Driven To Succeed
Hard work and determination made Don Mattingly a star player. Those attributes should help him in his first year as a big league manager. Tim Kurkjian »Chat wrap: Rob Neyer »ESPN L.A. »
Mark J. Rebilas/US PresswireDon Mattingly became a star player through hard work and determination. Those attributes should bode well for him in his first year as a big league manager.
Kevin Correia deals in wins and losses. He is a pitcher, after all. But this past May he felt the true meaning of loss when his 21-year-old brother died in a California hiking accident.
Brian Cashman (Yankees), Dave Dombrowski (Tigers) and Theo Epstein (Red Sox) are only three GMs with plenty of money to spend this winter. There are others.
Hockey and football games have been played in baseball stadiums in recent years, but why should it stop with just those two sports? How about a NASCAR race or a ski jumping event?
For Ryne Sandberg, being overlooked for the Cubs' managerial job might be a blessing in disguise.
San Francisco will always have the World Series title to celebrate. But the rest of us should remember Major League Baseball the 2010 way, because it may never be the same again.
Ranking the top 50 free agents for the class of 2010-11, leading off with Cliff Lee as the top overall target.