Phils boast impressive staff, but Giants carry proven winners
With the re-acquisition of Cliff Lee, the Phillies have put together what appears to be the best rotation in baseball. However, the Giants boast a staff that can contend with Philly's top four arms for years to come, Gwen Knapp says.

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Favre, like Mays, just didn't know how to quit
Some great players stick around until their uniforms are taken away. Gwen Knapp thinks mostly of the fallen Willy Mays when she sees Brett Favre's sad season in Minnesota.

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Long for baseball's best? Halladay-Lincecum the real deal
Saturday's NLCS matchup between Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum reminds us what Gwen Knapp has always known and what the homer wars of the 1990s made some of us forget: The best moments in baseball generally remain inside the park.

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If $55K is a joke, Cowboys' veterans are punch line
The elders should know better, but it's telling that they don't. Dez Bryant's teammates made him pay a $55,000 restaurant tab, revealing their own economic stupidity and passing it on to a rookie who should be getting better guidance, Gwen Knapp says.