An Oral History of Scott Rolen’s Defensive Excellence
Talked to 17 people who watched Scott Rolen save runs from up close.
Feature Stories
My favorite writing is my feature writing. I like talking to people and telling their stories in a way that is distinct.
A Day In the Life: The Rays Defense
What if you only focused on how fielders make plays?
What makes Mike Trout baseball's most perfect player
Watching Trout from every possible angle
The 24 hours that defined Ivan Rodriguez
Pudge had the biggest hit and then took a big hit.
You Had To See Vlad Guerrero Play
The first-ballot Hall-of-Famer could hit and throw like few could.
Unlikely LCS Hero: Ryan Merritt
From Celina, Texas to the game of his life.
Mike Piazza, Hall of 'Framer'
Known for his power, he was also a great pitch framer.
Bill Groman Was Beckham-Like
An old football star looks back at his memorable but short career.
Q&A with Max Scherzer
One of baseball's most intelligent starting pitchers, Max Scherzer, was on the ESPN campus on Monday to talk baseball with the company's various platforms.
I devoted the interview time to a subject I knew he was passionate about: Numbers in baseball. Here's what he had to say.
Simon: "You first made your sabermetric interest known in a 2008 interview with Baseball Prospectus. How has your interest evolved since then?"
Scherzer: "I understand what sabermetrics get across, and what they're gett
I devoted the interview time to a subject I knew he was passionate about: Numbers in baseball. Here's what he had to say.
Simon: "You first made your sabermetric interest known in a 2008 interview with Baseball Prospectus. How has your interest evolved since then?"
Scherzer: "I understand what sabermetrics get across, and what they're gett
Talking Baseball With Jerry Seinfeld
He's fascinated by a sport he follows with great intensity.
20 years ago today- a baseball game changed my life
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the most important moment of my professional career, which is weird because it took place in a baseball game in Cleveland, about 450 miles from where I lived at the time in Yardley, PA.
I didn’t even watch the game because I went to see a movie – The Anniversary Party – at a small theatre in Montgomery, NJ. (I was on an indy-movie kick at the time … it was good, not great).
I got home just in time to see the very end of the game, with Jolbert Cabrera’s hit s
I didn’t even watch the game because I went to see a movie – The Anniversary Party – at a small theatre in Montgomery, NJ. (I was on an indy-movie kick at the time … it was good, not great).
I got home just in time to see the very end of the game, with Jolbert Cabrera’s hit s
Remembering the time I gave tours of Shea Stadium
Most memorable job ever!
