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Popular Mechanics
April 2003
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The Mechanics Of Baseball Baseball has evolved in favor of the hitter. Here are nine factors that have changed the game.   |
Sports Illustrated
March 26, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Brave new world It's been a while, but Atlanta's pitching is now questionable... |
Sports Illustrated
February 26, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Pitchers strike out Umps will call 'em high, but Maddux is down and out... |
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 Illustrated
May 23, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Change of plans Jason Giambi has added more power than patience to the Yankees... |
Salon.com
October 17, 2001
Allen Barra |
The decline and fall of the Yankees -- I mean, the A's Ancient arrogance beats the youthful variety -- this time... |
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... |
Sports Illustrated
May 8, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The toughest out Patience makes Bonds more dangerous than Sosa... |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Rebuilding the dynasty Here's some advice for the Yankees to use this offseason. |
Salon.com
October 8, 2002
Allen Barra |
What do you say now, Bud Selig? The victories of the Angels, Twins and Cards show how empty the owners' and commissioners' arguments were. |
Sports Illustrated
September 24, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Taking the mound Rotation will have greatest impact on Yankees postseason |
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? |
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? |
CIO
March 15, 2004 |
Rulings on the Field - Sports A Bronx cheer greeted Major League Baseball's use of the Umpire Information System from QuesTec in 2003. |
Sports Illustrated
July 30, 2002
Tom Verducci |
A glimmer of hope Opponents could benefit as the Yankees' rotation struggles. |
Sports Illustrated
June 13, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Interleague played-out Baseball's experiment may have run its course... |
Sports Central
May 2, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
MLB's Upstarts and Stalwarts What makes the baseball season so special is that no individual player's achievement or any team's success is greater than the entirety of the game. |
Salon.com
July 11, 2001
Allen Barra |
What's wrong with the All-Star Game? Too many players, for starters. But it's not too late to save baseball's midseason matchup... |
Sports Central
October 13, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
What Happened to the Yanks? The 2005 postseason for the New York Yankees followed one of the most challenging of all regular seasons for manager Joe Torre. |
Sports Central
March 10, 2005
Tyson Wirth |
Baseball's Great Secret There was a time when baseball was a game of constants, a game you could rely on. The rules of the game were simple and universal: the Red Sox were cursed, Babe Ruth was without equal, and good pitching was superior to good hitting. |
Sports Illustrated
July 12, 2000
Tom Verducci |
All-Star Game has lost its luster The All-Star Game Tuesday night proved that what has been the definitive showcase in sports is sadly degenerating into just another glitzy exhibition.... |
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
June 20, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Pitching in It's time for all hurlers to learn how to handle the bat. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Reading the Reds Despite past trends, the jury is still out on Cincinnati. |
Sports Central
September 26, 2011
Paul Foeller |
Kings of the Hill The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees have been the unquestioned leaders of their respective leagues some time now. |
Sports Illustrated
October 24, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Scouts honor Advanced reports are key to Yankees' success... |
Sports Illustrated
September 5, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Batteries charged Astros' young guns thrive with help of veteran backstops... |
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 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 Central
July 14, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races? |
Sports Illustrated
September 11, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The hot seat cools off Managerial turnover will be at a minimum this baseball offseason |
Sports Central
April 25, 2005
Mike Round |
Baseball Rebounds From Grim Winter A summary of the start of the baseball season that lists the strengths of the White Sox and the weaknesses of the Yankees. |
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 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
July 19, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Got your back All sluggers benefit from having protection in their lineup. |
Sports Illustrated
May 17, 2000 |
The great juiced-ball conspiracy This much we know. More players hit more home runs than ever before. But we don't know why.... |
Salon.com
June 20, 2001
Allen Barra |
The best season ever? Barry Bonds is on his way, if you look at the stat -- and it isn't home runs -- that measures offensive performance most accurately... |
Sports Illustrated
July 26, 2000
Frank Deford |
Incompetent owners ruining baseball Do you ever want to, as I do now, just give up on baseball? I don't mean on the game, but on the way it is run -- or isn't run. It's just the same old issues, over and over, that never get resolved... |
Sports Central
August 24, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
The American League Shark Tank A good shark always knows a good deal when he sees one. 6/5 odds on the Yankees to win the AL, as unimpressive as it looks on paper, is still a better deal than anything you can get on any of the other teams. |
Sports Illustrated
October 19, 2001
E.M. Swift |
Baseball like it oughta be It's no wonder the Yankees keeping winning... |
Sports Illustrated
July 9, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Fehring the worst Baseball's union head has many issues to solve -- starting with steroids. |
Sports Illustrated
September 17, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Taking the fifth Barry Bonds' multidimensional game fuels another MVP bid. |
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 Illustrated
April 25, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Minnesota bats Hot hitters are key to Twins' continued success... |
Sports Illustrated
July 26, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Utter anonymity The Angels have quietly become a force in the AL West. |
Sports Illustrated
October 17, 2001
Tom Verducci |
The sounds of October A's learn the hard way about importance of fundamentals... |
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... |
Salon.com
April 25, 2001
Allen Barra |
The golden age of pitching is now When you consider what today's hurlers have to deal with, our low opinion of them is way off-base. Plus: Does God answer NASCAR prayers? |
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 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. |
