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Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition

Jayson Stark

Before we ingest approximately 588,000 calories while watching the Detroit Lions do their inimitable Thanksgiving thing, it's time for another mailbag...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Three Strikes -- Mailbag edition

Jayson Stark

Here's a confession I'm not proud of. I'm 8,800 e-mails behind in my uselessinfodept@yahoo.com inbox alone. And it sure isn't because I don't try. I'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Three Strikes -- Deadlines and dollars edition

Jayson Stark

...ERA under 2.00 in three postseason starts or more. And his two wins in this World Series made him the first starting pitcher in 32 years -- and second in those four decades of...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Damon amazingly steals his way into history

Jayson Stark

...happen? Damon Well, it happened Sunday night, in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series -- a fellow named Johnny Damon doing the honors. And those of us who witnessed it are...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Three Strikes: For Series opener, a pair of Cys

Jayson Stark

...Dept. Sabathia Lee Found this hard to believe myself, but only once in history has a World Series started with a Game 1 starting pitcher matchup like CC Sabathia versus Cliff Lee. It's...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Three Strikes: Phils, Yanks close but uncommon

Jayson Stark

...have been around longer than a century. But the Yankees will be playing in their 40th World Series. The Phillies will be playing in their 32nd World Series game. • The Yankees will try...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Three Strikes: If you're scoring NLCS at home …

Jayson Stark

...that's the first postseason game that meets that description since Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, when Dizzy Dean's Cardinals wiped out Elden Auker's Tigers by a score that sounds...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Phillies lean to the left

Jayson Stark

...glop started dropping out of the Colorado sky and Game 3 of the Phillies' National League Division Series against the Rockies got wintered out Saturday, Manuel jumped at the chance to start a third straight...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009

Hot and cold Chicago-style Sammich Awards

Jayson Stark

Get out the whole-wheat kaisers, grandma. It's time once again to salute the most sandwich-worthy feats of the last week. But first, let's present the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Sadly, Philly must pull the plug on Lidge

Jayson Stark

...Our Closer" song for the rest of the year, they'll be watching somebody else's World Series parade on their flat-screens in a few weeks. I actually thought there was hope for...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Three Strikes: Albert's trifecta edition

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- TRIPLE THREAT DEPT. We regret to announce that, barring something crazy, Albert Pujols is not going to win the Triple Crown this year. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Yanks, Mauer/Cuddyer, McCoy

Jayson Stark

Grab 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Three Strikes: Who needs an offense edition

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- OFF-BASE CONTENDER DEPT. I spent Monday night in AT&T Park, watching the Giants do something they seem to have forgotten is actuall...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Three Strikes: Break up the Rockies edition

Jayson Stark

...t had one in more than 30 years. And all four have won at least one World Series since then. • Two other teams -- the Orioles and White Sox -- haven't had a...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Sandwich Awards: It's an all-Buehrle affair

Jayson Stark

If ever there were one man in baseball who deserved a Sandwich Awards column unto himself, it would be Mark Buehrle. Buehrle So we're dispensi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009