Own a share of a minor-leaguer
Thursday January 31, 2008
How astronomical are today's major-league baseball salaries? You can now "own" a share of a minor-league prospect.
That's precisely what Randy Newsom, a Double-A pitcher in the Indians organization, is proposing. ... Read More
A tradition ends in Cooperstown
Wednesday January 30, 2008
After spring training, every game will count, beginning in 2009.
The last in-season exhibition game will be played on June 16 in Cooperstown, N.Y., between the Cubs and Padres. After that, ... Read More
Santana headed to the Mets
Tuesday January 29, 2008
The New York Mets had the prospects the Minnesota Twins wanted the most, and might have turned themselves into the National League favorite for 2008 in the process.
They paid a ... Read More
A cure for those midwinter baseball blues
Thursday January 24, 2008
The Madden series by EA Sports might be the most popular sports video game, but for sheer volume of sports games out there, it's all about baseball. And that's because ... Read More
A Rockie future
Thursday January 24, 2008
Many teams have followed the formula the Colorado Rockies are taking. With some fantastic young talent, they're locking them up with long-term deals.
Troy Tulowitzki made $381,000 last year, and ... Read More
Naughty Naulty: A story worth hearing
Wednesday January 23, 2008
ESPN's Outside The Lines had a provocative interview recently with former big-league reliever Dan Naulty, who was named in the Mitchell Report and admitted to their investigators about steroid use ... Read More
A trade of damaged goods
Wednesday January 16, 2008
Most of the analysis of the trade of third basemen Troy Glaus and Scott Rolen have put the advantage in the Cardinals' corner, getting Glaus.
I don't see it.
Neither are exactly ... Read More
Snoozing on the Hill
Wednesday January 16, 2008
For those of you who tuned into Congress' hearing with Bud Selig and Donald Fehr on Tuesday, I hope you woke up in time for a late lunch.
For as much ... Read More
The worthy Goose
Tuesday January 8, 2008
Rich “Goose” Gossage, probably the most feared relief pitcher of the 1970s and 1980s, is going to the Hall of Fame.
On a ballot that lacked the luster of previous years ... Read More
Clemens' answer: Lidocaine and B12
Friday January 4, 2008
Roger Clemens has finally spoken on the allegations of steroid use, and it's nothing truly new. He added one little nugget of new information in the interview that aired on ... Read More
Free-agent pickings are slim
Wednesday January 2, 2008
The free agent shelves are picked over. Few Nintendo Wiis or IPods are out there - more like Playstation 1s and a Walkman or two that would have been great ... Read More
Their baseball platforms
Wednesday January 2, 2008
The primaries are beginning for the presidential race, and it's too close to call on both the Democrat and Republican sides. So could the tiebreaker be baseball? (Let's hope not.) ... Read More