Three Strikes: Award-winning edition
Jayson Stark...top-three MVP finishes. See if you've heard of any of these men: • Ted Williams (two firsts, four seconds, one third) -- in a 19-year career. • Stan Musial (three...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Hidden tales of the leaderboard
Jayson Stark...totals would have placed him in a group with only Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Earl Averill in the history of the AL. But now Mauer's average has dipped...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Successes, struggles and sabermetrics
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
ATH : Face Time: Ted William's Head
Employees at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation have been accused of defacing the frozen head of Ted Williams.
Video | October 02, 2009
Three Strikes: Albert's trifecta edition
Jayson Stark...wins the NL '00s trifecta, he would add his name to this exclusive list: • Ted Williams (1940s, AL): .356 avg., 234 HRs, 893 RBIs. • Rogers Hornsby (1920s, NL): .382 avg...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Yanks, Mauer/Cuddyer, McCoy
Jayson StarkGrab your paper plates -- because it's time once again to honor the most sandwich-worthy feats of the week with another edition of the ever-popular Ge...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009
Attendance sends signal about MLB's economy
Peter GammonsThis year's attendance figures are not simply a result of there being no pennant races. This is about the economy. And as club official after club off...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009
Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans
Buster OlneyDerek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
Payroll gambles, Manny and the Kennedys
Peter GammonsThe Angels' acquisition of Scott Kazmir discourages the Rangers, against whom he is 5-1 with a 2.28 ERA, and he changes the playoffs with his 2.53 lif...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
ATH : Mau American League MVP?
What are the chances of Joe Mauer winning the American League MVP?
Video | August 19, 2009
Chat with Nicholas Loucks and Jeremy Lundblad
...Their list includes such memorable years as Babe Ruth's 1921 season, Barry Sanders' 1988 season, Ted Williams' 1941 season, and Tiger Woods' 2000 campaign. Feel like they left something out? Want to talk...
Chat | January 07, 2008
Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions
Buster OlneyAll Boston manager Terry Francona could do was to try to contain the damage the Yankees had done to John Smoltz in the fourth inning Thursday night. A...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009
From Wonder Boy to The Man
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazineAs Jeff Gordon turns 38, we look at the career that reinvented NASCAR.
Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009
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