Useless Rarities of the Week

Saturday, May 19, 2007 | Print Entry

We're not sure how to explain this. But all of a sudden, it's Time Warp Week in the big leagues.

A closer starts pitching like it's 1977 again. A perennial All-Star starts hitting like it's 1898 again. And a rookie went cycling like it was 1918 again.

But that's not all. So let's look back at our latest collection of Useless Rarities of the Week:  
 

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  • Jayson Stark Jayson Stark

    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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