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No Nelson for Texas swing

"I'm up more along the sidelines," Smart said. "That's the only big difference." A few times in the past, Nelson has let Smart, his No. 1 assistant, assume head-coaching duties in his presence, and Smart has taken over after Nelson ejections. But ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  Stephen Jackson,  Dirk Nowitzki,  Tim Duncan,  Corey Maggette

Advanced stats responsible for Lincecum's win

Lincecum won the award despite Adam Wainwright's higher wins total and Chris Carpenter's lower ERA, suggesting voters looked beyond the conventional statistics and considered Lincecum's other offerings. Indeed, Keith Law of ESPN.com voted for Lincecum ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Cy Young,  Adam Wainwright,  Chris Carpenter,  ESPN,  National League

Lincecum had good shot at Cy Young Award

(11-18) 21:32 PST -- Back when Cy Young Award ballots were due, before the first pitch of the playoffs, it seemed Tim Lincecum would finish behind either Chris Carpenter or Adam Wainwright or both. A Cy Young repeat shouldn't be considered unattainable ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Cy Young,  Tim Lincecum,  USA Today,  Chris Carpenter,  Adam Wainwright

A's hope to find an Andrew Bailey on offense

It would be a long shot, but so was Bailey, who won the American League Rookie of the Year Award one year after losing his job in the Double-A Midland rotation. Bailey helped solidify the bullpen as an All-Star closer, and now the offense needs its ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American League,  Billy Beane

Bailey is AL Rookie of the Year

(11-16) 12:06 PST -- Andrew Bailey has been pinching himself a lot this year. The A's pitcher, who emerged from struggles as a starter at Double-A to become one of the majors' top closers, experienced another thrill in his fairy-tale rise to prominence ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American League,  Elvis Andrus,  Rick Porcello,  Jeff Niemann,  Gordon Beckham

Tiny Dominican seeks bigger competition

Apparently not. Dominican's basketball team faces two Division I opponents, starting with USF tonight. The other is Santa Clara (Dec. 11), both in the West Coast Conference, a far cry from the Pacific West Conference, to which Dominican now ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ralph Sampson

GMs to throw good money after bad?

The general manager meetings came and went this week with Milton Bradley still employed by the Cubs, who want to dump the outfielder ASAP after his lousy season that ended with a suspension for his lousy conduct. The Cubs have a serious case of buyer's ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Motors,  Glasgow Rangers,  Chicago Tribune,  Travis Hafner,  Eric Byrnes

Yankees can't resist free agents

Reports out of New York, one from long-time New York Post columnist Joel Sherman, suggest the Yankees might restrict their spending this offseason and won't hotly pursue elite free agents, maybe even try to pull that modest payroll under $200 ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  New York Post,  Johan Santana,  C.C. Sabathia,  A.J. Burnett

Against Clips, big men could play biggest role

Center Andris Biedrins said his playing status is 50-50 after straining his back in the final moments of Wednesday's eight-point win over Memphis. Biedrins said he would be far from 100 percent if he suits up. With post Ronny Turiaf still shelved with ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Andris Biedrins,  Ronny Turiaf,  Chris Kaman,  National Basketball Association,  Marcus Camby

Phillies should have let Lee start 3

Four days' rest or three days' rest. Other than whether to replace umpires with cameras, managers' rotation decisions have generated the most heated debates of the World Series. The Yankees' Joe Girardi sticks with a three-man rotation and gets ...

From JOHN SHEA, San Francisco Chronicle,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  Joe Girardi,  A.J. Burnett,  Andy Pettitte

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