Tony Massarotti does a post-mortem on the Red Sox’ unsuccessful pursuit of Mark Teixeira. Nothing all that shocking or new here, but then he says something interesting: 5. Can Boras and the Red Sox still do business? The answer to this question is probably yes, but one can only wonder. Part of the problem is […]

I collected baseball cards in my youth and still have tens of thousands of them in my basement. I haven’t bought a single card, however, since the 1980s and you can count my purchases of other baseball memorabilia since that time on one hand. A lot of this has to do with growing up. If […]

Peter Gammons has a very detailed piece about J.C. Romero’s 50-game suspension for taking, well, something: Three months after Romero was tested before a Phillies-Mets game on Aug. 26, the players’ association sent a Nov. 21 letter to players that stated, “We have previously told you there is no reason to believe a supplement bought […]

Neate Sager passes along an interesting column from Sports Business Journal offering predictions about the year in sports media. Here’s one we can wish for: Postseason baseball games will start earlier this year. First Fox announced that it is canceling its pregame show during baseball’s regular season. Now look for the broadcaster to start World […]

Death will eventually come to us all, but when I go, I hope it’s in my 90s with a couple of billion bucks in the bank. I’ve read a few Carl Pohlad retrospectives since yesterday afternoon. Some had nice things to say about his ownership of the Twins, some not so nice. The way I […]

I’m tired this morning because I stayed up watching the Fiesta Bowl. But it wasn’t the hour, really. After all, the game ended before midnight, and even at the decrepit age of 35 I can handle midnight. No, I am tired because of the stupid emotional gymnastics I once again put myself through for the […]

It’s a phenomenon with which we’re all familiar, but as Steve admits, just how often do we really think about it? And—seriously—it is kind of weird.

A look at the new Angels closer.

Which numbers do you like?

What does the meter see for Mauer heading into 2009?