Offseason notebook: Outfield shuffle

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the other big moves of the week beyond the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee trade and John Lackey signing, leading with the Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron signings.

Searching for Bobby Abreu

It wasn't until Feb. 12 that Bobby Abreu signed last winter, after waiting and waiting and waiting. The music had stopped, the big dollars were gone a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Trading A-Gon a matter of timing

How much would the Padres have to get in return for Adrian Gonzalez to get a fair deal? "I don't know if you can put together enough young talent t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

World Series MVP lands with Angels

Hideki Matsui and the Angels have agreed to a one-year contract that brings the World Series MVP to Los Angeles.

Money talks, but baseball won't listen

Did the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.

GMs head to Chicago for short meeting

Increasing the use video replay among umpires could be a topic when the formal meetings start, especially after a series of missed calls in the postseason.

Postseason had many defining moments

While the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.

...the bottom of the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World...

...York Yankees gestures during batting practice against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World...

Obstacles to a World Series rematch

...world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -- we will be...not the same, and some of the same Philly fans who believe he was a hero in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Celebrities love the World Series

If you looked down on the field during the World Series, you saw many more stars than just the baseball players.

Matsui's bat drives Yankees to 27th World Series crown

The New York Yankees have won the World Series, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui's record-tying six RBIs.

World Series Game 6 news and notes

ESPN's Stats & Information team reveals some of the top news and notes from Game 6 of the World Series.

Parade scheduled for Friday

New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion New York Yankees.

Matsui has 6 RBIs in Game 6

Hideki Matsui did all sorts of damage Wednesday night, setting a record with six RBIs in a World Series clincher and leading the New York Yankees over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 Wednesday night.