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Sports Central September 7, 2005 Matt Thomas |
Stretch Run is Full of Hidden Gems As the sun sets on the 2005 Major League Baseball season, a little retrospection is appropriate. |
Salon.com October 9, 2001 King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)... |
AskMen.com April 9, 2002 Matthew Ross |
A Preview Of The 2002 MLB Season Now that the baseball season is upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at which teams are the ones to watch for this season... |
Sports Central June 10, 2004 Eric Poole |
The Best Team in Baseball? The team that might be the best in baseball exists not in real life, but in the land of "couldabeen," as in: "The Pirates 'couldabeen' a great team this year if they 'coulda' kept some players." |
Salon.com March 31, 2001 King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"! |
Sports Central December 28, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2015: It Got Late Early Out There The author ruminates on this year's baseball games and famous players of years past. |
AskMen.com January 21, 2004 Steve Seepersaud |
The 11 Highest Paid Athletes The top 11 athletes that delivered a low return on investment. |
Sports Illustrated June 5, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Seattle's offensive Boone Second baseman's bat has exceeded M's expectations... |
Sports Illustrated July 20, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Squeezing Carter Hall festivities will be without the superior catcher |
Sports Central July 21, 2005 Daniel Collins |
The NL East Wildcard Scorecard Although all of the teams in baseball's National League East are .500 or better, with so many games left against each other, none of them will be able to win the Playoff wildcard. |
Sports Illustrated June 7, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Anyone's award Mateo's injury leaves no clear-cut leader for AL ROY |
Sports Central March 6, 2006 Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: National League Look for an exciting A's/Cards World Series. St. Louis will be the best team in baseball for the third straight year, and LaRussa's club will finally have a ring to show for it. |
Sports Central February 24, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
Reds on Comeback Trail The Cincinnati Reds have invited 54 players to their spring training camp this year in Sarasota, Florida at the Sarasota Sports Complex, and 27 of them are pitchers hoping to earn one of the 12 spots. |
Sports Central June 12, 2008 Ben Feller |
We Wish It Was You, Ken Griffey, Jr. Now that Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. is on the brink of hitting his 600th home run, fans wish it was Griffey, not Bonds, that would have the all-time home run record. And it might be so, were it not for injuries. |
Salon.com March 31, 2001 Allen Barra |
Everything you know is wrong The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown? |
Sports Illustrated March 26, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Brave new world It's been a while, but Atlanta's pitching is now questionable... |
Sports Illustrated July 5, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Rumors, rumors Trade talk heats up as July 31 deadline approaches |
Sports Illustrated March 13, 2002 Jeff Pearlman |
Meaningless numbers Baseball's juiced-up record book should be junked... |
Sports Illustrated April 3, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Give Pedro some time The best young pitcher I ever saw was Dwight Gooden. But as he grew heavier and stronger after rehabbing his shoulder, he lost some of that natural looseness in his arm and consequently lost some of the late life off his fastball. Is that happening to Pedro now that he's gained 15 pounds? |
Sports Illustrated January 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
The more things change ... Say hello to the new Braves, same as the old Braves... |
Sports Central February 16, 2006 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Major League Baseball 2006 Preview NL East: 1. New York Mets... 2. Atlanta Braves... NL Central: 1. St. Louis Cardinals... 2. Milwaukee Brewers... |
Sports Central September 12, 2005 Eric Poole |
MLB's MVP Races Wide-Open In the National league, the MVP race is razor thin with just three players still in the running. But In the American League, there are more candidates. |
Sports Illustrated August 30, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Expos' Vazquez shines in anonymity The best pitcher you may never have heard of -- and the hottest pitcher in baseball right now -- is the Expos' Javier Vazquez... |
Sports Central August 28, 2011 Andrew Jones |
Andruw Jones is Underrated, Yet Disappointing By the time Andruw Jones ends his career, he'll most likely have over 2000 hits, just shy of 500 home runs, 10 Gold Gloves, five all-sStar appearances, and 10 years of playoff experience. |
Sports Central June 23, 2011 Matt Thomas |
MLB Trade Deadline: The Buyers Like no other sport, baseball's annual midseason trade deadline is typically a frenzied, interest-worthy phenomenon. |
Sports Illustrated May 24, 2000 Tom Verducci |
The trouble with starting young The next Golden Age of young starting pitching was on display at the 1997 All-Star game.... |
