Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...free agents, and Wagner is 38 years old. But one executive speculated that Wagner could reduce his salary demands so far that some team -- in particular, a team that finished with one of the 15...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Money talks, but baseball won't listen
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comDid 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.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009Legal documents among items on block
Associated PressCurt Flood's estate is offering bidders an opportunity this weekend to purchase true history.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009Phillies pick up Lee's option for '10
ESPN.com news servicesThe Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009Postseason had many defining moments
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWhile 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.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster Olney...cutting him loose rather than paying him $4 million to $5 million in arbitration. To put that salary in context: Last winter, Orlando Hudson signed for a base salary of $3.38 million, with incentives...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
Strike could mar Philly transit services
ESPN.com news servicesTalks aimed at avoiding a Philadelphia transit strike are to resume just hours before a threatened strike could disrupt bus and subway services during the World Series.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009Time to choose the team of the decade
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe World Series will certainly decide this year's champion, but it also might decide the team of the decade.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009Kate Hudson, A-Rod are World Serious
Jim Caple, Page 2Kate Hudson prepares the Yankees' WAGs for the World Series and the corresponding media crush.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009McCourt seeks reinstatement as CEO
Associated PressJamie McCourt has filed for divorce from her husband, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009Walk-off wisdom
Buster OlneyThis October has presented a treasure trove of comebacks and gut-wrenching moments and improbable finishes, and Monday was all about them. Some things...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster OlneyBobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I took a job with The New York Times, and I covered him for just ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
A "Major League" move by the Padres
Buster Olney...will still be paying him -- and next October, he could have pressed him to accept a lower salary. If Towers had said no, Moorad could've let him walk away after his contract expired. But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2009
MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt'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, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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