MLB imagines itself as a reflection of America. The first week of the 2020 season proved its fantasy in the worst way.
East Coast Bias: COVID Catastrophe, All Rise, Yo Goes AWOL
Where can you find the best baseball in the world? Fuhgeddabouddit! What kind of question is that, guy? On the east coast, moe. Deadass. Two beast coast born and raised kids bring you the goings-on from a week of baseball on the Atlantic. …
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MLB wanted to be a distraction. It can’t escape reality.
MLB imagines itself as a reflection of America. The first week of the 2020 season proved its fantasy in the worst way.
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Wait ’til next year: Why I can’t watch baseball in 2020
With the world in the midst of numerous crises, I can’t do this.
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Let’s call it what it is: Lockout
With the acrimony between Major League Baseball ownership and the Players Association reaching hull-crushing depths, and hopes for a 2020 season being eroded more and more by the leaked memo or letter, it’s time to stop seeing this as anything …
If you saw Achilles
Remembering the legendary Roy Halladay on the 10 year anniversary of Doc’s perfect game.
Ryan Braun: Tragic Hero, Cult Icon
If there is baseball to be played in 2020, it will likely be the last for elder Milwaukee Brewers statesman Ryan Braun. With several career milestones in reach—and slipping away due to extenuating circumstances—Braun’s closing chapter could redefine his legacy.
Spring Commencement: Stearns, Yelich and the Brewers
David Stearns spent the first four and a half years cleaning up an organization in disarray. Now, with a franchise cornerstone in Christian Yelich reportedly locked up for the long-term, Stearns can build both a championship-grade club and his own …
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Parchment is nothing more than fancy paper
I spent over six hours viewing, reviewing and re-reviewing Rob Manfred’s interview with ESPN’s Karl Ravech. He’s not just bad for baseball; he’s bad for business. Thoughts on Manfred, baseball and stewardship, all unrelated.
Clarke Schmidt: Fast track to the Bronx is in the realm of possibility
It’s extremely rare for a player to make his major league debut just three years after being drafted.
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Hot Stove Book Club: Are We Winning?
Wherein the reader recognizes more of himself in a writer and Cardinals fan than he might care to admit.