Sports Central August 6, 2012 Louie Centanni |
MLB Predictions: August Until the End Obviously, predictions are meant to be proven wrong -- and I tried to make some bold ones for the sake of speculation, fun, and a legitimate belief in the strangeness of September baseball. |
Sports Central October 6, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
MLB Season-Ending Races Live Up to Hype Some say that the same teams in 2005 that succeeded to reach the postseason in Major League Baseball in 2004 are old-hat. But this year, unlike past seasons, the road to success was nothing but routine for several of these perennial winners. |
AskMen.com Paul Bessire |
Top 10: World Series Teams As the 2007 MLB season comes to an end, WhatIfSports.com ranks all 102 previous World Seres winners to find the true top 10 greatest World Series teams in the history of baseball. |
Sports Illustrated September 6, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Making a case for Pedro Martinez With 16 wins, Pedro Martinez has a shot at winning 20. What does he have to do to win the Cy Young award? I thought he was already the clear frontrunner, but the mailbag brought some disagreement. |
Sports Central December 31, 2014 Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2014: The Year in Review Baseball did a lot of blinking during 2014. Not to mention winking, nodding, prodding, clodding, and thrilling. |
Sports Illustrated October 13, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Chopped down Playoff disappointment means more changes for Braves... |
Sports Illustrated October 9, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Rethinking some questions This week's bag filled with responses to my picks for the best player in baseball right now and best left-handed pitcher of all time... |
Sports Illustrated June 4, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Reading the Reds Despite past trends, the jury is still out on Cincinnati. |
Sports Central April 21, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Outlandish October Predictions For some baseball teams, a quick start can mean the fantasy of an October run. For some teams this is an annual hope. Let's look at a few teams and their chances of staying at least warm. |
Sports Illustrated February 13, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
Chat Reel Braves still a force to be reckoned with... |
Sports Central June 17, 2011 Andrew Jones |
How to Realign Major League Baseball Rumors have been floating around about the potential for MLB to realign into a system with two 15-team leagues and no divisions. |
Sports Central September 14, 2015 Joe Messineo |
Running on Empty Here are the baseball players who will be resting more often to try to preserve what they have left in the tank. |
Sports Central December 26, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Yanks Look Like AL East Champs It's impossible to tell what the regular starting lineup for the Yankees is going to be come March, but you can be confident that it will look like an all-star team. |
Sports Central March 31, 2007 Seth Doria |
2007 MLB Preview: National League The NL, division-by-division, in predicted order of finish, plus playoff predictions and individual awards. |
Sports Illustrated April 12, 2000 Tom Verducci |
There's no one like Vlad Baseball Q&A: Vladimir Guerrero... Mariners... more bad calls by umpires?... Rafael Furcal... etc. |
Sports Central December 31, 2011 Jeff Kallman |
2011: Dickens Flummoxed Baseball's 2011 season was the best of times and it was the worst of times. |
Sports Illustrated October 3, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Homers began the year with a bang but ended with a (relative) whimper... |
Popular Mechanics April 2003 Jim Kaat |
The Mechanics Of Baseball Baseball has evolved in favor of the hitter. Here are nine factors that have changed the game. |
Sports Central June 21, 2010 Joshua Duffy |
Lessons From Baseball's First Half At nearly the half-way point of the Major League Baseball season, we have a pretty good idea now of who is going to be what. |
Sports Illustrated August 7, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Phillies fans speak out So, you didn't think there were many Philly fans out there these days? All you need to do is overlook Robert Person and there they are. I found that out in this week's mailbag. |
Sports Central April 28, 2010 Andrew Jones |
MLB Milestones on the Horizon Here are some players who have an opportunity in the years to come to join some of the elite clubs baseball has to offer. |
Sports Central May 31, 2006 Joe Pietaro |
MLB at a Glance as We Pass Memorial Day Baseball fans can start to see how their teams are shaping up by perusing the standings at the end of May. |
Sports Central October 4, 2012 Joshua Duffy |
New Playoff Structure a Swing and a Miss Let's get right to the heart of the matter: while Bud Selig's new expanded playoffs has resulted in some extra hope in September, it has left open the potential for some serious competitive unfairness in October. |
Sports Central September 24, 2004 Vincent Musco |
AL MVP Debate: Manny, Vlad, or Sheff? Recent history proves that projecting the American League's Most Valuable Player has become a fool's task. Still, through some light detective work, we may be able to narrow the field. |