http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/tyler_kepnerArticles by TYLER KEPNER, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 23:49:21 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 23:49:21 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=072163fb8829fcf232445f87421c29b5Joe Mauer spent last weekend at his log cabin north of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He woke up Monday at his home in St. Paul and spent the afternoon at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, where his teammate Justin Morneau joined him to celebrate Mauer’s ...Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:14:27 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=072163fb8829fcf232445f87421c29b5New York YankeesAmerican LeagueMinnesota TwinsJoe MauerJustin Morneauhttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/mauer-is-nearly-unanimous-as-al-mvp/None of that is surprising. This was: the only player besides Mauer to receive a first-place vote was Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers. It was a curious vote, considering how Cabrera spent final weekend of the regular season. Cabrera was picked up ...Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:37:52 GMThttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/mauer-is-nearly-unanimous-as-al-mvp/Miguel CabreraDetroit TigersGeorge BrettDave DombrowskiChicago White Soxhttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/free-agency-means-free-choice/Brian Cashman, the Yankees’ general manager, has certain go-to phrases. For a while, especially around the holidays, he would respond to trade rumors by smiling and saying, “ ‘Tis the season” – meaning the season for wild speculation. During the ...Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:44 GMThttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/free-agency-means-free-choice/New York YankeesBrian CashmanAndy PettitteDoug Glanville (baseball)New York Times Companyhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/sports/baseball/22awards.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAs Zack Greinke’s magical season rolled along, another Kansas City Royals pitcher, Brian Bannister, excitedly tracked his teammate’s progress. With the Royals long out of the pennant race, it did not matter to Bannister how many victories Greinke ...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:22 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/sports/baseball/22awards.html?partner=rss&emc=rssCy YoungZack GreinkeKansas City RoyalsSan Francisco GiantsTim Lincecumhttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/the-lessons-of-the-cy-young-awards/The intrigue of the baseball awards is over now, because the only question about the M.V.P. awards to be announced next week is whether Joe Mauer and Albert Pujols will be unanimous. I’m guessing they will. But this was a fun week for awards, and a ...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:53:32 GMThttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/the-lessons-of-the-cy-young-awards/Cy YoungAlbert PujolsJoe MauerZack GreinkeTim Lincecumhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=19cbe93cf49217664648eea08eea157cWhen the Cy Young Award was introduced in 1956, the voting was simple. Baseball writers voted for one pitcher, and that was that. Tim Lincecum, the Giants’ ace who went 15-7 this season with 2.48 e.r.a., won his second consecutive Cy Young Award. ...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:37:01 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=19cbe93cf49217664648eea08eea157cCy YoungTim LincecumNational LeagueSan Francisco GiantsAdam Wainwrighthttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/sports/baseball/19yankees.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe baseball free-agent market opens Thursday night at midnight, but players will not have real estate agents on call for Friday morning. The market is expected to move slowly, and one reason is a lack of aggressiveness from the Yankees. Keep up with ...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:20:10 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/sports/baseball/19yankees.html?partner=rss&emc=rssNew York YankeesBrian CashmanHal SteinbrennerBoston Red SoxMatt Hollidayhttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/what-to-make-of-the-manager-of-the-year-award/This is an odd award, isn’t it? Measuring a manager’s effectiveness is very hard to do, so voters usually compare results to expectations. That explains why Seattle’s Don Wakamatsu (two votes) and Texas’ Ron Washington (one) picked up votes: few ...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:51:58 GMThttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/what-to-make-of-the-manager-of-the-year-award/New York YankeesNational LeagueNew York MetsAmerican LeagueDon Wakamatsuhttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/and-now-the-encore-yanks-charting-off-season-course/General Manager Brian Cashman started assembling his scouts on Tuesday, beginning the annual brainstorming sessions that chart the Yankees’ off-season. In some ways, the task was easier last winter, because the Yankees’ goals were more clearly defined. ...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:42:11 GMThttp://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/and-now-the-encore-yanks-charting-off-season-course/New York YankeesBrian CashmanC.C. SabathiaA.J. BurnettMark Teixeirahttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6179f9a0af6c613e9dc143ceccebd659It might have been a watershed moment in baseball’s statistical revolution. When the voting for the American League Cy Young Award was announced on Tuesday, Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals did not just win. He did it in a landslide. Keep up with ...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:39:56 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6179f9a0af6c613e9dc143ceccebd659Cy YoungAmerican LeagueZack GreinkeKansas City RoyalsJustin Verlander