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Sports Illustrated July 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Blitzed by Boston fans Nothing like bringing up Roger Clemens vs. Greg Maddux to start a good e-mail fight... |
Sports Central December 5, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
They're First Ballot Hall of Famers, End of Discussion If Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine don't become first-ballot Hall of Famers (and you can throw Frank Thomas into this mix, too), forget who's going to have some splainin' to do -- there ought to be an investigation. |
Sports Illustrated June 5, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Solving the steroids problem Players have the power to clean up baseball. |
Sports Illustrated July 20, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Squeezing Carter Hall festivities will be without the superior catcher |
Sports Illustrated August 14, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Dog days are upon us Greetings, readers, and welcome to the dog days of August, also known as the time of year to start declaring candidates for the MVP award. |
Sports Illustrated August 29, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Philled with promise Can Philadelphia steal the NL East from Atlanta? |
Sports Illustrated May 3, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Having a ball with the Hall Baseball Q&A: Chance of Mark Grace or Dale Murphy in Hall of Fame?... How does Johnson compare to Koufax?... Who will close for the Royals if Ricky Bottalico continues to struggle?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated August 14, 2002 Tom Verducci |
End of an era? This could be the last year Maddux and Glavine are Braves. |
Sports Central July 10, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 4) It is the age-old argument that will never go away amongst baseball aficionados. And that is the comparison of individual players from different eras in which they played. |
Sports Central May 28, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
So, What's in a Retired Number? Haven't the Yankees retired way too many numbers? |
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. |
Salon.com July 25, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
Hall of Fame hurlers After Clemens and Maddux, which active pitchers are on their way to Cooperstown? |
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 Illustrated April 20, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Home runs getting you down? Baseball Q&A: Dave Stieb... bored with home run after home run?... why isn't anyone hitting .400?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated August 7, 2002 Tom Verducci |
MVP gets an INC. It's too soon to determine who should win baseball's MVP awards. |
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 Illustrated September 20, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Subway Series? It could happen The Jets and Giants are undefeated. The Yankees are just days away from clinching another division title. The Mets have a solid grip on the NL wild card (with assistance from the D-Backs.) The bottled water is safe to drink. Yes, sir, these are heady times for New Yorkers. |
Sports Illustrated September 27, 2000 |
Laying a (fake) brick I'll issue report cards on in-season pitching acquisitions; grade the job done by Mets GM Steve Phillips to get his team to the World Series; take a look at the offseason hopes for the Dodgers, Cubs and Tigers... |
Sports Illustrated October 13, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Chopped down Playoff disappointment means more changes for Braves... |
Sports Illustrated December 28, 2001 Tom Verducci |
One voter's Hall of Fame ballot Nearly every year, one name is added to the Hall of Fame ballot that gives me more trouble than usual. Eleven players are on the ballot for the first time this year. Only one of them emerged as a truly agonizing, tough call: Andre Dawson... |
Sports Illustrated September 13, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Getting a bead on the playoff races The MVP competition in both leagues are tighter than the presidential race. I'm not going to pick anybody now -- not with three weeks left in the season for somebody to pull a Chipper Jones- like rally -- but the field is narrowing... plus, the chances of the White Sox, Indians and D-Backs... |
AskMen.com Malcolm MacMillan |
Top 10: Future MLB Hall of Famers Baseball today may be tainted by steroid allegations, but it's also filled with players who are among the best ever. Check out our list of top 10 future MLB Hall of Famers. |
Sports Illustrated May 16, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Declining division After years of excellence, NL East is in a malaise... |
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 Illustrated April 26, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Vlad, undervalued? Believe it Baseball Q&A: Who is over/under rated?... Considering how thin starting pitching is, why don't managers entertain the idea of returning to the days of four-man rotations?... Are the Braves interested in acquiring A-Rod in the off-season?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated July 2, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
All the Answers In the game of prognostication you use every available tool. We've gazed into our Magic 8 Ball to see how the remainder of the baseball season will play out |
Sports Illustrated August 23, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Overshadowed Sorry, Wells -- Martinez has inside track on Cy Young... |
Sports Illustrated June 20, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Balancing act Lineups thrive with versatility more than power... |
Sports Central January 17, 2011 Jeff Kallman |
The Dutchman and Other HOF Thoughts Well, now. I no longer have to apologize for championing Bert Blyleven as a Hall of Famer, which I've done for about the previous decade. He finally made it in his final try with the Baseball Writers Association of America. |
Sports Illustrated May 17, 2000 Tom Verducci |
A heated debate about the hot corner ...So we'll discuss outfield throwing arms, why the Dodgers underachieve, the usual sprinkling of Hall of Fame questions and a beauty contest between two of the game's best third basemen ever.... |
Sports Central November 13, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
HOF Ballot: The Rest of the Newcomers That's the problem with Hall of Fame ballots. Other than the obvious there-because-it's-five-years-retired players, picking the worthies from among the newcomers is both a challenge and a lot of fun. |
Sports Illustrated June 7, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Anyone's award Mateo's injury leaves no clear-cut leader for AL ROY |
Sports Central September 27, 2005 Kevin Connelly |
And the Award Goes to... Here are the winners of the 2005 NL awards for MVP and Cy Young with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season. |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Handicapping history Don't expect many new members to the 3,000 hit club... |
Sports Illustrated August 6, 2002 Tom Verducci |
The rich get richer The emergence of young hurlers fortifies Atlanta's rotation. |
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 Central November 16, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
HOF Ballot: The Holdovers The holdover Hall of Fame ballot entrants are both an interesting and a troublesome group, largely because the recent rule changes limiting a Baseball Writers Association of America candidate to ten years on the ballot. |
Sports Illustrated September 29, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Chat Reel: SI's Stephen Cannella It's cliche, but Braves are the team to beat. Plus, musings on the AL MVP and the collapse of the Diamondbacks... |
Sports Illustrated June 28, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Cards worth betting on What's wrong with Ken Griffey Jr.? Why doesn't Carlos Delgado get more recognition? Is Charlie Manuel the right man for Cleveland? Can the Reds make a race of it in the NL Central? You've got questions -- and from all over the world. Well, we've got answers. |
Sports Illustrated October 26, 2000 Tom Verducci |
The night shift World Series won't see daylight in the East... Clemens fell short by not apologizing... Why would the Braves get rid of Javy Lopez?... etc. |
Salon.com July 24, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
Who's going to Cooperstown? Considering the definitelys, the probables and those intriguing maybes. |
Sports Central January 27, 2009 Jeff Kallman |
Cooperstown Calling Commentary about recent Hall of Fame selections. |
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 April 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Minnesota bats Hot hitters are key to Twins' continued success... |
Sports Illustrated September 24, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Taking the mound Rotation will have greatest impact on Yankees postseason |
Sports Illustrated July 18, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Maddux's march toward history A look at Maddux's history and a comparison with other pitchers who won 250 games by the time they were his age... Magglio Ordonez... John Rocker... |
Sports Illustrated July 4, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Nothing cooking with Schilling rumors It has become a rite of summer, an addendum to the fireworks, barbecues and beach excursions of July. It is Curt Schilling's wanderlust.... Plus: Trade rumors for the Indians, Braves and Orioles |
Sports Central January 17, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The Hall of Fame, the BBWAA, and the Steroid Era If you care at all about the Baseball Hall of Fame, the election results released last week made you somewhat happy. |
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 Illustrated July 4, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards Baseball's wacky first half makes for unexpected winners... |