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TABLE OF CONTENTS
March 26, 2001 | Volume 94, Issue 13
They've vowed to rebuild, which is good, because this franchise is in ruins
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Orioles
As usual, precarious pitching will be saved by hitting, which may be even better
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Indians
A proven postseason pitcher joins a powerful lineup for a playoff push
an opposing team's scout sizes up the White Sox
March 26, 2001 March into the madness. Catch the latest NCAA men's and women's tournament news, scores and on-the-scene analysis from SI's experts at cnnsi.com/basketball/college.
Runs will be scored, and at last there's a bullpen to make them stand up
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Royals
Another change in philosophy for a team that can't afford a turn for the worse
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Tigers
Their young, spunky lineup returns mostly intact. Is that a good thing?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Twins
Watch out, world: The A's are even better than last year. Just ask them
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Athletics
Without A-Rod—or any other slugger—it will all come down to pitching
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Mariners
March 26, 2001 Grown men become giddy schoolboys in these baseball portraits shot by SI staff photographer V.J. Lovero, whose infectious enthusiasm—for baseball and life—is reflected in the joy exuded by his...
A-Rod gives them marquee value, but how many 10-9 games can a team win?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Rangers
A strong bullpen, a weak rotation and a big-bang offense add up to mediocrity
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Angels
With Atlanta's Mr. October back on the mound, who needs free agents?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Braves
They can still pitch, but let's face it: The reshuffled rotation is minus an ace
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Mets
A fresh battery provides a powerful charge for a fast-rising franchise
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Marlins
Can overpriced free agents improve a bullpen that has nowhere to go but up?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Phillies
Some promising arms and the league's best young player, but not a lot more
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Expos
Is a World Series in the Cards? Only if Big Mac gets back, back, back to form
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Cardinals
Will Enron Field be the same house of horrors it was in 2000? No way, José!
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Astros
If the starting pitchers don't fade, you can color this team a contender
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Reds
An iffy rotation and lackluster defense need more than some comic relief
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Brewers
A fast start by Adrian Brown will boost his confidence—and the team's
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Pirates
An anemic offense may get well if Rondell White can figure out how to stay well
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Cubs
Think the division champs didn't make a big off-season move? Think again
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Giants
A lot of quality pitchers, but good karma seems to be in short supply
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Dodgers
Two more big-ticket pitchers believe they can conquer Coors. They may be right
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Rockies
They have a healthy new attitude, but can their old guys avoid injuries?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Diamondbacks
An emerging rotation hopes for an end to the defense's reign of error
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Padres
March 26, 2001 We ranked the position players in the major leagues from I (the best) to 425 and the pitchers from I to 400, based on our projections of their statistical production this season. The categories...
March 26, 2001 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Eli's ComingThe last of the Manning boys is rekindling optimism at Ole Miss
Rocket RelaunchThe Dream era may have ended, but new-look Houston is soaring toward a playoff berth
The select committee on playing rules, headed by Suns owner Jerry Colangelo, will make its first report to the NBA board of governors on March 30. The committee will weigh major changes for next...
On the Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal:
Nets swingman Johnny Newman"I've always worn low-tops; there are only a few of us left in the league who wear them. I remember I tried high-tops my first year in college, but they were too...
After too many missed shots, Denver's James Posey is loath to let fly
A Great IdeaWayne Gretzky should play for Canada in the 2002 Olympics
TODD BERTUZZICANUCKS C-LWThe 26-year-old former first-round pick (1993) was traded from the Islanders to Vancouver in '98. At 6'3" and 235 pounds, he has established himself as a solid scorer and...
Don't be surprised if you see former Penguins coach and current assistant general manager Eddie Johnston working behind the bench with rookie coach Ivan Hlinka before the regular season is over....
Fire Indiana interim coach Mike Davis! The sooner the better!
APRIL 3, 1978
March 26, 2001 NBA Midseason Report: Does anyone really care?—GARRY MAST, Jacksonville
March 26, 2001 LETTERS
With Opening Day near, we savor the delights, simple and strange, that spice up the national pastime
Highlights
Need to know all about Ernie Banks—or how the Cubbies did in 1959? A site has instant answers
When fox sports and MSG broadcaster Kenny Albert turned 33 earlier this year, he received a message from his father on his answering machine. "I can't believe you're getting older," Marv said in...
