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ESPN.com: Stark: Top 10 overrated players
sports.espn.go.com - 5/24/2007
ESPN.com: Stark: Top 10 overrated players
— sports.espn.go.com — I never set out to be The Ultimate Czar of Overratedness and Underratedness. It just happened. One... minute, I was merely an ordinary guy, typing his Rumblings and Grumblings. The next, I was pounding on a keyboard, bound for authorhood. ... (more) ESPN.com: Stark: Top 10 overrated players

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ESPN.com: Stark: "The Stark Truth"
sports.espn.go.com - 5/24/2007
ESPN.com: Stark: "The Stark Truth"
— sports.espn.go.com — Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from "The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players... in Baseball History" by Jayson Stark. Copyright (c) 2007 by the author. This excerpt has been printed with the permission of Triumph Books . ... (more) ESPN.com: Stark: "The Stark Truth"

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ESPN.com: Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
sports.espn.go.com - 5/17/2007
ESPN.com: Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
— sports.espn.go.com — Could the latest detonation of the Marlins' new ballpark campaign be the development that finally shoves them... over the edge and causes them to deal Dontrelle Willis ? Well, not yet. But clubs that have been checking in on the availability of Willis ... (more) ESPN.com: Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings

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ESPN - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
sports.espn.go.com - 5/31/2007
ESPN - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
— sports.espn.go.com — Are Joe Torre and Brian Cashman about to get fired? We'd bet no. Of course, if the... Yankees continue plunging toward the bottom of the AL East canyon, anything is possible. But here's what our crystal ball predicts: that Torre finishes out the year but ... (more) ESPN - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings

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ESPN.com: Stark: Top 10 underrated players
sports.espn.go.com - 5/25/2007
ESPN.com: Stark: Top 10 underrated players
— sports.espn.go.com — One thing I've noticed in my short reign as America's Ultimate Czar of Underratedness and Overratedness: It's... a lot more fun to call a guy underrated than overrated. For some reason, when I roll out my fabled reality-versus-illusion concept to explain ... (more) ESPN.com: Stark: Top 10 underrated players

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sabernomics.com - 5/28/2007
Is Andruw Jones Overrated?
— sabernomics.com — I first became aware that Andruw Jones was going to be the lead story in Jayson Stark’s... new book The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History during a radio interview several months ago. In the discussion Stark ... (more) Is Andruw Jones Overrated?

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ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Just remember ... April definitely matters
sports.espn.go.com - 5/1/2007
ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Just remember ... April definitely matters
— sports.espn.go.com — This just in: April's over. Don't ask us what to make of it. Al Reyes saved eight... more games than Mariano Rivera . Kip Wells made as many home run trots as Mike Piazza . John Buck outhit Sean Casey by .128 points. The Devil Rays had a better record ... (more) ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Just remember ... April ...

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ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
sports.espn.go.com - 5/3/2007
ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
— sports.espn.go.com — In the 10 years Kirk Radomski was employed by the Mets, he was a no-name. But the... former Mets clubhouse man is about to become the most explosive name in baseball. Players, ex-players, agents and GMs everywhere are, in one source's words, "holding ... (more) ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings

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ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Just remember ... April definitely matters
sports.espn.go.com - 5/2/2007
ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Just remember ... April definitely matters
— sports.espn.go.com — This just in: April's over. Don't ask us what to make of it. Al Reyes saved eight... more games than Mariano Rivera . Kip Wells made as many home run trots as Mike Piazza . John Buck outhit Sean Casey by .128 points. The Devil Rays had a better record ... (more) ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Just remember ... April ...

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ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: America is conflicted about Bonds
sports.espn.go.com - 5/6/2007
ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: America is conflicted about Bonds
— sports.espn.go.com — We keep trying to envision the scene when the Greatest Record in Sports goes tumbling down. We... keep trying to envision all the emotions Barry Bonds will unleash as he makes that historic tour of the bases. We knew this moment would be complicated. ... (more) ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: America is conflicted about Bonds

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ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
sports.espn.go.com - 5/10/2007
ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings
— sports.espn.go.com — It seems like a fun little debate topic: Who's now the highest-paid player in baseball -- Clemens... ($28M prorated ) or A-Rod ($27M this year)? But it easily could have become more than academic. Why? Because Alex Rodriguez's contract contains an ... (more) ESPN.com - MLB - Stark: Rumblings and Grumblings

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sethmnookin.com - 5/11/2007
Suck it, Jayson Stark (All praise the wobbley knuckler)
— sethmnookin.com — I, kid, I kid…but on a morning like this one, this story on “Pitchers You’d Pay to... Watch” raises my hackles. (To be fair, Stark’s story isn’t supposed to be representative of his thinking; he queried 20 GMs, ... (more) Suck it, Jayson Stark (All praise the wobbley knuckler)

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ESPN.com: Stark: "The Stark Truth"
sports.espn.go.com - 5/25/2007
ESPN.com: Stark: "The Stark Truth"
— sports.espn.go.com — Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from "The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players... in Baseball History" by Jayson Stark. Copyright (c) 2007 by the author. This excerpt has been printed with the permission of Triumph Books . ... (more) ESPN.com: Stark: "The Stark Truth"

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chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 5/26/2007
Soriano gets dose of Stark reality on ChicagoSports.com
— chicagosports.chicagotribune.com — LOS ANGELES -- Alfonso Soriano is the first to admit he's not producing as well as he... would like to in the first year of his eight-year, $136 million contract with the Cubs. But Soriano was surprised to find himself on a list of the most ... (more) Soriano gets dose of Stark reality on ChicagoSports.com

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ajc.com - 5/27/2007
Mark Bradley: Contract year turning sour for Andruw | Sports Columnists | ajc.com
— ajc.com — May 26, 2007 10:01 PM | Link to this Stark brings up a critical point in his... article on Andruw - that perception becomes reality and he has benefited from this well-documented phenomenon. Yes, defensively he was absolutely phenomenal, almost ... (more) Mark Bradley: Contract year turning sour for Andruw | ...

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bleedcubbieblue.com - 5/4/2007
Trade Rumor
— bleedcubbieblue.com — No, not from me. From ESPN.com's Jayson Stark, buried at the bottom of his "Rumblings and Grumblings"... column: ... if anyone wants a bat, the Cubs have stepped up efforts to deal Jacque Jones in the wake of the decision to keep Felix Pie in the big ... (more) Trade Rumor

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lonestarball.com - 5/31/2007
Elijah Dukes and the Rangers
— lonestarball.com — The Rangers have a bunch of quality bullpen arms and a dearth of quality young outfielders. According... to Jayson Stark, the D-Rays, who have a plethora of quality young outfielders, are looking to deal one for a reliever: We're hearing the Devil Rays ... (more) Elijah Dukes and the Rangers

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