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May 31, 2005
Derek Daggett |
The Best Team Nobody's Talking About The Padres have surged from fourth-place and five games behind the Dodgers to first place in the National League West and the third best record in baseball.   |
Sports Central
April 6, 2004
Shane McKiness |
The Rise of the New-Look Padres The San Diego Padres are not chump change any longer. Not only do they deserve our respect, but they deserve to be watched. |
Sports Illustrated
September 18, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Defending Barry Postseason failures have no bearing on this year's MVP race. |
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
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
September 15, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
September Heat in National League West Entering Sept. 13, San Francisco and San Diego were tied for the division lead and Colorado was 1.5 games behind them. The National League West and East have baseball's best races and the tightest race is in the NL West. |
Sports Illustrated
September 17, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Taking the fifth Barry Bonds' multidimensional game fuels another MVP bid. |
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
May 30, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Getting a Grip Ryan Klesko, with newfound discipline at bat, has powered the surprising Padres... |
Sports Central
December 26, 2005
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Yanks Look Like AL East Champs It's impossible to tell what the regular starting lineup for the Yankees is going to be come March, but you can be confident that it will look like an all-star team. |
Sports Central
January 6, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Jerry Coleman, RIP It was how Coleman spoke of live baseball from the Padres' broadcast booth that endeared him to Padres and other fans and, finally, enshrined him in the Hall of Fame in 2005 as a Frick Award winner. |
Salon.com
September 17, 2002
King Kaufman |
The Angels-A's race is a dud Thanks to baseball's boneheaded wild-card system, we once again have two great teams playing meaningless games in September. |
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. |
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
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... |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
5 Big Red Sox Flops The Red Sox fell apart after the All-Star break. Here is a list of some of the bigger flops in Red Sox history. |
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 Illustrated
June 1, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Jonesin' for some run support Padres right-hander suffering from lack of offensive help... |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: 2008 Baseball Games To Watch You can't watch every game, so you should at least try to catch some of these must-see games. |
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 Central
August 1, 2007
Mark Janzen |
MLB Trade Deadline Day Duds Does the trade deadline really warrant the season-changing hype it seams to garner each year? |
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. |
Sports Central
August 9, 2010
Jonathan Lowe |
The Leaning Tower of Baseball There is such a divide between first and third in all the divisions. So what happened to all the other contenders? |
Sports Central
March 15, 2011
Matt Thomas |
"Facing" the Facts in MLB For 2011 Taking a look through the plastic surgeon's post-operative eye in identifying successes in failures by MLB teams in working towards a serviceable product in 2011. |
Sports Central
March 6, 2006
Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: National League Look for an exciting A's/Cards World Series. St. Louis will be the best team in baseball for the third straight year, and LaRussa's club will finally have a ring to show for it. |
Sports Central
March 21, 2008
Mike Round |
MLB 2008 Preview: NL's Best Rotations A look at the pitching staff of six NL MLB teams. |
Sports Illustrated
March 21, 2001
Jeff Pearlman |
No chance Several baseball clubs gearing up for long seasons... Padres... Mariners' pitching staff... Dodgers... etc. |
AskMen.com
Troy St. Louis |
8 Underpaid MLB Players In today's world, baseball has become big business. Millions of dollars are spent through ticket sales, concession stand purchases, memorabilia, and even pay-per-view. |
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
September 18, 2003
Marco Santana |
End of Season Baseball Musings A few random musings as the baseball season nears its end. |
Sports Central
December 28, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2015: It Got Late Early Out There The author ruminates on this year's baseball games and famous players of years past. |
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 Central
October 31, 2012
Stephen Kerr |
Defending America's Pastime Now that San Francisco has swept Detroit, and this year's World Series is over, I'll watch some good pro and college football and basketball. But I'm already counting down the days until spring training starts another season. Hurry back, baseball! |
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 Illustrated
September 13, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Getting a bead on the playoff races The MVP competition in both leagues are tighter than the presidential race. I'm not going to pick anybody now -- not with three weeks left in the season for somebody to pull a Chipper Jones- like rally -- but the field is narrowing... plus, the chances of the White Sox, Indians and D-Backs... |
Sports Central
September 13, 2010
Clinton Riddle |
The Friars' Forecast is Favorable Los Angeles is quite pleasant this time of year. Unless you're a Dodgers fan. |
Sports Central
August 9, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Padre O'Malley Pending the other owners' approval, which isn't likely to be withheld, Peter O'Malley is back in baseball. And in southern California, to boot. Only it may take a few people a little time to get used to thinking of an O'Malley owning the San Diego Padres. |
Sports Central
December 31, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2014: The Year in Review Baseball did a lot of blinking during 2014. Not to mention winking, nodding, prodding, clodding, and thrilling. |
Sports Central
June 21, 2010
Joshua Duffy |
Lessons From Baseball's First Half At nearly the half-way point of the Major League Baseball season, we have a pretty good idea now of who is going to be what. |
Sports Central
May 19, 2009
Matt Thomas |
Fact vs. Fiction: MLB at the Quarter Pole Ultimate success or failure is measured not by short-term excellence, but rather by sustained consistency. |
Sports Central
February 9, 2010
Jeff Kallman |
Fleeting Glories Here are how some other postseason MVPs have fared since they came up biggest when their teams needed them the most. |
Sports Central
September 21, 2005
Chris Lindshield |
Addressing Baseball's Needs Baseball still seems to be losing ground to football in the battle for America's heart. Here are a few thoughts about how we can change this trend. |
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
November 14, 2005
Sara Normand |
Catching Up With Mr. Talented There really aren't many five-tool catchers, but that's what Matt Lauderdale of the Fort Wayne Wizards, a Low-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, hopes to become. |
Sports Central
July 23, 2014
Ross Lancaster |
The Era of Having a Chance It struck me that this is a year where there just aren't that many baseball teams that look very strong. |
Sports Central
November 13, 2009
Matt Thomas |
The MLB Anti-Team of the Decade The team in question must be bad -- not just run-of-the-mill wins/losses bad, but terrible on a more philosophical level. |
Sports Central
March 27, 2011
Jess Coleman |
Can You Buy Wins in Baseball? Could the Yankees' unlimited sum of cash really result in an astonishing 27 World Championships? |
Sports Central
October 25, 2005
Sara Normand |
For (True) Love of the Game Like most New Yorkers, Ciofrone grew up rooting for the Yankees. But in 2002, he was drafted out of high school by the Yankees' most despised enemy -- the Boston Red Sox. |
Salon.com
July 23, 2002
King Kaufman |
Taking baseball owners at their word If competitive balance is the main issue in the contract talks, why does their main proposal address payroll imbalance? |
Sports Central
November 7, 2005
Jeff Kallman |
Credible Evidence and a Fresh Beer A post season analysis of major league baseball. |