Last Friday at 3 p.m., ESPN switched as scheduled from the LPGA's Standard Register PING tournament to the Tennis Masters Series. At the time Annika Sorenstam was 12 under and needed birdies on...
We fast-forward one year to check out MJ's third coming
Oct. 31, 2001NBC and NBA rent New York's Javits center for Welcome Back, MJ! party. Afterward, host Ahmad Rashad hospitalized for euphoria.
Ruben Rivera was once a fleet, power-hitting Yankees centerfield prospect seemingly destined to join the pantheon of pin-striped legends. Upon his release by the Padres last week at age 27, Rivera...
March 26, 2001 Even by the Williams family's standards, last week was eventful.
6Winston Cup races that Shawna Robinson, 36, plans to run in this year for Michael Kranefuss's team.
March 26, 2001 The recent downturn in the markets has left virtually no sector unharmed. Tech stocks, industrials, biotechs—all have been pounded this year. What's a savvy financier to do? Might we suggest a...
March 26, 2001 QWhat happens to the hats hockey fans throw onto the ice to salute a hat trick?
March 26, 2001 Won•By Picabo Street, the first downhill contested on the Wildflower course at Snowbasin, Utah, site of the 2002 women's Olympic downhill. The lower-level Nor-Am race drew numerous World Cup...
March 26, 2001 RPI, RIP. We wondered how the NCAA tournament would play out if the field of 65 were seeded based on criteria other than basketball performance. Want real March Madness? Imagine Dickie V going...
March 26, 2001 The Greatest Dearest: Boxer Laila Ali (below), youngest daughter of Muhammad Ali, has just signed to write a book called Reach! Positive Motivational Power in My Life. "Hopefully her story will...
March 26, 2001 Blazers forward and body-art aficionado Rasheed Wallace has been approached by a candy company to tattoo its logo on him.
March 26, 2001 JOHN FRANCOLongtime Mets reliever: "You know how Tommy Lasorda says he bleeds Dodger blue? I bleed Met whatever-colors-they-are."
March 26, 2001 Anne Poleska, KREFELD, GERMANYSwimmingPoleska, a freshman at Alabama, won both the women's 100- and 200-yard breaststroke at the SEC championships. She finished the 200 in 2:08.85, breaking a 1998...
March 26, 2001 Guidance for those lost in sports
With low seeds, fewer invitations and an onerous play-in game, college ball's little guys got sucker punched by the NCAA—but the little guys struck back
The Smack-...er, Pac-10 took great pride in muscling four teams into the Sweet 16
Even with a Super Bowl win on his résumé, Trent Dilfer is not getting a warm reception on the free-agent market
Trent Dilfer carried off the Super Bowl trophy, but Elvis Grbac and Brad Johnson got the big free-agent contracts. Stack Dilfer's stats over the past four seasons against those of the two passers...
March 26, 2001 Even in the era of a no-brainer, the home run, there are elements of the game that require calibration, cogitation and chemistry—not to mention the right DNA. On the following pages, we put...
To solve the problem of turning two, a middle infielder must study the aerodynamics of the toss, the mass of the incoming runner and the angles at which to cross the bag
Velocity is only one factor in the formula for success on the base paths—a bold nature and a keen observation of outfield tendencies are just as important
An out-of-this-world outfield arm is more than a matter of anatomy: Positioning and range, velocity and accuracy must all coalesce to intercept the moving target
Teams are frantically bidding up the market for pitching—but their own research reveals how they should limit their largesse
During the off-season 42 pitchers signed free-agent contracts. Two of them, Cubs closer Tom Gordon and Astros reliever Mike Jackson, didn't throw a pitch last season yet still got deals that could...
Righthander Andy Ashby (lifetime 84-87, 4.10 ERA), who this winter signed a three-year, $22.5 million free-agent contract with the Dodgers (with a club option for a fourth year at $8.5 million),...
If former underachiever Darren Dreifort's midseason mound turnaround proves to be permanent, the Dodgers may have gotten a steal when they signed him for $55 million
March 26, 2001 [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
An unmatched quarter of starters will bring New York another Octoberfest
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Yankees
The rotation is rearmed and dangerous—but to opponents or themselves?
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Red Sox
The new skipper comes from TV land. He may find his pitching hard to watch
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Blue Jays
Help is on the way from the farm system, but it won't arrive soon enough
an opposing team's scout sizes up the Devil Rays
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