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Changing their Sox

Dave Cameron, FanGraphs.com

Why stat-oriented teams like the Red Sox and Athletics have decided to go increasingly old-school in their approach to team-building.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 12, 2010

Thanks for the highlights, George Michael

Jim Caple

...anchor, not the pop star), who died Thursday at the age of 70. Before YouTube, before Web Gems, before "SportsCenter" became omnipresent, George delivered sports highlights to famished fans who didn't even realize...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 25, 2009

NL Gold Gloves: 2 out of 9 ain't bad

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...voters also hit on first-time winner Ryan Zimmerman, who not only led the majors in Web Gems (an unofficial statistic) but also dominated most of the sophisticated fielding metrics that don't usually...

Blog | November 11, 2009

Meet the World Series umpiring crew

Special to ESPN.com

Beginning with crew chief Gerry Davis, ESPN.com takes a closer look at the umpires for this year's World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

McGwire has a road map, but also a guide

Buster Olney

We saw again Sunday night an example of how others have talked about their past use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. Yankees pitcher Andy ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Playoff starters must try to avoid hitting The Wall

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Keith Czechanski/Icon SMI Scott Kazmir has been excellent for the Angels, going 2-2 with a 1.73 ERA. By Peter Gammons, ESPN The Wall is something...

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Running through some end-of-the-year observations

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Mark Cunningham/Getty Images Toss out everything from this Mets season -- except the uniforms they wore Sunday. Keep those. By Steve Berthiaume, E...

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Colorado conundrum: Try to win the division or rest for the playoffs?

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Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Rockies manager Jim Tracy has a tough decision -- catch the Dodgers or rest his team? By Eduardo Perez, ESPN Which te...

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Hard to see any of these surprises coming

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AP Photo/Bill Kostroun The Cubs had high hopes at the beginning of the season, but things quickly fell apart. By Tim Kurkjian, ESPN The Magazine ...

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Sabathia's getting a bad rap for October performances

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Jeff Curry/US Presswire CC Sabathia has had his issues in the postseason, when he is 2-3 with a 7.92 ERA in five starts. By Peter Gammons, ESPN ...

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Braves have pitching, matchups to chase down Rockies

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Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Rockies need a big week from Troy Tulowitzki if they want to hold off the Braves for the NL wild card. By Steve P...

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October full of iffy bullpens awaits

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Mark Cunningham/Getty Images J.A. Happ is healthy and could be called upon to help the ailing Phillies bullpen in the postseason. By Steve Berthia...

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Tigers and Twins hit the road with AL Central title still up for grabs

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Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Carl Pavano, 3-3 since joining the Twins, gets the series going for Minnesota in Kansas City. By Fernando Vina, ESPN ...

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Plenty of question marks for potential playoff teams

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AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Brad Lidge was perfect last season for the Phillies, but he's been far from it this year. By John Kruk, ESPN The Magazine ...

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Adding two more playoff spots would spice up baseball's final month

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Jeff Curry/US Presswire Despite their problems, the Cubs would still be in the playoff hunt if there were two more spots. By Peter Gammons, ESPN ...

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