Take a quick trip around the game with Dayn Perry, including a look at Brandon Phillips, a diagnosis on Sammy Sosa, and a salute to Ray Lankford.
Having embarrassed the meek, the good doctor now celebrates the strong by counting down the best-hitting pitchers in baseball.
Mark Buehrle’s on the rise, but Barry Zito’s stock is falling. And who’s to blame for Philadelphia’s shorcomings? All this and more in your Wednesday Prospectus Triple Play.
Neither sniffles nor coughs nor achiness nor sneezes can keep our man from his appointed rounds. If Pat Burrell can try and play through it–see inside–so can Will Carroll.
The Mariners have watched a string of players leave the organization and immediately play better for a new one. Derek Zumsteg examines the phenomenon.
The Astros have been the dominant team in 11-year history of the NL Central. Their collapse this season, however, is the final blow to an aging roster that needs to be rehauled. Joe Sheehan examines what went wrong in ’04.