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Sports Central June 12, 2009 Kyle Jahner |
MLB All-Star Voting Picks: NL National League fans are actually on the right track for picking the all star roster. |
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 June 11, 2009 Kyle Jahner |
MLB All-Star Voting Picks: AL In sports we actually have objective evidence of the most deserving candidate available in seconds at the click of a mouse, but voters are generally just as vulnerable to local biases, preconceived notions, and media-exposure inequities. |
Sports Central June 30, 2008 Mike Round |
All-Star Voting Casts Shadow Over Game Here's a look at how the ballot is shaping up in the American and National Leagues. |
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. |
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 July 3, 2006 Adam Russell |
A Major League All-Star "B" Squad What if ESPN2 decided to stage another all-star game with players who won't be playing next Tuesday? |
Sports Central July 9, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
No Royals v. NL After All, But... The genuinely bad news: the all-star voting is still broken and still in need of fixing. (Er, repairing). |
Sports Central July 6, 2010 Kyle Jahner |
National League All-Star Snubs and Schlubs Every year, we do this. We all know the MLB all-star selection system is inequitable and unfair. We all know players got snubbed. |
Sports Central June 24, 2004 Mike Round |
The 2004 No-Name All-Stars Every sport has an All-Star Game and they're all pointless. Baseball's version is particularly annoying because "the fans" get to choose who plays. |
Salon.com June 19, 2002 King Kaufman |
My All-Star teams The Midsummer Classic comes along at the perfect time to start arguing about who makes it and who doesn't. |
Sports Central July 8, 2009 Kyle Jahner |
Deep Blue: MLB at Midseason More than halfway into the baseball season, we've finally gotten to that phase where flashes in the pan have had time to fade, the true horses in baseball have had time to right themselves after stumbling out of the gate. |
Sports Central July 12, 2007 Bill Hazell |
Four Bases the Hard Way Ichiro's home run is what stands out in the 2007 Midsummer Classic. |
Sports Central July 12, 2011 Brad Oremland |
The Best Shortstops in Baseball History Shortstop is perhaps the most important fielding position in baseball. Here's a list of the finest shortstops in major league history. |
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 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 2, 2002 King Kaufman |
You call those guys All-Stars? I got all set to write a column blasting the Yankees and Diamondbacks managers for their hometown favoritism. I sat down and figured out my own All-Star squads -- and guess what? They're not that different from the ones Torre and Brenly chose. |
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 May 13, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Active MLB Players' HOF Chances Major League Baseball's active list of potential Hall of Fame careers appears relatively clean. Let's turn over a new leaf and look at some worthy active candidates. |
Sports Central July 26, 2011 Brad Oremland |
Barry Bonds, on the Edge of Cooperstown A Hall of Fame that doesn't recognize Barry Bonds isn't serving its mission. |
Sports Central August 14, 2009 Eric Engberg |
The American League MVP Race Looking at the top contenders, darkhorses and others as candidates for the American League MVP. |
Sports Central July 7, 2014 Andrew Jones |
MLB Midseason Awards While there are still plenty of games to play, it is fitting to look at who is on track for a few of the various awards that will come out at season's end. |
Sports Central July 11, 2005 Chris Lindshield |
They Were on the All-Star Ballot? Two players not selected for MLB's All-Star Game leave you reviewing the selection process.. |
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. |
Sports Central July 3, 2007 Scott Shepherd |
2007 MLB All-Star Snubs When the players and coaches filled out the remaining roster spots with worthy participants, they dropped the ball. |
Salon.com July 24, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
Who's going to Cooperstown? Considering the definitelys, the probables and those intriguing maybes. |
Sports Central July 9, 2009 Brad Oremland |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 3) In a 5-part series, sports columnists compare picks in an all-time MLB draft. |
Sports Illustrated July 3, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
All-Star snubs Here are four baseball players who should go to Milwaukee |
Sports Illustrated July 2, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards In this trying year for baseball, let's recognize the positives. |
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 Central April 26, 2011 Brad Oremland |
Sabermetricians: Help! Baseball, over the last 10 or 20 years, has seen a revolution of advanced statistics. |
Sports Illustrated September 12, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Investigating leads Ichiro is among the most exciting players in the game, but I don't think he's even the MVP of his own team... Who will be the major players in the offseason? Also, do you see any rookies or sleepers who could make good leadoff hitters for next season?... |
Sports Illustrated April 24, 2001 Tom Verducci |
International sensation Ichiro Suzuki, the Mariners' slashing leadoff hitter, shouldn't book any fishing excursions or vacation getaways for the July All-Star break. The rookie has a very good chance of starting the All-Star Game in, of all places, Seattle's Safeco Field... |
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 Central July 13, 2006 Chris Cornell |
All-Star Game Random Deep Thoughts Although everyone probably predicted the outcome, no one could have predicted just how this year's version of "The Midsummer Classic" played out. |
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 Central September 5, 2006 Mike Round |
Hot Topics as MLB Season Winds Down The A-Rod "slump" saga... Jim Leyland for AL Manager of the Year?... It's odds-against for the Boston Red Sox making the postseason... A few words on the AL MVP debate... etc. |
Sports Central June 15, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Albert Pujols, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Greatness I'm ready to argue Pujols as a better baseball player than Griffey. |
Sports Illustrated July 4, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards Baseball's wacky first half makes for unexpected winners... |
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 Central January 2, 2008 Rich Lyons |
Grading the MLB Offseason Moves Here is a list of the most notable MLB trades, along with a grade for the team(s) involved. |
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? |
Sports Central June 18, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
Cardinal Sinners? Royal Stuffers? If the St. Louis Cardinals' front office isn't facing an investigation into whether they hacked into the Houston Astros' internal data networks, Kansas City fans are gleefully stuffing online all-star ballot boxes in favor of the Royals. |
Sports Central July 18, 2014 Jeff Kallman |
The All-Star Game: Groovin' What happened at the All-Star Game with Derek Jeter and Adam Wainwright. |
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 June 24, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
All-Star Vote Broken? Here's a Repair My American League ballot went as follows, and these players remained the WAR leaders at their positions as of Friday morning. |
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 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 Illustrated June 26, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Omitting Omar was a mistake The Indians' defensive wizard is clearly All-Star material. |
Sports Illustrated September 17, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Taking the fifth Barry Bonds' multidimensional game fuels another MVP bid. |