130 Results for sammy sosa

Hot and cold Chicago-style Sammich Awards

Jayson Stark

Get out the whole-wheat kaisers, grandma. It's time once again to salute the most sandwich-worthy feats of the last week. But first, let's present the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Three Strikes: Piracy edition

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- THEY WERE JUST 17 DEPT. The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't had a winning season since 1992. Think about that. The American League Rookie...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009

Sandwich Awards: It's an all-Buehrle affair

Jayson Stark

...27 batters. He also did it two years ago in his first no-hitter (by walking Sammy Sosa and then picking him off). That makes Buehrle just the second pitcher ever to pitch two...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009

History forgets some of the 'winners'

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Home Run Derby crowns a champion every year, but often a different player steals the show and is remembered instead.

Story | Conversation | July 12, 2009

'Most likely to get traded' nominees

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Who are the sellers most likely to sell? Here are the top candidates buyers should include on their trade-deadline shopping list.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

Three Strikes: Wright having a crazy season

Jayson Stark

...highest batting average in history by a man who struck out 161 times was .320, by Sammy Sosa in 2000. The only two other men to whiff that much and hit .300: Ryan Howard...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2009

Johnson as great as ever in 300th win

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Randy Johnson was as tall and intimidating in his 300th victory as he was for the other 299 over a long and brilliant career.

Story | Conversation | June 04, 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

Three Strikes: A whole lot more of Rickey

Jayson Stark

Was it really only 24 hours ago that I started this Rickey's Hall Teammates stampede? I didn't know what I was unleashing. Obviously. At times like ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 15, 2009

Some players are for real, and others are imposters

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From Justin Upton to Nate McLouth, several players are off to surprisingly hot starts. Which players are for real, and which ones are not?

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2008

Why Bonds isn't playing

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Why doesn't Barry Bonds have a job? Team officials cite several reasons, but they also believe we haven't seen the last of the home run king in uniform.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2008

Looking for a major-league job? Stand in line

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Spring training begins in two weeks, yet around 150 players are still looking for work.

Story | Conversation | February 01, 2008

Sosa won't return to Texas, seeks team that can offer more playing time

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Sammy Sosa won't be back for a second season in Texas.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2008

The wild and wacky from 2007

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

In his year-end wrapup of 2007, Jayson Stark celebrates some of the strangest feats of the past season.

Story | Conversation | December 21, 2007

Awards, milestones, amazing feats and more

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From Most Valuable Players to Cy Youngs to Cy Yuks, Jayson Stark doles out his annual season-ending awards and much more.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2007