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Are the 2013 Yankees an example of the Ewing Theory, made famous by Bill Simmons? The theory, devised by Simmons' friend Dave Cirilli, has two main elements: 1. A star athlete receives an inordinate amount of media attention and fan interest, y...

The readers weigh in on one of sports' biggest issues.

If everyone is secretly suspicious of so many athletic achievements in the 21st century, why aren't we talking about it?

It's a final cleansing of the Sports Guy's inbox, plus Week 4 picks.

Bill Simmons' 3,000-word column on the Red Sox-Dodgers transformational deal is a must-read for any Sox fan that's been disgusted over the last season-plus and now feels hopeful again. Here are a couple of our favorite excerpts: 1. Personally,...

Combine Battleship With The Hunger Games Here is how you fix the Home Run Derby: Start with an aircraft carrier. Matter of fact, whenever you are "fixing" anything, "start with an aircraft carrier" is always a good jumping-off point. Now you take sa...

Listen on Wednesday as Colin is joined by Grantland's Bill Simmons (10:45 a.m. ET), seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry (11:15), the MLB Network's Mitch Williams (11:45) and ESPN.com's Jim Bowden (12:15 p.m.). As always, email the show (theherd@esp...

Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus writes that at the start of 2009, it sure looked like David Ortiz was finished. Now three years later, Ortiz has made some adjustments and improved his approach, and he's hitting like his former self.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2012

Remember one week ago? I know many of you wanted to kill off the Yankees and Red Sox. Both teams were 0-3 and in such dire straits that Bill Simmons had a special podcast with his buddy JackO -- a Yankees fan -- to commiserate in their pain. Well,...

Trading messages about the uncertain past, present, and future of the Sox.

For ESPN Boston editor Janet Simmons, the Sloan Analytics Conference passed the eyeball test.

Anything and everything written by the Sports Guy in 2011-12.

Keith Law ranks the top 50 major leaguers age 25 and under, starting with Justin Upton.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2011

Before getting to his Week 6 NFL picks in Grantland, Bill Simmons weighed in on the Red Sox turmoil by providing a list of things he absolutely doesn't want to talk about. Click HERE to read his take....

Grantland.com's Bill Simmons had ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney on his B.S. Report Podcast on Tuesday, and part of their discussion centered on what went wrong with the Red Sox, the dilemma Theo Epstein faces and whether the situation in Boston is fix...

The AL wild card was up for grabs. The Red Sox were collapsing. The Rays were rallying. Here's what transpired.