Insider Driver X: Getting some payback
After the mess in Atlanta on Sunday, in which the 99 car sent the 12 car flying, everyone has been asking me about payback on the racetrack. A woman s…
Insider MLB Player X: The grind of March
This story appears in the March 22 issue of ESPN The Magazine I remember going to spring training as a kid. I was so fired up to see my idols. Until …
Insider MLB Player X: Spring competition
I get a lot of questions (e-mail me at playerx@espnthemag.com) asking me whether I'm able to be friends with teammates who are vying for my roster sp…
Insider NASCAR Driver X: Keeping the peace
There are very few "Oh, s---!" moments in racing like the one that Jamie McMurray had on Sunday in Las Vegas. It's one thing to get in a wreck; eventu…
Insider MLB Player X: Five spring training excuses
Spring training is under way, which means it's time for really lame complaints and excuses from major leaguers. I'm always amazed by what some guys co…
Insider NASCAR Driver X: Cut Danica some slack
Ever since the NASCAR season started three weeks ago, the questions I have been asked most have had nothing to do with me. It's been all Danica Patric…
Insider Don't cross David Stern
This story appears in the March 8 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Since the trade deadline just passed, some of you are probably wondering why your tea…
Insider MLB Player X: Money matters
A lot of baseball players have short memories. I don't mean on the field; I mean with their wallets. In the minors, you make nothing, maybe $200 or $3…
Insider NASCAR Driver X: Save the best for first
Another Daytona 500 is in the books, which means I'm getting the annual onslaught of people asking me why the 500 is the first race of the year. Fans …
Insider NBA Player X: Booze and hoops don't mix
I get questions all the time about how much NBA guys party, how many clubs we go to. I always tell people that, sure, we go out. A lot of guys hit the…
