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Sports Illustrated August 6, 2002 Tom Verducci |
The rich get richer The emergence of young hurlers fortifies Atlanta's rotation. |
Sports Central January 17, 2011 Jeff Kallman |
The Dutchman and Other HOF Thoughts Well, now. I no longer have to apologize for championing Bert Blyleven as a Hall of Famer, which I've done for about the previous decade. He finally made it in his final try with the Baseball Writers Association of America. |
Sports Illustrated July 4, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Brave move Atlanta is a better team without Rocker... |
Sports Central December 5, 2014 Jeff Kallman |
Three For the Hall, First Ballot Let's begin a Hall of Fame Class of 2015-to-be examination with a look at the new ballot arrivals. |
Sports Illustrated March 26, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Brave new world It's been a while, but Atlanta's pitching is now questionable... |
Sports Central December 5, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
They're First Ballot Hall of Famers, End of Discussion If Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine don't become first-ballot Hall of Famers (and you can throw Frank Thomas into this mix, too), forget who's going to have some splainin' to do -- there ought to be an investigation. |
Sports Illustrated May 16, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Declining division After years of excellence, NL East is in a malaise... |
Sports Illustrated October 17, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Will Cooperstown call on Cox? Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is good. Real good. OK, so he whines too much about umpiring and he's never been known as a brilliant strategist. But is Cox good enough for Cooperstown? |
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 March 21, 2001 Jeff Pearlman |
No chance Several baseball clubs gearing up for long seasons... Padres... Mariners' pitching staff... Dodgers... etc. |
AskMen.com Malcolm MacMillan |
Top 10: Future MLB Hall of Famers Baseball today may be tainted by steroid allegations, but it's also filled with players who are among the best ever. Check out our list of top 10 future MLB Hall of Famers. |
Salon.com July 25, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
Hall of Fame hurlers After Clemens and Maddux, which active pitchers are on their way to Cooperstown? |
Salon.com September 19, 2002 King Kaufman |
Curt Schilling needs the ball The five-man rotation steals starts from aces and gives them to lesser arms. When will a manager have the guts to ditch it? |
Sports Central January 24, 2007 Mike Round |
MLB Pitchers Exploit Tight Market A look at the value of MLB pitchers. |
Sports Central May 28, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
So, What's in a Retired Number? Haven't the Yankees retired way too many numbers? |
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 January 27, 2009 Jeff Kallman |
Cooperstown Calling Commentary about recent Hall of Fame selections. |
Sports Illustrated April 12, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Picking up where we left off Hall of Fame queries make the 'bag's season debut... |
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 November 16, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
HOF Ballot: The Holdovers The holdover Hall of Fame ballot entrants are both an interesting and a troublesome group, largely because the recent rule changes limiting a Baseball Writers Association of America candidate to ten years on the ballot. |
Sports Illustrated September 27, 2000 |
Laying a (fake) brick I'll issue report cards on in-season pitching acquisitions; grade the job done by Mets GM Steve Phillips to get his team to the World Series; take a look at the offseason hopes for the Dodgers, Cubs and Tigers... |
Sports Central January 13, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
A Hall Election and Nobody's Coming The Baseball Writers Association of America ended up electing nobody to the Hall of Fame. And I'm not sure which, among factors gaining serious discussion as the voting commenced and, at last, the results came in, may prove the most controversial of them all. |
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 November 7, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Contraction and speculation Where are baseball's top players headed? |
Sports Illustrated April 26, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Vlad, undervalued? Believe it Baseball Q&A: Who is over/under rated?... Considering how thin starting pitching is, why don't managers entertain the idea of returning to the days of four-man rotations?... Are the Braves interested in acquiring A-Rod in the off-season?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated June 5, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Solving the steroids problem Players have the power to clean up baseball. |
Sports Illustrated August 29, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Philled with promise Can Philadelphia steal the NL East from Atlanta? |
Sports Central July 10, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 4) It is the age-old argument that will never go away amongst baseball aficionados. And that is the comparison of individual players from different eras in which they played. |
Sports Illustrated November 19, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Another Atlanta ace Expect pitcher Mike Hampton to thrive in his new surroundings. |
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... |
Sports Illustrated July 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Blitzed by Boston fans Nothing like bringing up Roger Clemens vs. Greg Maddux to start a good e-mail fight... |
Sports Illustrated November 6, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Greatness on display Hall of Fame-bound hurlers were the story of Game 7... |
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 June 13, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Interleague played-out Baseball's experiment may have run its course... |
Sports Illustrated August 7, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Phillies fans speak out So, you didn't think there were many Philly fans out there these days? All you need to do is overlook Robert Person and there they are. I found that out in this week's mailbag. |
Sports Illustrated May 23, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
Change of plans Jason Giambi has added more power than patience to the Yankees... |
Sports Central January 6, 2012 Jeff Kallman |
From Cy-VP to Sayonara? Some speculation commences that precedent argues against Justin Verlander, the American League's Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player Award winner for 2011, facing other than sobering after-effects. |
Sports Illustrated August 13, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Look who's talking Players made the right call by not setting a strike date |
Sports Illustrated July 2, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards In this trying year for baseball, let's recognize the positives. |
Sports Illustrated August 23, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Overshadowed Sorry, Wells -- Martinez has inside track on Cy Young... |
Sports Illustrated August 14, 2002 Tom Verducci |
End of an era? This could be the last year Maddux and Glavine are Braves. |
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 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 December 8, 2014 Jeff Kallman |
A Sad Stop Just Shy of Cooperstown Continuing our look at this year's Baseball Writers Association of America ballot, we'll take a look at the rest of the newcomers. |
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 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 July 22, 2012 Jeff Kallman |
The Straw That Stirs the Stink Reggie Jackson certainly cut across the proverbial grain with his Sports Illustrated remarks questioning the Hall of Fame credentials of Jim Rice and Gary Carter. When the hoopla exploded he couldn't wait to back away from them |
Sports Illustrated October 24, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Closers and Cooperstown Have you been wondering about managerial vacancies around baseball, what's going to happen to the Braves or how the heck a relief pitcher is supposed to get into the Hall? So have your fellow readers... |
Sports Illustrated April 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Minnesota bats Hot hitters are key to Twins' continued success... |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
5 New York Yankee Flops The New York Yankees have made disappointing trades recently. |