Notes from the winter meetings
Peter Gammons...has more walks and extra-base hits than strikeouts, not even Gary Sheffield, Ichiro Suzuki or Todd Helton
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Should Edgar be Hall's first DH?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Martinez in both categories do give one pause, though. Some Hall of Famers, sure. But also Todd Helton, Jason Giambi, Fred McGriff, Harold Baines, and Carlos Delgado. Martinez was a better hitter than all...
Blog | December 04, 2009Keith Ballard's Hit on Tomas Vokoun Wasn't As Strange As You Think
SportsCenter...During his 2005 rookie season Barmes broke his collarbone carrying deer meat given to him by Todd Helton. I just didn't think it was right to bring Todd into something like this, Barmes...
Blog | December 02, 2009The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney...deal, in the same way that they asked the Rockies to take Lowell in the aborted Todd Helton trade talks. Cabrera would give the Red Sox a core hitter who could theoretically anchor their...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster Olney...player. And for their purposes, it is worth it for them to study the example of Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies. Before the 2003 season, the Rockies' first baseman signed a nine-year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
Early Top 200 rankings for 2010
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009PRCA news and notes: Oct. 27, 2009
Courtesy PRCAPRCA news and notes: Oct. 27, 2009
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009Who runs this town? (Part 4)
Cameron Martin, Special to Page 2Page 2 goes region by region to determine which sports figures have the most juice in each city.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Colorado Rockies
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Colorado Rockies, who, just like in 2007, were left for dead, came back, made the playoffs and -- well, unlike in 2007, they didn't get so far. Now what? Let's investigate.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009
Atkins moves up to fifth; Hawpe sits
Associated PressColorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy is juggling his lineup again, flip-flopping Garrett Atkins and Yorvit Torrealba for Game 4 of the playoffs against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009Howard's two-out double, Werth's RBI single in ninth blast Phils into NLCS
Associated PressRyan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth's single as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Monday night to reach the NL championship series.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 12, 2009Umpire acknowledges missing call
Associated PressShane Victorino joked about Chase Utley's single off his right knee that put the Philadelphia Phillies on the cusp of advancing to the NL championship series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other clubhouse, it was no joking matter.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009Phillies wind their way back to NLCS
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comDENVER -- The champs have been here before, riding down this same October highway. They know where it leads. They know each twist in the...
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009Lidge turns back the clock in Game 3
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comBrad Lidge ignored the cold and his awful 2009 numbers and got the big postseason outs the Phillies needed him to get in Game 3 against the Rockies.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009Howard's sac fly wins back-and-forth game; Phillies up 2-1
Associated PressRyan Howard's sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth carried the Phillies past the Rockies on Sunday night.
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