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Sports Central September 9, 2005 Chris Cornell |
Tribe Take Over First in the Wildcard The Cleveland Indians have put together an impressive season in a year where they were still supposed to be rebuilding.  |
Sports Illustrated July 5, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Cincinnati's springtime pennant optimism has turned sour in summer  |
Sports Illustrated September 20, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
The comeback of Cleveland's catalyst Lofton's return to form sparks the Indians...  |
Sports Illustrated July 26, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
Utter anonymity The Angels have quietly become a force in the AL West.  |
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 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 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 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 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 18, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
When Mo Is Less The Mets' winter spending spree, which included Mo Vaughn, hasn't paid off.  |
Sports Central July 19, 2011 Robert Cobb |
Pirates, Indians Are Best Stories of 2011 With the second half of baseball officially in gear, both Cleveland and Pittsburgh have given their football-starved fans something to hold their attention until Browns and Steelers training camps resume.  |
Sports Illustrated April 30, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Surprise starter There may be no pitcher more important to the Mariners' World Series aspirations than Joel Pineiro, a 23-year-old right-hander with all of eight career wins. Pineiro could be the missing piece in the Mariners' rotation...  |
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 Central October 3, 2005 Vince Grzegorek |
Indians Face Long Winter Ahead Nine out of the last 10 years, 93 wins was good enough to earn a wildcard berth in the American League. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Indians, this year it wasn't.  |
Sports Illustrated July 8, 2002 Jeff Pearlman |
The Anti-All-Stars Any idiot can assemble an All-Star team. But it takes a real man to put together the official 2002 Major League Baseball All-Dud team. And what better location for this game could there be but Milwaukee?  |
Sports Central May 28, 2008 Mike Round |
MLB Contenders or Pretenders? Buy or sell the Marlins as an NL East threat?... Buy or sell Detroit making the playoffs?... Buy or Sell Lance Berkman as NL MVP?... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated June 20, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Balancing act Lineups thrive with versatility more than power...  |
Sports Illustrated May 15, 2001 Jeff Pearlman |
In the Swing The Cardinals swept into first, thanks in large part to surprising slugger J.D. Drew...  |
Sports Illustrated May 21, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
Redeemed Angel Tim Salmon has broken out of his slump and led Anaheim's reversal of fortune...  |
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 Illustrated August 1, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Making sense of all the deadline deals Every year baseball begins to more closely resemble its fantasy version, rotisserie ball. This July saw a ridiculous amount of rumors and trades. The trading period does generate short-term publicity, but is all this carpetbagging good for the game? The jury is still out....  |
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 Central March 2, 2006 Chris Cornell |
Spring Bounce-Back: Players to Watch Several of Major League Baseball's biggest stars hope to shake off an injury-plagued 2005 and have a turnaround 2006. Here are a few of them.  |
Sports Illustrated May 16, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Return of the Mac? Don't count on it -- McGwire is done with baseball...  |
Sports Central April 25, 2005 Mike Round |
Baseball Rebounds From Grim Winter A summary of the start of the baseball season that lists the strengths of the White Sox and the weaknesses of the Yankees.  |
Sports Central October 6, 2008 Kyle Jahner |
Setting the Stage For October Rays and Brewers and Cubs will battle in October. Even the Twins have a shot to crash the party. But the Yankees, Tigers, Mets, and their nine-figure payrolls failed to make the guest list.  |
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 27, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
Keeping Up with the Jones The Twins are following their leadoff man, Jacque Jones, who's been a hit at the top.  |
Sports Illustrated April 18, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Still intense, but not so tense, the Angels' Darin Erstad is on a hot streak  |
Sports Central July 14, 2008 Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races?  |
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 Illustrated May 1, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
Carrying a Big Stick Soft-spoken Juan Gonzalez, healthy and happy again, is off to a loud start in Cleveland...  |
Sports Central April 5, 2006 Mike Round |
New Ballpark, Same Aspirations in St. Louis The Cardinals are a popular choice for the leading the National League. But the offseason in St Louis hasn't been a straightforward case of upgrading for a comfortable ride to the NL Central crown and beyond.  |
Sports Central January 24, 2007 Mike Round |
MLB Pitchers Exploit Tight Market A look at the value of MLB pitchers.  |
Sports Illustrated September 17, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Taking the fifth Barry Bonds' multidimensional game fuels another MVP bid.  |
Sports Central July 17, 2007 Nick Feely |
Cleveland Rocks: Tribe Resurgence? A quick look at the Indians' offensive statistics offers most of the reason for Cleveland's success this season.  |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
5 New York Yankee Flops The New York Yankees have made disappointing trades recently.  |
Sports Central May 27, 2008 Jon Gonzales |
No Bang For Their Buck$ There some MLB players who are generating ridiculous amounts of money and putting up atrocious stats not worthy of major league status.  |
Sports Illustrated October 3, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Homers began the year with a bang but ended with a (relative) whimper...  |
Salon.com October 19, 2002 King Kaufman |
Cinderella, Goliath and other Series myths With the Giants and Angels set to meet in the Fall Classic, it's time for Fox TV and other pundits to manufacture drama.  |
Sports Central May 2, 2007 Bob Ekstrom |
Well Done, Mr. April April is and has been many things. This year, it was A-Rod's.  |
Sports Central November 13, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
HOF Ballot: The Rest of the Newcomers That's the problem with Hall of Fame ballots. Other than the obvious there-because-it's-five-years-retired players, picking the worthies from among the newcomers is both a challenge and a lot of fun.  |
Sports Illustrated September 5, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Even during the Astros' miss of a season, Jeff Bagwell has been a tremendous hit  |
Sports Illustrated October 4, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
On second thought Rethinking early baseball picks with the benefit of hindsight...  |
Sports Central March 5, 2007 Mike Round |
Under the '07 MLB Fantasy Radar Here are 10 speculative picks for this year's draft.  |
Sports Central April 22, 2011 Charles Coughlin |
The Young Tribe Are Rallying When Cleveland fans grow up rooting for perennially bad teams such as the Browns, Cavs, and Indians, they must often face the difficult task of discerning truth from reality.  |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2000 Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball For a number of stars, the season's first month was a cruel one  |
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 22, 2007 Matt Thomas |
Five Truths About the '07 MLB Season Things aren't what they seem in baseball -- until at least June 1.  |
Sports Illustrated May 23, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Damaging workload Big increases in innings pitched wear out hurlers...  |