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Sports Central September 24, 2004 Vincent Musco |
AL MVP Debate: Manny, Vlad, or Sheff? Recent history proves that projecting the American League's Most Valuable Player has become a fool's task. Still, through some light detective work, we may be able to narrow the field.  |
Sports Central September 7, 2005 Matt Thomas |
Stretch Run is Full of Hidden Gems As the sun sets on the 2005 Major League Baseball season, a little retrospection is appropriate.  |
Sports Central September 27, 2005 Kevin Connelly |
And the Award Goes to... Here are the winners of the 2005 NL awards for MVP and Cy Young with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season.  |
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 August 28, 2011 Andrew Jones |
Andruw Jones is Underrated, Yet Disappointing By the time Andruw Jones ends his career, he'll most likely have over 2000 hits, just shy of 500 home runs, 10 Gold Gloves, five all-sStar appearances, and 10 years of playoff experience.  |
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.  |
Sports Central August 15, 2009 Eric Engberg |
The National League MVP Race This list of contenders for the sought-after award includes top contenders, darkhorses and not-yets.  |
Sports Central September 9, 2004 Martin Hawrysko |
September May Bring Baseball's Best While the playoffs are still three weeks away, the regular season is far from over. Ignore these final weeks, in anticipation of the actual postseason, and you might miss out on some of the best that baseball has to offer.  |
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.  |
Salon.com September 25, 2002 King Kaufman |
MVP: Bonds and A-Rod, and it ain't close Let's cut the talk about reserving the award for a player on a winning team. The best player in the league is the most valuable, whoever he plays for.  |
Sports Central July 15, 2004 Hank Waddles |
Triple Crown Immune to Offensive Inflation As today's sluggers continue their onslaught on the record book, one exclusive club remains beyond their reach: the remarkable feat of leading the league in batting average, homeruns, and RBIs.  |
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 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...  |
Sports Central August 6, 2012 Louie Centanni |
MLB Predictions: August Until the End Obviously, predictions are meant to be proven wrong -- and I tried to make some bold ones for the sake of speculation, fun, and a legitimate belief in the strangeness of September baseball.  |
Sports Central October 4, 2012 Joshua Duffy |
New Playoff Structure a Swing and a Miss Let's get right to the heart of the matter: while Bud Selig's new expanded playoffs has resulted in some extra hope in September, it has left open the potential for some serious competitive unfairness in October.  |
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 Central November 19, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
A-Rod and Bartolo: Definitely Valuable Boston's hatred of Alex Rodriguez ends with the fans of their beloved team. On Monday, A-Rod was rightfully voted the Most Valuable Player in the American League by the baseball writers for the second time in three years.  |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Top 20: Baseball Players Of All Time This season, Barry Bonds continues his assault on the Major League Baseball record books, closing in on the career home run title. He's easily one of the best players the game has ever seen.  |
Sports Illustrated September 6, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
Kudos for Pujols Do you want to play an important role for a team locked in a tight playoff race? Then this a great time to be a rookie in the National League, where several first-year players have become central figures in their teams' postseason hopes...  |
Sports Illustrated October 9, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Pick an MVP, Any MVP The American League is chock-full of candidates this season...  |
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.  |
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 Illustrated July 4, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards Baseball's wacky first half makes for unexpected winners...  |
Salon.com October 9, 2001 King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)...  |
Sports Central August 14, 2009 Eric Engberg |
The American League MVP Race Looking at the top contenders, darkhorses and others as candidates for the American League MVP.  |
Sports Central May 13, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Active MLB Players' HOF Chances Major League Baseball's active list of potential Hall of Fame careers appears relatively clean. Let's turn over a new leaf and look at some worthy active candidates.  |
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 Illustrated August 30, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball It's in the season's final month that the MVP races hit full swing  |
Sports Central September 3, 2009 Paul Foeller |
King of St. Louis: Man vs. Machine As long as he continues on the same pace he has for nine years, and avoids major injuries, it seems foolish to think that Albert Pujols won't one day supplant Stan Musial as "The Man."  |
Salon.com March 31, 2001 King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"!  |
Sports Illustrated October 13, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Chopped down Playoff disappointment means more changes for Braves...  |
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.  |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
The Business of MVPs When it comes time for a player to renew his contract, having an MVP award on the resume can be a great bargaining chip.  |
Sports Central July 21, 2005 Daniel Collins |
The NL East Wildcard Scorecard Although all of the teams in baseball's National League East are .500 or better, with so many games left against each other, none of them will be able to win the Playoff wildcard.  |
Sports Illustrated July 2, 2003 |
SI's 2003 MLB player survey We wanted to know what the players think, so we went right to the source and polled major leaguers about all aspects of the game. Here's some of what we learned.  |
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 May 1, 2013 Andrew Jones |
April's Early Warning Signs All in all, the 2013 season looks to be an interesting one. Every division seems to have three or four potential contenders. But most likely May will weed out the weaklings and early overachievers.  |
Sports Central August 1, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
Astros' Play is Deja Vu All Over Again A surprise since the All-Star Break is the torrid streak of the Houston Astros, with a 22-7 record in July, the best home record in the majors and tops in winning percentage through July 30th.  |
Sports Central September 16, 2006 Bob Ekstrom |
Jeter, Ortiz Win Primaries, Face Off in Nov. Baseball is already preoccupied with potential winners of its most coveted honor: league MVP.  |
Sports Central August 23, 2004 Piet Van Leer |
NL MVP? It's No Contest If numbers alone dictated the National League's Most Valuable Player, there would be plenty of debate. But they don't, so there isn't.  |
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.  |
Sports Central July 17, 2012 Brad Oremland |
The 1935 National League MVP Who was the most valuable player in the National League in 1935? If you are a student of baseball history, maybe you know the official answer to that question.  |
Sports Central July 4, 2012 Greg Suttich |
Hot and Not Heading to the All-Star Break The Yankees, Rangers, and Angels are playing the best baseball in the American League. The National League has seen the surprising Washington Nationals post the best record, with the Giants now flexing their muscle in the NL West.  |
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 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?  |
AskMen.com Paul Bessire |
Top 10: World Series Teams As the 2007 MLB season comes to an end, WhatIfSports.com ranks all 102 previous World Seres winners to find the true top 10 greatest World Series teams in the history of baseball.  |
Sports Central October 13, 2009 Paul Foeller |
MLB Division Series Report Cards The 2009 playoffs have been awful so far. But the stark differences in talent make grading the performances of each team that much easier.  |
Sports Central April 21, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Outlandish October Predictions For some baseball teams, a quick start can mean the fantasy of an October run. For some teams this is an annual hope. Let's look at a few teams and their chances of staying at least warm.  |
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 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.  |