lists Stories - Block U
Top 5 Active Players to have Never Won a Pennant (by WAR)
--- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess "0": Ken Griffey Jr (79.2) "1": Vladimir Guerrero (57.1) "2": Bobby Abreu (57.0) "3": Ichiro Suzuki (50.7) "4": Roy Halladay (47.4)
Most Valuable NHL Role Players: Chad LaRose, Carolina Hurricanes
SI knows what's up: Signed by Carolina as an undrafted free agent in 2005, the speedy and obtrusive winger worked his way up from the fourth line to the second last season, scoring 19 goals plus four more in the playoffs. He's at his best in big games, a quality that earned him a new two-year...
PRAA Leaders (5/13)
--- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess "0": "Zack Greinke: 22.37" "1": "Johan Santana: 16.09" "2": "Tim Lincecum: 12.50" "3": "Wandy Rodriguez: 11.28" "4": "Roy Halladay: 10.21"
UZR Leaders Through April 19th
--- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess "0": "Franklin Gutierrez, CF, SEA: 3.7" "1": "Nelson Cruz, RF, TEX: 3.7" "2": "Jay Bruce, RF, CIN: 3.7" "3": "Endy Chavez, LF, SEA: 2.9" "4": "David DeJesus, LF, KC: 2.7"
Onion Sports: All-Star Game Gimmicks
--- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess "0": Warning track covered with red carpet, celebrities "1": Basepath will have translucent blue glow to show viewers where baserunners need to go "2": To avoid dull, tedious, or awkward moments during broadcast, Fox promises never to point the cameras at Bud...
18. Tennessee (60 football, 17.5 basketball, 19 baseball, 96.5 total points) The buzz: Tennessee's...
18. Tennessee (60 football, 17.5 basketball, 19 baseball, 96.5 total points) The buzz: Tennessee's lack of baseball success in the 1970s and 1980s kept the Vols from ranking higher, though they did reach the College World Series in 1995, 2001 and 2005. The Vols were 16th before baseball was...
8. Tennessee (24.5 football, 8.5 basketball, 8.5 baseball, 41.5 total points) The buzz: Tennessee...
8. Tennessee (24.5 football, 8.5 basketball, 8.5 baseball, 41.5 total points) The buzz: Tennessee won the 1998 national football title, has reached the Sweet 16 in basketball in each of the past two years and advanced to the College World Series in 2001 and 2005. The Vols also were eighth before...
Formerly(?) promising Giro-riders
--- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess "0": "Jos\xC3\xA9 Rujano" "1": Rik Verbrugghe "2": Igor Astarloa "3": Wim Van Huffel "4": Mauricio Ardila
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