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FLB Chat Wrap: Feb. 23

Will Carroll, ESPN.com

Will Carroll discusses fantasy baseball injuries.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 26, 2007

FLB Chat Wrap: Jan. 11

Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan Cockcroft stops by for fantasy baseball talk.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 11, 2007

Fantasy Baseball Chat - Apr. 20

ESPN Games Fantasy Edge

Tristan Cockcroft discusses hot fantasy baseball topics on Tuesday.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 20, 2005

Fantasy Baseball Chat - Feb. 18

ESPN Games Fantasy Edge

Tristan Cockcroft stops by and chats about this Historical Top 100.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 18, 2005

Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off

Buster Olney

The fates of managers and pitching coaches are tied to their pitchers, and when a pitcher starts to go bad, some staffers instinctively separate thems...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009

A "Major League" move by the Padres

Buster Olney

If you're looking for a CliffsNotes version of what has happened in San Diego, just flip on the movie "Major League." To review the events of the pas...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Oakland Athletics. On the plus side, Aaron Sorkin is rewriting the script for a "Moneyball" movie, which might star Brad Pitt as Billy Beane.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Cleveland Indians, who nearly made it to the World Series in 2007 but have imploded since then.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans

Buster Olney

Derek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009

Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir

Buster Olney

Had Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009

BP Daily: Infielders Anonymous

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus examines the reasons why guys drafted as shortstops -- like Ryan Braun -- don't usually play there when they get to the pros and considers some current top prospects who might need to change their positions in the bigs.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009

Buehrle's near-perfection, punctuated

Buster Olney

The tension in the Metrodome thickened in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night. And after Carlos Gomez fouled out and Nick Punto grounded out,...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Soriano heating up at the plate

Special to ESPN.com

Alfonso Soriano is a streaky hitter, and right now he is on a hot streak.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009

A cheap Halladay alternative

Buster Olney

Here are the statistical lines for two starting pitchers, compiled over a season: Pitcher A: 132 innings, 124 hits, 2.73 ERA, 17 walks, 113 strikeou...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009

The familiar angle on Houston's surge

Buster Olney

...Astros are 27-17 in their last 44 games, which is actually par for the course for Houston. Year after year, the Astros seem to start slowly and then just take off. "I think it...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009