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Mattingly odds-on favorite as first managerial casualty

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:11 +0000

It's been a disappointing first quarter of the season in Los Angeles, for both the Dodgers and the Angels.

Both teams have huge payrolls and big expectations in 2013, and both are struggling. They both won on Wednesday, however -- the Dodgers are 19-26 after a win at Milwaukee on Wednesday, and the Angels are 19-27 after beating Seattle.

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Blockbusters revisited: Roy Halladay trade

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:54 +0000

Roy Halladay has played in the major leagues for 15 seasons and has one of the smallest transaction histories of any modern player. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1995 and was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009. That's all. Only franchise guys like Derek Jeter have moved around less.

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Monday Morning Manager: Race to the bottom

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000

It's only happened twice this year -- on Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 29.

Through seven weeks of the Major League Baseball regular season, those were the only two days in which the Houston Astros and Miami Marlins both won.

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More instant replay is coming; let's pick up the debate

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:50:07 +0000

Don't like the proposals for expanded instant replay in baseball? Blame the NFL.

"Now we're addicted to instant replay," writes Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post. "The NBA stops the flow of the game so a referee can check to see which player touched the ball last before it went out of bounds. Major League Baseball wants to greatly reduce the authority of umpires by expanding use of replay in 2014. Where does it all stop?"

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Bryce Harper earns a dubious comparison

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:30:32 +0000

One show I always like to catch on MLB Network is "Prime 9," which is a countdown show with a subject and then nine answers, such as the nine best second basemen of all-time, the nine best teams of the 1990s, etc.

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Blockbusters revisited: The first Adrian Gonzalez trade

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:23 +0000

As part of our Wednesday series re-grading big baseball trades of the past few years, let's go back to a trade from December 2010 that promised to remake the Boston Red Sox. And then a year-and-a-half later, he was dealt again. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez has been involved in two blockbuster trades in the past few years, but it's a little too early to grade the one that sent him to the Dodgers. But we can do a little bit of prognosticating based on that deal.

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The best uniforms stand test of time

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:58:45 +0000

ESPN.com has a theme this week built around the best baseball uniforms, and has set up each MLB team's uniforms in a bracket-like format. Should be fun to see who comes out on top. Some thoughts on the seeding:

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Monday Morning Manager: Not quite in the Cards

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:56 +0000

The Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals just finished one of the oddest three-game series in recent memory. Fans who had tickets to any of the three games almost saw a no-hitter.

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Pink bat controversy is corporate madness at its ugliest

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:28:04 +0000

It evolved way before my time, but I imagine Valentine's Day used to be a pleasant little holiday celebrating love. Then somebody in the advertising world decided you had to buy expensive gifts and flowers and everything else.

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Blockbusters revisited: Matt Holliday deals

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:50:57 +0000

As part of our Wednesday series re-grading big baseball trades of the past few years, let's go back to two trades that were roughly eight months apart, but were linked by the same centerpiece: outfielder Matt Holliday. So it's not a three-way deal, but it has a definite characteristic of it. And we'll pick a definitive winner.

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