I just hope this doesn’t mess the rhythm of that new approach we’ve been hearing so much about! In the midst of his roughest stretch of the season, Francoeur was given a chance to rest during Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the Mets at Citi Field. The 25-year-old right fielder had started each of the […]

I’m not a big fan of Dave Zirin — I think he’s going on his 50th straight column in which race, class, Bush and Nixon are prominently mentioned, and that’s overkill even for me — but you can’t say the guy isn’t passionate about his subjects.

Another installment of Roster Doctor.

Sorry about the day off yesterday. I can assure you, what I was doing was nowhere near as fun as talkin’ baseball: The Yankees truly don’t get it. Mike Hargrove for Indians’ manager! Jose Offerman destroyed a man’s career. Was Dontrelle Willis really sick? Daniel Murphy may be moved to first base. This is not […]

I’ve practiced law in Columbus, Ohio for nearly eleven years. I don’t know if I’ve learned all that much over that time, but I have learned a couple of things. First, even if your office has a casual policy, always keep a suit hanging on the back of the door, because you never know when […]

Phillies 5, Dodgers 3: Jason Werth stole home in the seventh inning and tied a team record with four steals in one game, but since he’s not Dustin Pedroia, no one will probably make a big deal out of it. In other out-of-the-spotlight news, the AP game story’s “game notes” said that “Actress Jennifer Love […]

An in-depth discussion of my daily fantasy baseball contest picks for Wednesday, May 13.

A biography of former Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley

If the pitch is in the next zip code and you swing at it, you might be a hacker.

I was hit with a legal emergency the moment I got into the office this morning, so unfortunately, it doesn’t look like I’ll have any posts up this morning, and possibly for the rest of the day. I did get two posts up over at NBC, however, so if you’re seriously jonesin’, those can help […]