Managing with a human touch
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhat do you do with a player whose presence not so long ago was larger than his numbers? Managers Terry Francona and Charlie Manuel are pondering that very question right now.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009Players express interleague angst
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comInterleague play is here to stay, but a majority of today's players dislike it and believe the annual NL-AL schedule needs some serious modifications.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009Francona anxiously waits out WBC
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comRed Sox manager Terry Francona admitted Monday he's sweating out the rest of the World Baseball Classic, hoping his players make it back healthy.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009Three Strikes: Nose tackle at shortstop edition
Jayson Stark...even IN the program. "If people see this lineup on the road," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona, "I just want them to know it's basically been like that at home, too." Not...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009Boston's moves could pay big dividends
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comUnlike the Yankees, the Red Sox didn't have to spend $400 million on free agents to improve. Boston's free-agent signings are high on upside, low on risk.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009Five reasons to embrace Phillies-Rays matchup
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comA Manny Ramirez versus the Red Sox World Series would have been better, right? Not according to Jayson Stark, who gives five reasons to like a Phillies-Rays matchup even more.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2008Year-end awards: MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks ...
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another mesmerizing baseball season and hand out those annual Year in Review awards.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008Bright season for Rays suddenly a bit gloomy
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Rays' lead in the AL East is down to percentage points after the Red Sox pounded out six homers in a 13-5 clubbing of Tampa Bay on Monday.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2008This All-Star Game almost didn't count
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhat started as a tribute to Yankee Stadium came close to ending as baseball's worst nightmare -- another All-Star tie.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2008Interleague certainly a significant part of the schedule
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe American League is again dominating the National League in interleague play. Will it mean anything once October arrives? Time will tell.
Story | Conversation | June 26, 2008Plenty of options for GM, managerial openings
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comNow that the Mets and the Mariners have fired a manager and a GM, respectively, who will be available after the season? Take your pick.
Story | Conversation | June 19, 2008Playing on the road has been anything but pleasant
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comOn the whole, home teams have flourished while road teams have been historically bad through the first 10 weeks of the season.
Story | Conversation | June 10, 2008Identifying the most feared hitter in the bigs
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFrom Albert Pujols to Vladimir Guerrero to Manny Ramirez, all 30 big league managers weigh in on who they believe is the most feared hitter in baseball.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008Now favorites, Red Sox radically shift baseball's culture
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comNo longer the accursed chokers of the past, these Red Sox have not only become favorites; they're also a larger-than-life phenomenon.
Story | Conversation | March 23, 2008Beckett likely not going to Japan due to bad back
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comJosh Beckett isn't going to be starting Opening Day in Tokyo.
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