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The meaning of Nick Johnson
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...with a $75 million payroll -- were in the playoffs this year, and they were in the World Series just a couple of years ago. This is just stale soup. We know it's easier...
Blog | December 21, 2009Recommending a few minor changes
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to accept that (well, most of us have, anyway). * Don't award home field in the World Series to the league that wins the All-Star Game. Sorry, but I don't see the...
Blog | December 17, 2009Is Commissioner Bud going to kill the DH?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...NL in recent years -- a trend borne out in results from the All-Star Game, the World Series and in interleague play. AL teams have been bigger spenders than their NL counterparts. I'm...
Blog | December 16, 2009Top 100 players of the decade
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comAlbert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Is Cito Gaston on the road to Cooperstown?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...with 1,281. In 18 seasons with the Cardinals, Royals, Angels and Rangers, he won one World Series, two more NL pennants and made the playoffs three other times. With apologies to my (non...
Blog | December 09, 2009Hall adds manager, umpire, no exec
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...since the 1880s. While Breadon owned the Cardinals, they won nine National League pennants and six World Series. In the 60-some years since Breadon sold the Cardinals, they've won three World Series...
Blog | December 07, 2009Seven deserve Veterans election
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRob Neyer lists Billy Martin, Doug Harvey and Bob Howsam among seven who deserve election by the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Baseball's ADHD epidemic
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...granted 108 therapeutic use exemptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year ending with this World Series, according to a report released Tuesday by MLB's independent drug-testing administrator. That was up...
Blog | December 01, 2009John Henry argues for change
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...payrolls and increasing bottom payrolls with no tax on revenues," Henry wrote.Henry added that "The World Series should be determined by fully competitive teams on the field - not by how much particular clubs...
Blog | December 01, 2009Will October sked really be tightened?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...four extra days off during the postseason at the request of its television partners, shifting the World Series opener to Wednesday from Saturday, usually the lowest-rated night of the week. Well, you can...
Blog | November 19, 2009Red Sox will never 'rebuild'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...stars. The Yankees sold Babe Ruth to the Boston Braves, and the Yankees just kept winning World Series. Lou Gehrig got sick, and the Yankees just kept winning World Series. Joe DiMaggio's pain...
Blog | November 13, 2009Owners, execs and skippers, oh my!
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...for all his supposed talents, lost more games than he won and never managed in a World Series. It's often been said that Mauch did the best with what he had -- well, maybe...
Blog | November 11, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Before we jump completely into the Hot Stove League, there's still time for one last World series wrap, and I heartily endorse Allen Barra's. * Oh, and one more thing ... Pitching and defense...
Blog | November 09, 2009Yanks leave Sox in 'aughts' dust
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...thing because Wells has some choice words for Mel Stottlemyre and Joe Torre regarding the 2003 World Series. But I want to revisit this team-of-the-decade thing, since I first addressed it...
Blog | November 06, 2009Yes, the Yankees are filthy rich
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...at those numbers! In four other seasons -- seasons in which the Yankees did not win the World Series -- the gap between the Yankees and the No. 2 team was larger than it was this...
Blog | November 06, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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