Lil Wayne...mohawk crew. It could get ugly. I still like the Rays to win the World Series. The Phillies' hitters are tough. They can shut your starting pitchers down fast and as for pitching, they've...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008THE BACK AND FORTH: WHICH SPORT HAS THE BEST POSTSEASON?
Sarah Turcotte, Dave Pinto and E.J. HradekMLB playoffs just started. Cool! There've been some classic moments in Octobers past: the entirety of the 2001 World Series ('cept Game 6), Aaron Boon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 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, 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, 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, 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, 2008Clip Reel: 2008
Sean Bartlett...with Elton Brand, who promptly jumped ship for Philadelphia. Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups swap places and...a team of destiny … … until the Phillies took them down in the World Series, ending...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 31, 2008REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE
Ryan Corazza and Evan BartschJocks blog, we report (you decide!) All the best jock blogs in one spot. Curt Schilling: Live and Direct From Game Two Curt Schilling, still re-h...
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