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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 Illustrated July 2, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards In this trying year for baseball, let's recognize the positives. |
Sports Illustrated July 3, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
All-Star snubs Here are four baseball players who should go to Milwaukee |
Sports Illustrated July 4, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards Baseball's wacky first half makes for unexpected winners... |
Salon.com October 1, 2002 King Kaufman |
Picking winners In the baseball playoffs, the National League teams all look vulnerable and the American League teams all look unbeatable. Something's gotta give. |
Sports Central June 8, 2005 Matt Thomas |
Breaking Down the MLB Trade Deadline As the summer heats up in Major League Baseball, serious trade talks annually begin to percolate. |
Sports Illustrated October 9, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Postseason awards ballot Picks for MVP, Rookies, Coaches, 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 July 11, 2001 Tom Verducci |
All-Star leftovers The Mariners appear to be intensifying their search for a hitter who can bat second in their lineup, behind Ichiro Suzuki... Phillies general manager Ed Wade knows about the little black book in which manager Larry Bowa is making notations about his players' work habits... etc. |
Salon.com March 31, 2001 King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"! |
Sports Central November 27, 2005 Matt Thomas |
40 MLB Offseason Moves That Make Sense Some speculation on which Major League Baseball players will change uniforms and which won't -- and which should just hang it up. |
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. |
AskMen.com April 9, 2002 Matthew Ross |
A Preview Of The 2002 MLB Season Now that the baseball season is upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at which teams are the ones to watch for this season... |
Sports Central June 17, 2011 Andrew Jones |
How to Realign Major League Baseball Rumors have been floating around about the potential for MLB to realign into a system with two 15-team leagues and no divisions. |
Sports Illustrated June 26, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Omitting Omar was a mistake The Indians' defensive wizard is clearly All-Star material. |
Salon.com October 9, 2001 King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)... |
Sports Illustrated July 9, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Fehring the worst Baseball's union head has many issues to solve -- starting with steroids. |
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 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... |
Salon.com August 31, 2002 King Kaufman |
Savoring the season that almost wasn't 2002 hasn't been a classic, but it's great that the heroics of Schilling, A-Rod and the rest won't be lost. |
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 September 24, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Taking the mound Rotation will have greatest impact on Yankees postseason |
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 March 3, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
Yankees Hopeful Winter Deals Pay Off The Yankees appear substantially better off for the 2005 season, given their pitching acquisitions, but doubts still remain for the long haul in center field and at first base. |
Sports Illustrated June 19, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Angels are flying Anaheim could provide a big surprise in the AL West. |
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 July 2, 2003 |
SI's 2003 MLB player survey We wanted to know what the players think, so we went right to the source and polled major leaguers about all aspects of the game. Here's some of what we learned. |
Sports Illustrated July 10, 2002 Tom Verducci |
The Milwaukee Embarrassment Baseball got the All-Star fiasco it's been asking for |
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 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 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 February 27, 2006 Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: American League It was an interesting offseason in the American League. Yet some burning questions still remain. |
Sports Central March 5, 2009 Mike Round |
Forget Steroids and Recession: Play Ball! Here's a look around MLB's American and National Leagues and predictions for the upcoming season. |
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 Central September 24, 2007 Phil Backert |
MLB Playoff Chase Down to Final Stretch The last week of the season in Major League Baseball could not be more exciting for fans as the hunt for October hits the final stretch run. |
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 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. |
Sports Central August 9, 2004 Hank Waddles |
Dodgers Aiming For Playoff Success Thanks to the new GM's guidance, Dodger fans can look forward to watching their team win games in October for the first time in 16 years. And this time, it won't take a miracle. |
Sports Central July 14, 2005 Derek Daggett |
MLB Second-Half Predictions Armed with 80+ games of knowledge, here is how the remainder of the 2005 Major League Baseball season should break down, division by glorious division. |
Sports Illustrated August 20, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Difference makers Complementary players will impact the stretch run for baseball's pennants. |
Sports Illustrated April 30, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Surprise starter There may be no pitcher more important to the Mariners' World Series aspirations than Joel Pineiro, a 23-year-old right-hander with all of eight career wins. Pineiro could be the missing piece in the Mariners' rotation... |
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 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. |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Hot Stott The biggest early surprise of Arizona Diamondbacks' camp -- if not in all of baseball -- is veteran pitcher Todd Stottlemyre... |
Sports Illustrated August 6, 2003 Albert Chen |
Trading Day Amid a flurry of deals, New York and Boston prepared for a pennant race. |
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 October 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Opening act Games 1 and 2 will decide the Fall Classic... |
Salon.com October 16, 2001 King Kaufman |
Playoff picking, but not grinning Our writer boldly holds forth on the Yankees, the Mariners and the most hideous uniforms in baseball, and asks himself, "How many times can you be wrong about one team?" |
Sports Illustrated July 19, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
Got your back All sluggers benefit from having protection in their lineup. |
Salon.com November 2, 2001 King Kaufman |
What next? With the World Series headed back to Phoenix for the finale, the Yankees have taught us to expect the extraordinary... |