It's unsafe around closing time
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThere's only one Rivera, but reliable closers are becoming hard to find. Jayson Stark looks at five contenders with closer concerns.
Story | Conversation | August 20, 2009A hero for the streaking Ichiro
Jayson Stark...streak that long in the past 20 seasons. The others: Dennis Eckersley (11 games) in 1992, Troy Percival (11 games) in 1996 and Todd Jones (15 games) in 2005. • Ryan Howard has hit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009Count on Red Sox Nation celebrating
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe consensus around baseball is that the three best teams reside in the AL East. And the last one standing will be the Red Sox.
Story | Conversation | April 02, 2009Next chapter looking brighter for Rays
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Rays have moved beyond their lowly past, beginning anew as a team looking to repeat as American League champion.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2009Three Strikes: End of Two Eras Edition
Jayson StarkThe Braves without John Smoltz? The Padres' bullpen with no Trevor Hoffman? How can that be? What's next? U2 without Bono? The Simpsons without Home...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009Year-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, 2008Rays rumblings
Jayson Stark...baseman, Carlos Pena, to DH. Insurance for Percival? Tampa Bay is still in the market for a set-up man who could give them closer insurance if Troy Percival goes down again. But they've...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 26, 2008
Reaching the unreachable could be possible this season
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCan Chipper Jones hit .400? Can Lance Berkman or Josh Hamilton win a Triple Crown? These are just two of the most fascinating questions surrounding the game.
Story | Conversation | May 29, 2008April was a month that really defied logic
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comBeware of everything and anything essentially wraps up what went on during the first month of the season. You can't trust a darned thing that goes on in April.
Story | Conversation | April 30, 2008How Troy Percival became the maitre d' of Tampa Bay
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comHere's the totally true tale of Troy Eugene Percival, the new closer, clubhouse emperor and professor of positive thinking for the increasingly intriguing Tampa Bay Rays.
Story | Conversation | March 14, 2008The wild and wacky from 2007
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIn his year-end wrapup of 2007, Jayson Stark celebrates some of the strangest feats of the past season.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2007Deadline abstinence a smart decision?
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe big question following the non-waiver trade deadline is how not making moves will affect some teams down the stretch.
Story | Conversation | August 01, 2007Cardinals are improbable champions
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Cardinals are world champions for the first time since 1982 -- and the best 83-win team in history.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2006Santana, not Colon, deserved to win AL Cy Young
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comBartolo Colon had a fine season, but Johan Santana would've been a far better choice to win the AL Cy Young Award.
Story | Conversation | November 08, 2005Phils get Urbina so their rivals wouldn't
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhy did the Phillies move so quickly on Ugueth Urbina? So their rivals wouldn't get him first.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2005
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