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Sports Illustrated
September 17, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Taking the fifth Barry Bonds' multidimensional game fuels another MVP bid.   |
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 Central
July 19, 2004
Brad Oremland |
Statistically Significant In light of the rising popularity of fantasy sports, should the media stop focusing on baseball's Triple Crown statistics and focus on the numbers that matter? |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The Blended Hitter Examining the rare breed who combine power and contact... |
Sports Illustrated
July 4, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards Baseball's wacky first half makes for unexpected winners... |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Top 20: Baseball Players Of All Time This season, Barry Bonds continues his assault on the Major League Baseball record books, closing in on the career home run title. He's easily one of the best players the game has ever seen. |
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. |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter. |
Sports Central
August 15, 2009
Eric Engberg |
The National League MVP Race This list of contenders for the sought-after award includes top contenders, darkhorses and not-yets. |
Sports Illustrated
May 8, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The toughest out Patience makes Bonds more dangerous than Sosa... |
Sports Illustrated
July 19, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Got your back All sluggers benefit from having protection in their lineup. |
Sports Central
March 30, 2005
Adam Russell |
Top 10 Questions For Opening Day Despite the flurry of activity surrounding Major League Baseball's drug policy, the offseason had a number of events that raised an even larger number of questions heading into the first games. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2004
Piet Van Leer |
NL MVP? It's No Contest If numbers alone dictated the National League's Most Valuable Player, there would be plenty of debate. But they don't, so there isn't. |
Sports Central
May 17, 2005
Adam Russell |
Baseball's Five Biggest Surprises As it is nearly every year, the early part of the Major League Baseball season includes a number of surprises. |
Sports Central
February 18, 2005
Bijan C. Bayne |
Bonds' Stock Falling: Was Barry Ever "Best"? For three years, assorted scribes, radio sports talk hosts, and ESPN heads have declared Barry Bonds as either the greatest ballplayer of all-time, the best hitter who ever lived, or the best player active today. |
Salon.com
July 24, 2000
Gary Kaufman |
Who's going to Cooperstown? Considering the definitelys, the probables and those intriguing maybes. |
Salon.com
September 25, 2002
King Kaufman |
MVP: Bonds and A-Rod, and it ain't close Let's cut the talk about reserving the award for a player on a winning team. The best player in the league is the most valuable, whoever he plays for. |
Sports Central
August 24, 2010
Brad Oremland |
The Best First Basemen in History Where great first basemen of the last 20 years stack up historically? |
Sports Illustrated
July 5, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Cincinnati's springtime pennant optimism has turned sour in summer |
Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2003
Albert Chen |
From the Top The first two hitters in the order have juiced up the Braves' offense |
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. |
Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Balancing act Lineups thrive with versatility more than power... |
Sports Central
June 16, 2004
Shane McKiness |
Another Year of All-Star Usuals In the NL, there are a few players out there having great years who will probably not get voted in by the fans, but should be considered via the manager's choices. |
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 Illustrated
October 4, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
On second thought Rethinking early baseball picks with the benefit of hindsight... |
Sports Illustrated
August 30, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Blame it on the jerseys What the heck is up with the baseball uniforms?... If Felipe Alou is fired at the end of the season, where do you think he will end up?... What happens if there is a three-way or even four-way tie for the wild-card spot?... |
Sports Central
November 18, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Now That the AL MVP's Been Decided... Let's get one argument swept aside right here and now. Either Miguel Cabrera or Mike Trout would have been a worthy American League Most Valuable Player winner. In fact, there should be no argument about that. |
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? |
AskMen.com
Troy St. Louis |
The Price Of An MLB All-Star Team For the past few seasons there has been a growing concern that small market teams cannot compete in professional baseball today. Examining the cost of rising salaries for players you may conclude that they have a point. Or do they? |
Salon.com
April 9, 2002
King Kaufman |
Colorado's Rocky road How do you solve a problem like Coors Field? The Rockies are still trying to figure it out... |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards In this trying year for baseball, let's recognize the positives. |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Don't stop short Once again it's time to play that fascinating annual game of Shortstop Musical Chairs, where one unlucky American League shortstop will find himself without a spot when the All-Star Game music stops. |
Sports Central
February 29, 2004
Mike Guenther |
New Faces in New Places It's time to weigh in on how the latest baseball offseason's player movement will affect the National League in 2004. |
Sports Central
July 17, 2012
Brad Oremland |
The 1935 National League MVP Who was the most valuable player in the National League in 1935? If you are a student of baseball history, maybe you know the official answer to that question. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Pick an MVP, Any MVP The American League is chock-full of candidates this season... |
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. |
Sports Illustrated
April 5, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Around the horn, and then some Baseball Q&A: Cubs bullpen... Orioles... National League Gold Glovers... Astros without a lefty... Tribe's efforts to sign Manny Ramirez... etc. |
Sports Central
August 13, 2012
Paul Foeller |
Centralized Power Only three players in the National League rank in the top 10 of all three triple crown categories. All of them play in the National League Central. Only one division has three of the top five in wins and in saves -- the National League Central. |
Sports Illustrated
August 22, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Better Than Ever While others pursue the home run record, Sammy Sosa is having his finest season... |
Sports Central
June 19, 2007
Kyle Jahner |
Baseball's Voting Propaganda The all-star team should be about who is having the best season this year, who the fans want to see, and who has accomplished more in their career, in that order. |
Sports Central
November 29, 2004
Jon Gonzales |
Omar Vizquel Poised to Save the Bay At 37-years-old, Omar is a man-boy heralded as an everyday player. He can still steal bases, bunt in National League situations, and is a poised to win a World Series. |
Sports Illustrated
September 25, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Diamondbacks in the rough On the eve of the playoffs, Arizona feels the heat. |
Sports Illustrated
October 4, 2000 |
My postseason awards ballot I am hereby submitting my vote, even if it has absolutely no bearing on the outcome... |
Sports Central
July 7, 2010
Kyle Jahner |
American League All-Star Snubs and Schlubs I've already broken down some solutions to the National League All-Star mishaps. Another first baseman in the American League is having an elite season offensively as well. |
Sports Central
July 14, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races? |
Sports Central
December 19, 2005
Chris Cornell |
Major League Baseball Goes Global Baseball is following in the footsteps of other sports, like basketball and hockey, by seeking out talent throughout the world. |
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 Illustrated
April 24, 2001
Jeff Pearlman |
Off and Running The majors are teeming with fast starters, but what do amazing Aprils mean in the long haul? |
Sports Illustrated
July 10, 2000
Jack McCallum |
Batty for batting orders When I was young I was obsessed with batting orders. There was -- still is -- no better time of year for a batting-order junkie than the All-Star Game when maybe six guys who hit third or fourth for their respective teams are thrown together. |
Sports Central
April 2, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Mike Trout/Miguel Cabrera Redux I wrote last year about Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera and the American League Most Valuable Player Award. Most frustratingly to advocates on both sides, almost nobody changed their minds. |
