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Sports Illustrated
May 9, 2000
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Inside Baseball Expected to be one of the Rangers' strong points, their relief corps has been absorbing a Texas-sized pounding   |
Sports Central
September 16, 2005
Chris Cornell |
Sox Take a Look in Rearview If the Boston Red Sox thought they could just cruise into the playoffs without getting a fight from the Evil Empire, they'd better think again. |
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
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 Illustrated
June 6, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
High on Lowe The hurler's emergence could put Boston over the top. |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Who's Up First? For the Royals, it will be one Carlos (Beltran) or the other (Febles)... |
Sports Central
May 18, 2006
Zach Jones |
A Tale of Two Cities In the baseball season's past two weeks, two National League teams have thrown it in fifth gear and headed in opposite directions. But will these teams continue trending in their present directions? |
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
October 10, 2005
Zach Jones |
Ozzie Guillen's "Not So Smart" Ball The three most important factors in the Chicago White Sox' success this season, in order of significance, as well as some thoughts on Ozzie's offensive philosophy. |
Sports Illustrated
May 24, 2000
Tom Verducci |
The trouble with starting young The next Golden Age of young starting pitching was on display at the 1997 All-Star game.... |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2001
Jeff Pealrman |
Talented trio Future looks bright for three young outfielders... |
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. |
Sports Illustrated
April 9, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Fish can't fly without stronger arms The Marlins aren't going anywhere unless they address their bullpen... |
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 25, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball As the trade deadline nears, contenders are looking for reinforcements |
Sports Central
July 11, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: A Brave Prediction A glance at baseball's National League East and you might say every team is within striking distance. A more careful look and one team appears to have what it takes to win. |
Sports Illustrated
August 1, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Making sense of all the deadline deals Every year baseball begins to more closely resemble its fantasy version, rotisserie ball. This July saw a ridiculous amount of rumors and trades. The trading period does generate short-term publicity, but is all this carpetbagging good for the game? The jury is still out.... |
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. |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Led by closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, the pen is no longer a Seattle headache |
Sports Illustrated
February 26, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The great White hope An abundance of optimism reigns at Sox camp... |
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, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Check your calendar Despite some feel-good stories in Major League Baseball, keep in mind it's only April... |
Sports Central
October 5, 2009
Ryan Day |
Why the Phillies Will Not Repeat The strengths that carried Philadelphia to win a championship last season have shown signs of rust this season and the parts that were lacking are, well, still lacking. |
Salon.com
May 5, 2001
King Kaufman |
Take this job and ... Rangers manager Johnny Oates takes the fall for leading a bad team to a lousy record. Plus: Neon Deion and good news; NBA playofzzzzzz... |
Sports Illustrated
March 8, 2001
Jeff Pearlman |
Royal surprise? K.C. could be poised for breakout year... |
Sports Central
January 28, 2006
Bill Hazell |
Fools Gold Yet Again For Yankees? With its new Murderer's Row lineup, the Yankees can't lose. Except they said the same thing last year. And the year before. |
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 Central
January 18, 2006
Eric Maus |
Don't Count Out Red Sox Just Yet The Red Sox have the potential to be very good, possibly even great this year. |
Salon.com
June 13, 2001
Allen Barra |
By George, he's back Steinbrenner lashes out at the Yankees, just like old times. And this time, he's actually got a point... |
Sports Illustrated
April 30, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Lowe-Hitters In a weekend of near no-hitters only Boston's Derek Lowe finished the job... |
Sports Central
November 5, 2008
Jeff Kallman |
The Phorever Men The Philadelphia Phillies finally march to the Promised Land. |
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 Illustrated
October 10, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Breakdown: Yankees vs. Mariners A preview of the matchup for the American League Championship Series... |
Sports Illustrated
April 19, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Number one's priority Scoring, not stealing, is what makes a great leadoff hitter... |
Sports Central
October 31, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
World Series Game 6: B Invincible The Red Sox turned out to be the best team in baseball, winning a World Series against a team that was the next-best team in baseball by a hair. And, a three-run double. And, perhaps, the most inadvertent destiny in 21st Century baseball. |
Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Reality Check A shakeup aims to give the lumbering A's a jump start... |
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
March 19, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The Blended Hitter Examining the rare breed who combine power and contact... |
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 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 Central
June 27, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Follow the Leader Leadoff hitters play a more important role than most people think. |
Sports Central
January 13, 2005
Vince Grzegorek |
Back to the Future Sunday April 3, 2005. The Yankees and Red Sox officially kicked off the 2005 MLB season tonight in a highly-anticipated rematch of last year's ALCS. |
Sports Illustrated
September 24, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Taking the mound Rotation will have greatest impact on Yankees postseason |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Damaging workload Big increases in innings pitched wear out hurlers... |
Sports Central
June 12, 2004
David Martin |
The AL in Brief Read about all the current highlights in baseball's American League. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Johnny Pesky, RIP: He Only Held Your Heart At Fenway's centenary, Johnny Pesky sat warmly at second base, in his wheelchair, moved to tears during the pre-game ceremony. As Red Sox Nation and just about everyone in or near baseball is moved to tears for losing, really, the next best thing we have to our baseball grandfather. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2004
Vincent Musco |
Questions For Theo Epstein The "new curse" of the Boston Red Sox may be free agency -- with 17 roster players eligible to ink new deals. How will the team's wheeling-dealing general manager deal with that? |
Sports Illustrated
July 18, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Even the Braves suffer pitching woes, and Andy Ashby is the latest cure |
Popular Mechanics
April 2003
Jim Kaat |
The Mechanics Of Baseball Baseball has evolved in favor of the hitter. Here are nine factors that have changed the game. |
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. |
