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There's no better manager in the game today.</p> <p class="last"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove09/insider/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=4881161">Story »</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://search.espn.go.com/jayson-stark/">Archive »</a></p> </div> <a class="mod-accordion-trigger" href="#">Jim Caple</a> <div style="background-image: url(http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/caple_jim_298.jpg)"> <h6>Card Shark</h6> <p>There's still something exciting about opening up a new pack of baseball cards -- especially in the dreary days of winter.</p> <p class="last"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/100203&sportCat=mlb">Story »</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://search.espn.go.com/jim-caple/">Archive »</a></p> </div> <a class="mod-accordion-trigger" href="#">Rob Neyer</a> <div style="background-image: url(http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/neyer_rob_298.jpg)"> <h6>Perfect Together</h6> <p>Factoring in the player and the park he'll call home in 2010, Cliff Lee pitching in Safeco Field should be the best fit among players who changed teams this offseason.</p> <p class="last"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove09/insider/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=4877703">Story »</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://search.espn.go.com/rob-neyer/">Archive »</a></p> </div> <a class="mod-accordion-trigger" href="#">Jerry Crasnick</a> <div style="background-image: url(http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/crasnick_jerry_298.jpg)"> <h6>Catch The Wave</h6> <p>With the amount of young talent behind the plate these days, it's reasonable to say baseball is in the midst of a special era in catching.</p> <p class="last"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove09/insider/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=4865714">Story »</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://search.espn.go.com/jerry-crasnick/">Archive »</a></p> </div> <a class="mod-accordion-trigger" href="#">Keith Law</a> <div style="background-image: url(http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/law_keith_298.jpg)"> <h6>Welcome To The Future</h6> <p>It's good to be young, especially if you've made this year's list of the top 100 prospects.</p> <p class="last"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/columns/story?columnist=law_keith&id=4856310">Story »</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://search.espn.go.com/keith-law/">Archive »</a></p> </div> <a class="mod-accordion-trigger" href="#">Howard Bryant</a> <div style="background-image: url(http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/bryant_howard_298.jpg)"> <h6>One Big Question</h6> <p>With all of the internal backlash, can Mark McGwire's return to baseball survive?</p> <p class="last"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=bryant/100127">Story »</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://search.espn.go.com/howard-bryant/">Archive »</a></p> </div> <a class="mod-accordion-trigger" href="#">Buster Olney</a> <div style="background-image: url(http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/olney_buster_298.jpg)"> <h6>Moneyball Here To Stay</h6> <p>Moneyball's brand of stats-driven team management is alive and thriving. 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width:280px;"> <li class="first"></li> <li class="first"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/robneyer" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/632525421/Yearbook_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/robneyer" target="_blank">robneyer</a></strong> Just finished drafting team for all-writers Rob Neyer Baseball league. Hey, I got Bob Gibson! Wait, what? <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://tinyurl.com/yjkj3wb">http://tinyurl.com/yjkj3wb</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/robneyer/status/8826556908" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Mon Feb 08 14:01:13 PST 2010'}">about 3 hours ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/374498701/ESPNRumors_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank">MLBRumorCentral</a></strong> The Orioles could be looking to deal Ty Wigginton...<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://bit.ly/cxIJmY">http://bit.ly/cxIJmY</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral/status/8814177677" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Mon Feb 08 08:00:30 PST 2010'}">about 9 hours ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/374498701/ESPNRumors_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank">MLBRumorCentral</a></strong> The Indians are looking at Jermaine Dye and might want to try him at first base...<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://bit.ly/aSdZBA">http://bit.ly/aSdZBA</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral/status/8814131529" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Mon Feb 08 07:59:19 PST 2010'}">about 9 hours ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/497602442/espndallas_73_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog" target="_blank">espnrangersblog</a></strong> Surprise Outlook: First base - <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://tinyurl.com/yh29a7r">http://tinyurl.com/yh29a7r</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog/status/8810609549" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Mon Feb 08 06:21:49 PST 2010'}">about 11 hours ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/robneyer" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/632525421/Yearbook_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/robneyer" target="_blank">robneyer</a></strong> I just drafted Hugh "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahy for my latest Rob Neyer Baseball team. He should fit in quite nicely with his new teammates. