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- The Case For Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must [Book Excerpt] Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:17PM# bookexcerpt Fifteen years ago, aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin published The Case for Mars , and issued a clarion call to his fellow scientists, and the people of Earth. We need to plan our Mars colony, and we need to do it now. More »
- Florida Morning: State could decide GOP presidential nominee Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:09AMBy Abel Harding (@abelharding, abel.harding@jacksonville.com ) read more
- England v Sri Lanka, third Test: live Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:57AMOver-by-over commentary as Sri Lanka's batsmen frustrate England and close on 112-3.
- Goold: Realignment and the path to the universal DH Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:13PMRadical realignment will force baseball to confront DH dilemma, and we know where the money leads
- Rizzo’s promotion is gamble struggling team had to take Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 1:00AMAs the first fruit of the Adrian Gonzalez deal and as a minor-league player who has generated more hype than any San Diego farmhand in a quarter-century, Anthony Rizzo arrives as a litmus test for Padres’ leadership.
- Keeping Rizzo in Tucson today will pay off for Padres tomorrow Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 12:00AMRizzo’s situation same as Nationals' Strasburg, Marlins’ Stanton, Brewers’ Braun
- Top 10 run-getters in World Cups Part 1 Sunday, February 6, 2011 @ 10:55PMThey are the willow-wielders that have chopped the fleeting cherry with the most frequency and disdain on cricket's greatest stage. They stand out for their workmanship in putting bat to ball and creating a fission of magic and majesty. They have
- Aficionado heavily invested in Blyleven Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 12:42PMInvesting guru turned blogger is out to save Blyleven from HOF snub.
- Numbers don't lie: Sabermetrics should win AL Cy Young Thursday, October 14, 2010 @ 8:39AMThere are two candidates for the AL Cy Young Award -- Felix Hernandez and CC Sabathia. Gregg Doyel says data from the esoteric science of sabermetrics dictate that Hernandez wins -- and that's the correct call.
- Tax the Rich Friday, October 1, 2010 @ 5:15PMAs the wealthy cruise the oceans in their luxury yachts, the expiration of Bush’s tax breaks must weigh heavily on their minds.
- I Remember All My Life...The Shadow Of A Man Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 3:24PMShould Carlos Quentin be tendered a contract this offseason?
- Analyzing why Williams' GM style works Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 2:35PMThe Second City's second team plays, physically, at the fringe of respectable Chicago, that renowned center of molecular gastronomy, Mies van der Rohe structures and futures trading. Home plate at U.S. Cellular Field is a brief walk from the old Union Stock Yard Gate, two L stops from the second most crime-ridden corner in the United States and an hour's bicycle ride from depressed reaches of ...
- The 32 hardest throwers in MLB history Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:35PMProbably didn’t throw as fast as the players who came after him, but he did start it all.
- One Month To Go: Probabilities and Projections in the Race For the Triple Crown Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:01AMAs the final month of the 2010 baseball season gets under way, the imaginations of baseball fans everywhere are alive with the possibility of a triple crown winner in the National League. With statistics and probability we can put hard projections to that amazing possibility. Albert Pujols, Joey Votto and Carlos Gonzalez all have an opportunity to win the first National League triple crown ...
- Cardinals sign first-round pick, 3B Zack Cox Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:37AMST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals went down to the wire before signing third baseman Zack Cox, their first-round draft pick, to a $3.2 million, four-year contract. They insist they did not overpay.
- Paul Hagen: Phillies second baseman Utley back sooner than expected Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 2:55AMCHASE UTLEY is back, at least a week sooner than predicted after surgery to fix his mangled right thumb. It's a miracle. Glory, hallelujah.
- Rich Hofmann: Oswalt does his part, other Phillies aces must, too Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 3:03AMCOMPETITION IS WHAT drives them all, in all of its different forms. Some race for wins, some for money, some for baseball immortality. Some do it loudly and outwardly, while others quietly smolder. They all do it, though. They all compete, and compete well, or they don't last for long in the nation's nicely upholstered clubhouses.
- Charging the Mound: Bad trades Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:07PMWhat to make of the Dan Haren deal, and what role does a commissioner play in keeping owners active all season?
- Rangers, Pads show savvy that local teams lack Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 7:31AMAs the A's and Giants amble toward the All-Star break and barely tread water in the standings, their division leaders keep on sprinting (Saturday's results notwithstanding). The Rangers and Padres have not only robbed the Bay Area of midsummer hope, but they'... San Francisco Bay Area - Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Rangers F.C. - Sports - United States
- Rollins set to return to lineup Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 5:55PMRollins set to return to lineup
- Strategy room: Numbers smiling on good season for Romero Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 2:21PMFor more fantasy analysis, check out Mastersball.com.
- CAFÉ Wars: Bumpy road for the Detroit Three Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 11:05AMLike baseball, figuring out the auto industry has become easier with the use of statistics.
- MLB: AL West Preview capsules Friday, April 2, 2010 @ 8:22PMCapsules of American League West teams, listed in order of finish last year:
- American League capsules Friday, April 2, 2010 @ 4:09PMCapsules of American League teams, listed in order of finish last year: EAST= New York Yankees= 2009: 103-59, first place, World Series champions.
- American League capsules Friday, April 2, 2010 @ 3:04PMCapsules of American League teams, listed in order of finish last year: EAST New York Yankees ^2009: 103-59, first place, World Series champions. ^Manager: Joe Girardi (third season). ^He's Here: 1B-DH Nick Johnson, CF Curtis Granderson, OF Randy Winn, OF Marcus Thames, RH Javier Vazquez, LH Boone Logan.
- Crossover Day deadline kills dozens of bills Saturday, March 27, 2010 @ 11:03AMBy Walter C. Jones ATLANTA - Many of the legislative proposals that made headlines when introduced fell by the wayside Friday as they failed to make the General Assembly's deadline for passing i...
- DeMarco: White Sox ready to take control in Central Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:52PMDeMarco: When news of the injury to Twins closer Joe Nathan was revealed, you could feel the reverberations as far away as the White Sox’s camp — where they already were feeling rather good about themselves, thank you. Now they have another reason to be excited.
- DeMarco: White Sox ready to take control in Central Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:52PMDeMarco: When news of the injury to Twins closer Joe Nathan was revealed, you could feel the reverberations as far away as the White Sox’s camp — where they already were feeling rather good about themselves, thank you. Now they have another reason to be excited.
- White Sox ready to take control in Central Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:52PMDeMarco: When news of the injury to Twins closer Joe Nathan was revealed, you could feel the reverberations as far away as the White Sox’s camp — where they already were feeling rather good about themselves, thank you. Now they have another reason to be excited.
- Roundtable: The Ashes formula Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 10:24PMAustralia completed a near-perfect Test summer when they swept Pakistan 3-0. The Ashes are the next big job. Are they ready? You gave the verdict with our Roundtable .
- Joe Mauer Will Serenely, Politely Crush You Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 3:21PMJoe Mauer Will Serenely, Politely Crush You
- Just When You Think the Mets Can’t Get Worse ... Thursday, September 17, 2009 @ 12:24AMLeading by 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth with closer Francisco Rodriguez on the mound, the Mets botched a win they had worked hard for.