Something about this column struck a nerve at Major League Baseball. Two days after it was posted, Rich Levin, MLB’s Senior Vice President-Public Relations, called the SABR office to get my phone number. Two hours later, an efficient-sounding woman left a voice mail in which she said that Commissioner Bud Selig wanted to speak to…
Your team’s GM may be thinking of his own interests, not the ballclub’s.
Ever see your favorite team’s general manager trade a hot prospect for a soft-tossing middle reliever and think: "What could he possibly be thinking?!" Oh, it’s not that bad, is it? Does your team really need a 22-year-old masher with power, patience and a good glove? Shouldn’t you be focusing on that last spot in…
Not only can I not come up with a column idea for Wednesday, but the baseball game I’m watching for inspiration “features” the Tigers and Royals, who could make an NHL fan out of anyone. This is just bad baseball.
Blarg. Not only can I not come up with a column idea for Wednesday, but the baseball game I’m watching for inspiration "features" the Tigers and Royals, who could make an NHL fan out of anyone. This is just bad baseball. Of course, even a bad baseball game as its charms. The Royals’ Chris George…
Last Friday, I made my annual trek to Sacramento for a River Cats game. I head up to Northern California once a year to see my friend Sean, and we used to go to San Francisco or Oakland for a game. With the new park and new team in Sacramento, we’ve been dropping by Raley Field for the last two years.
Last Friday, I made my annual trek to Sacramento for a River Cats game. I head up to Northern California once a year to see my friend Sean, and we used to go to San Francisco or Oakland for a game. With the new park and new team in Sacramento, we’ve been dropping by Raley…
Some thoughts on Ichiro Suzuki and baseball’s “inevitable” return to Washington, D.C.
I’d like to get to a couple of topics today, so let’s jump in… Ichiban! On Valentine’s Day, I made the mistake of making an apparently unflattering comment about an extremely popular player. I wrote: TV, as a visual medium, lends itself to interesting moments, and all of us have a tendency to remember the…