Obstacles to a World Series rematch

Charlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Six key matchups for Game 6

Six key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Dominguez, Iglesias flash leather at AFL

...opposed to someone like the San Diego Padres' Everth Cabrera). For all of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies

The great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders

The conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009

The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2

It has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009

San Diego Padres

Infielder Nate Colbert of the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los...

Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm

We are accustomed to seeing October tension reflected in the eyes of the pitchers. Orel Hershiser's eyes in 1988 were intense -- the Bulldog locked in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Baez ruling could set precedent

...a Dominican court as a result of a wrongful termination lawsuit he filed against the team in San Cristobal, and the suit may set a precedent for Rijo's pending lawsuit against the team. In...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

...League Baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles. A lawyer...

The top matchups of the World Series

These are my top matchups of the World Series, beyond the battle of old friends CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee: The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's f...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

The last time they played...

...won the finale 5-2. San Diego Padres announcer Jerry Coleman, who played...

A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia

The old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Instant replay for the World Series? Yes

Umpires make mistakes, just like players do. So why not institute instant replay for the World Series?

Padres want 'strategic' work from Hoyer

The San Diego Padres have introduced Jed Hoyer as their new general manager.