Youkilis, Bay fare well in MVP voting
Gordon Edes...team losing the AL Central title that was won by Mauer's Twins in a one-game playoff. Red Sox players Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Youkilis had two second...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster OlneyThere are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
Cuban defector Chapman fires agent
Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN.comCuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman has fired the representative who helped him gain free agency, his former agency confirmed Saturday.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2009Byrd: I want to stay in Texas
Richard Durrett...I've seen them get better over the three years and seeing that team get to the playoffs would be wonderful. They gave me that second chance to make my name in baseball." Q: What...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009Do both Cy Youngs signal shift?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...four fewer games than Wainwright and posted a higher ERA than Carpenter while not pitching for a postseason team, won the Cy Young Award. It's been at least 10 years since anything remotely like...
Blog | November 19, 2009Selig: Some teams lost money in '09
Associated PressSome teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Will October sked really be tightened?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...it turns out that Mike Scioscia wasn't the only baseball man who thought this year's postseason schedule was screwy. Bud Selig does, too! "We're going to change it," Selig said. "I don...
Blog | November 19, 2009Closing the market
Keith LawIf there's an area of depth in this winter's free agent market, it's in relievers, including relievers who have either closer experience or closer stu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Meet digital Lincecum, 2.0
Jim Caple, Page 2With another Cy Young (and a drug arrest) under his belt, Jim Caple wonders what the future holds for Tim Lincecum's digital self.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Postseason to have fewer breaks
Associated PressCommissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009A Selig welcome
Bruce Levine...hot topics in baseball. He said his main goal for next year is to tighten up the postseason schedule. He wasn't ready to go on the record to say what he was going to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009Tracy gets award, contract on same day
Associated PressThe Colorado Rockies have rewarded manager Jim Tracy with a three-year contract.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Tracy, Scioscia named top managers
Associated PressJim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009The Self-Annointed One Is At It Again
SportsCenter...next. Would he have punted on 4 and 2? Can he replace Mangino, and fix the BCS playoffs while he's at it? If next year's MLB all-star game is headed for extra...
Blog | November 18, 2009Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith Law...votes. This is a small victory for those of us pushing for rational evaluation of players in postseason awards; the Cy Young Award has historically been "The Guy With the Most Wins Award" and, while...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
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