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Sports Illustrated
January 16, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
One-Shot Deal In Johnny Damon, the A's got what they needed -- for a year, at least...   |
Sports Illustrated
August 27, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Keeping Up with the Jones The Twins are following their leadoff man, Jacque Jones, who's been a hit at the top. |
Sports Illustrated
April 16, 2003
Albert Chen |
Royal Flush After losing 100 games in 2002, how did Kansas City start 9-0? |
Sports Illustrated
July 5, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Cincinnati's springtime pennant optimism has turned sour in summer |
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
April 19, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Number one's priority Scoring, not stealing, is what makes a great leadoff hitter... |
Sports Central
May 30, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Monday: K.C. Royals: Chaotic The Kansas City Royals are taking a serious run at the indelible record set by the 40-win New York Mets in 1962. |
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 Illustrated
May 16, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Phillies not standing pat on Burrell Phillies raised some eyebrows around baseball when they did not call up phenom Pat Burrell to play first base... What is wrong with Mike Mussina?... White Sox righthander James Baldwin suddenly is unbeatable... Rangers finally are convinced that Royce Clayton is simply not cut out to be a leadoff hitter... etc. |
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 Illustrated
May 28, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Reality Check A shakeup aims to give the lumbering A's a jump start... |
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
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Pick an MVP, Any MVP The American League is chock-full of candidates this season... |
Sports Central
May 15, 2006
Mike Round |
Royals' Futility Highlights Hidden Danger Here are some problems with revenue sharing in baseball. |
Sports Illustrated
March 6, 2000
Jeff Pearlman |
Prime prospects SI's Pearlman predicts the future in his mailbag debut - spring training questions. |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The Blended Hitter Examining the rare breed who combine power and contact... |
Sports Central
June 27, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Follow the Leader Leadoff hitters play a more important role than most people think. |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2001
Jeff Pealrman |
Talented trio Future looks bright for three young outfielders... |
Sports Illustrated
March 8, 2001
Jeff Pearlman |
Royal surprise? K.C. could be poised for breakout year... |
Sports Illustrated
February 28, 2002
Jeff Pealrman |
It's nothing personal Don't expect loyalty in baseball... |
Sports Illustrated
May 16, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Declining division After years of excellence, NL East is in a malaise... |
Sports Central
June 27, 2004
Piet Van Leer |
The Beltran Sweepstakes' Unlikely Winner The Astros pull off what is so far the deal of the season, acquiring the Kansas City Royals sensational five-tool centerfielder Carlos Beltran. |
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 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
September 26, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
The Royals Clinch the AL Central Last year, they needed the wild card play-in game to kick their way into a postseason run that ended one game short of a World Series triumph. This year, the Kansas City Royals won't have to worry about that kind of tension. |
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
October 13, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Finally Triumphant, Are Astros the Sleeper Pick? After eight prior attempts and never advancing beyond the National League Division Series, the Houston Astros have finally pierced the veil. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: The Barenaked Astros Houston has made the questionable decision to spend on Rogers Clemens instead of Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltran, or possibly other foreign talent. |
Sports Central
April 23, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
A Wild Weekend in Kansas City Who did these Royals and Athletics think they were -- the Dodgers and the Giants? The Red Sox and the Yankees? |
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 Central
October 4, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
The Cardinals Open with a Belt(ran) "Some guys," Matt Carpenter said, "just have a knack for a big game and he's one of them." The Cardinals would love nothing more than to have Carlos Beltran's knack swing them to 10 more October wins. Including the four that end with World Series rings on their fingers. |
Sports Central
October 31, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
The World Series Win's a Bum's Rush Nitpick all you want, but it's falling on deaf ears in San Francisco and a lot of other places. Whomever else did whatever else Madison Bumgarner was the World Series this year |
Sports Central
February 17, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Astros Will Try a New Look As the Houston Astros land in Osceola Stadium in Kissimmee, FL this week, the question this spring training is not the number of games they will win in 2005, but rather who will they have left on their roster in doing so? |
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
October 13, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
NLCS Game 1: Beltran 3, Dodgers 2 You'd be hard pressed to find any member of the St. Louis Cardinals in deep shock that Carlos Beltran saw fit to win Game 1 of the National League Championship Series just about by himself. |
