They don’t make them like Howie Rose anymore
Not that individual tastes should serve as a scientific meter, but for years I’ve received missives from Yankees…
Yankees retiring CC Sabathia’s number shows the sad state of our standard for greatness
If we listen closely, we can hear the grandfather, a lifelong Yankees fan, speaking to his grandson: “Oh,…
New baseball season brings same old insufferable viewer experience
Farmers Almanac spring forecast: “A deep, dark and foreboding sky lingers in the approaching MLB atmosphere. Fans are…
Tupac Shakur getting Orioles bobblehead another example of MLB’s misguidedness
When I pause to consider what the desperate state of Rob Manfred’s MLB would be had it not…
No sport is safe from rule changes becoming mockery
Once again, modern ideology has obliterated modern reality. The consequences of the rules, many of which are exploited…
Imagining a world without absurd player salaries and where fans rule supreme
Black Friday now signals the beginning of the Hot Stove Season, when sports media, TV, radio and print…
Rob Manfred patting himself on back after MLB gambling scandal is preposterous
Rob Manfred is the Cris Collinsworth of commissioners. He sees things so clearly after they’ve happened. Wednesday at…
The Blue Jays did everything they could to restore our faith in baseball
Throughout MLB’s postseason it repeatedly struck me how much happier we would be if the Toronto Blue Jays…
Sports world continues to have no shortage of ridiculousness
Today’s “Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes” are brought to you by the law firm of Potch & Tookis, reminding…
MLB’s undignified home-run posing being aided by puke-worthy silence
To sleep perchance to dream? Or is it to scream? I dunno; do kids even dream about baseball…
Baseball won’t win any converts with this nonsense like this
American sports fans, long played for stupid, have been decades ahead of the curve. Or, is it a…
MLB’s All-Star Game continues to get watered down
Eusipidis, the Greek god of Thirst, would have poured water on it, put out the fire before the…