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Cubs SS Ryan Theriot reacts to Milton Bradley being traded. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick. NFL Network's Rich Eisen. Bert Blyleven gives...

The decade's forgotten glove masters

How come great fielders are often ignored by Gold Glove voters? Stat guru Tom Tango has a theory.

Story | Conversation | December 21, 2009

Stock Watch

Dick Vitale reveals his stock watch.

Defense highlights offseason moves

...the current marketplace. The Athletics, Red Sox and Mariners -- teams steeped in the use of numbers to...have shifted their focus to pitching and defense. Seattle scored fewer runs in 2009 than 2008 but...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

...CA - MAY 27: Erik Bedard #45 of the Seattle Mariners pitches during the game against the Oakland Athletics...

Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?

...season's end. So now Bradley goes to Seattle in a trade, to a Mariners team which, by all accounts, had a tremendous...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009

Like A Once-Jilted Lover, Beckham Plans A Trip Back To ManU

...d like to see sooner rather than later. Seattle Mariners at Philadelphia Phillies Can we please get Cliff...

The white elephant deal

Jim Hendry's Milton Bradley nightmare is finally over.

July 13, 2008; Kansas City, MO, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Carlos Silva (52) delivers a pitch...

Welcome To The Bigs, Okuda

...a continuing effort to stack their roster, the Seattle Mariners signed 19-year-old shortstop Pedro Okuda out...

Seattle Mariners Edgar Martinez rounds 3rd base after a solo...

Seattle Mariners' Edgar Martinez hits a three-run home run...

Blyleven: Health Silva's biggest question

Bert Blyleven says a healthy new Cub Carlos Silva is a 'battler.'

M's and Cubs swap headaches

Boy, talk about trading headaches. Larry Stone: The Seattle Mariners have found a way to get rid of...

Bye, Bye Phil-Lee-Delphia

In 2007 Cliff Lee posted an ERA over 6 and was left off of the Indians postseason roster. However, he has been elite in the two seasons since. His 36 ...