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/robneyer/status/8797852298" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 21:29:08 PST 2010'}">about 20 hours ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/497602442/espndallas_73_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog" target="_blank">espnrangersblog</a></strong> And the winner is... - <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://tinyurl.com/ygz3dxm">http://tinyurl.com/ygz3dxm</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog/status/8793987009" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 19:21:49 PST 2010'}">about 22 hours ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/240139948/HSM_01_0002_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton" target="_blank">c_singleton</a></strong> Nice job. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton/status/8788190974" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 17:05:14 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/240139948/HSM_01_0002_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton" target="_blank">c_singleton</a></strong> WHO is this? Lol. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton/status/8788098841" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 17:02:56 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/518275190/olney_buster_m_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank">Buster_ESPN</a></strong> Here's the link to the column (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4894968&name=olney_buster">http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4894968&name;=olney_buster</a>). <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/8771509550" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 09:26:05 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/518275190/olney_buster_m_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank">Buster_ESPN</a></strong> Good morning, folks -- today's column has been posted. Stuff about the best MLB NFL lineup, some stats revisited, arb. hearings, and links. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/8771402894" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 09:22:43 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/374498701/ESPNRumors_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank">MLBRumorCentral</a></strong> It will be tough for Joe Mauer to get a deal as long as eight years from the Twins..<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://bit.ly/9K0grB">http://bit.ly/9K0grB</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral/status/8770321339" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 08:49:16 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/374498701/ESPNRumors_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral" target="_blank">MLBRumorCentral</a></strong> The right field job in San Francisco belongs to Nick Schierholtz..<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://bit.ly/dtmkQi">http://bit.ly/dtmkQi</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/MLBRumorCentral/status/8770270532" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 08:47:41 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/518275190/olney_buster_m_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank">Buster_ESPN</a></strong> a possible $200,000 in performances bonuses. If the Dodgers aren't going to keep him on the roster at end of spring, he can ask for release. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/8767320346" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 07:15:36 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/518275190/olney_buster_m_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank">Buster_ESPN</a></strong> The terms on Brian Giles with LA Dodgers: a minor-league deal. If he makes the team, he would get $550,000 in base salary, plus (cont.): <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/8767255224" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 07:13:34 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/497602442/espndallas_73_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog" target="_blank">espnrangersblog</a></strong> Super Bowl predictions from the Rangers - <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://tinyurl.com/yle66eb">http://tinyurl.com/yle66eb</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/espnrangersblog/status/8765365149" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sun Feb 07 06:11:49 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/240139948/HSM_01_0002_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton" target="_blank">c_singleton</a></strong> It stinks when you realize you lost something and it's time to go to sleep. Mind is racing. God is still good though. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/c_singleton/status/8748734384" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sat Feb 06 19:16:42 PST 2010'}">1 day ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class=""><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/518275190/olney_buster_m_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank">Buster_ESPN</a></strong> Stuff about how the college game could be helped by MLB, scout evaluations of Omir Santos, and the Lincecum arbitration case. Plus links. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/8724208380" target="_blank"><em class="timestamp {ts: 'Sat Feb 06 06:52:53 PST 2010'}">2 days ago</em></a></dd></dl></li> <li class="alt"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/518275190/olney_buster_m_normal.jpg" class="post-img" alt="" width="48" height="48" border="0"/></a><dl class="t-mult"><dd><strong>@<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN" target="_blank">Buster_ESPN</a></strong> Good morning, folks -- Saturday's column is up (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100209015206/http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=olney_buster">http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=olney_buster</a>) <a 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