Before we get to the posts, take a look at some amazing pictures of that Utah salt flat NASA tried to sucker us into believing was the moon forty years ago. “If you look beyond the Yankees” there is no competitive balance problem in baseball. And if you leave out the killings, Washington has a […]

The Seattle Times’ Larry Stone thinks that the Mariners should bring Ken Griffey Jr. back. There are many words, but it essentially boils down to this: I believe Griffey still has something to offer. He can tickle Ichiro, bring laughter to the clubhouse, hit an occasional bomb and take one more crack at October. Sounds […]

What was the impact of the book that Billy Beane didn’t write?

It’s not all about No. 1. Four other top 2009 draft picks went from amateur ball to pitching in the AFL.

He was good in ’07, injured in ’08, great in 2009 … is there a pattern forming here?

The working conditions are terrible. None of his colleagues do their job. The whole damn operation is a waste of time. I’m just waiting for the “I don’t believe in nothin’ no more, I’m goin’ to law school!” post. Not that I don’t see where Pearlman is coming from. Press boxes are bad places to […]

You probably have to be in your mid-30s and had to have lived in Michigan in the mid-80s in order to care about this. Anybody know what John Wockenfuss is up to?

Remember Dave Chalk’s retirement from Bugs & Cranks last week? Well, he’s takin’ a mulligan. You’ll recall my bewilderment re: Dave’s stated dissatisfaction over steroids and money and stuff ruining baseball, and wondering why that all of a sudden became a problem for him when it was nothing really new. He responds, with the upshot […]

Twenty years ago today the Berlin Wall fell. I’m obviously not equipped to do the event historical justice in this space, so I’ll share my own shallow personal remembrance: I was in the 11th grade, taking an advanced placement government and politics class. The teacher was way more interested in international relations stuff, however, so […]

Behind the scenes of all-“expert” fantasy drafts.