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Royals 3, White Sox 0: Zack Greinke can’t be bargained with. He can’t be reasoned with. He doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And he absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead. CG, SHO, 10 K, 0 BB. Nationals 9, Astros 4: Not a ton has gone right for Washington this year, […]

The column that would be too clever by half if it were four times as clever as it is.

Sometimes I worry that I rely a bit too much on cheap pop culture references for laughs, but then I always find someone who does it more than me. Like this guy, who goes farther than I thought he would in using a G.I. Joe/Serpentor analogy to write a column about television executives. Not that […]

Russ Smith of Splice Today takes issue with MLB’s “Beyond Baseball” ads: If you follow games on ESPN, Fox, TBS, MLB.com or any number of local broadcasts, there’s a ubiquitous television commercial, a branding spot for MLB, alternately featuring Ryan Howard and Tim Lincecum, that flirts with vulgarity. The advertisement featuring the Phillies’ slugger is […]

I’ve been asked why I don’t use Twitter. There are several reasons, but most of them can be traced back to the fact that I’m a late adopter of just about everything. Which, in the case of Twitter, might very well end up saving me a lot of hassle in the long run. Or maybe […]

Reds 5, Pirates 0: Johnny Cueto is en fuego. His last three starts: 22 IP, 17 K, 2 BB and 1 run allowed, having shut out the Pirates over eight innings yesterday. The Pirates have been shut out in three of their last four games. Dodgers 7, Padres 3: How many of the teams who […]

I’ve been happy writing for the NBC blog, but I’m reaching the point where my own principles are at risk of being sacrificed. It was 16 years ago that I vowed to one day track, hunt down, and, well, if not kill, seriously bother the person responsible for cancelling “Quantum Leap.” I should be using […]

Marlins 6, Cubs 2: One wonders if the Cubs did much due diligence on Aaron Heilman prior to bringing him onboard. I mean, I watch a lot of baseball, so I certainly knew from Mets games of the past couple of years that he was not to be trusted in tight spots like extra innings, […]

The Biz of Baseball’s Maury Brown is good people, and I’d say that even if he wasn’t championing a most worthy cause: At midnight tonight, the calendar sheds another page, and April turns to May. With that ends what has been designated as World Autism Awareness Month. But, for millions of families around the globe, […]

Things I wrote this morning as I wondered whether Selena Roberts would also spin it negatively if A-Rod was a good tipper at Hooters: As previously linked, my A-Rod reaction. Here’s a bunch of other bloggers’ reactions too. The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir doesn’t believe in economics. History Lesson: Orel Hershiser’s scoreless innings streak. […]