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Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition

Jayson Stark

...Ready? Here it comes: 2009 -- Greinke, Royals (65-97) 2006 -- Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks (76-86) 1997 -- Roger Clemens, Blue Jays (76-86) 1972 -- Steve Carlton, Phillies (59-97) So Greinke is only the fourth...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Twins, Braves give this week a big boost

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The AL Central and the NL wild card are the headline races up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Three Strikes: Cy-onara Edition

Jayson Stark

...Viola throws a shutout and wins 1-0. • July 15, 1999 -- Tom Glavine (Braves) vs. Roger Clemens (Yankees). Glavine wins 6-2. If the Phillies have any sense of theater, don't they...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Father's Day Spectacular

Jayson Stark

Nothing warms up Father's Day weekend like a big spread of our world-famous Generic Sandwich Awards. So Happy Father's Day to all of you out there. No...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009

Managing with a human touch

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

What do you do with a player whose presence not so long ago was larger than his numbers? Managers Terry Francona and Charlie Manuel are pondering that very question right now.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Useless Info: Having a little 10-run comeback fun

Jayson Stark

Any time a team goes on a road trip to two parks in the same city … and another team gets 10 runs behind and still wins … and another team s...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2009

Three Strikes: A little Sandwich Award fun

Jayson Stark

We interrupt all this Manny and A-Rod talk for something way more important -- the return of our weekly Generic Sandwich Awards. But first, just to wh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 08, 2009

Forget Manny, don't forgive him

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Manny Ramirez's past makes it impossible to forgive him now.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009

Simply put, Schilling made a difference

Jayson Stark

I don't have to make up my mind, officially, on whether Curt Schilling is a Hall of Famer until December 2012. But I already know how I'll vote. Yes....

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009

So much at stake for Team USA this time

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Having been a big flop in the World Baseball Classic three years ago, Team USA has a lot riding on it to be successful this time around.

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2009

Team USA ready this time

Jayson Stark

...never heard of. They had no idea that Oliver Perez and seven Mexican relievers could outduel Roger Clemens and oust them in the second round. But it all happened, in very real life. And...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 02, 2009

Schmidt: A-Rod handling crisis well

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Mike Schmidt knows he isn't speaking for all living Hall of Fame players, but if Alex Rodriguez joins their club someday, Schmidt said he would welcome him to the fraternity.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2009

A-Rod has destroyed game's history

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Alex Rodriguez was the last hope baseball had in restoring the bridge between past and present. That bridge is now irreparably broken.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2009

The commish gives his state of the game

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From the Yankees' free-spending ways to the current economy to the WBC, Bud Selig talks a little baseball.

Story | Conversation | January 22, 2009