This is a kind of neat article about some insanely complicated master control room equipment for monitoring video feeds and stuff. I say “kind of neat” because I don’t understand about every fifth word, so I’m erring on the side of caution. Anyway, it appears that the MLB Network has bought one of these bad […]

The MLBPA has issued its annual report on players’ salaries. Highlights: The average salary in Major League Baseball this season was $2.93 million, the players’ association said Thursday in its annual report. The 3.6 percent increase was the smallest since 2004, when the average declined 2.5 percent from the previous season. Don’t you hate it […]

I’m two days late on this, but tHeMARksMiTh has a really good post up about the economy’s effects (and potential effects) on baseball. One thought that appeals to my inner conspiracy theorist: Is this the perfect time for collusion? . . . think about it. If you were to collude to really drop players’ salaries, […]

Anyone who enjoyed Wezen-Ball’s post about the fun predictions contained in the 1981 Sporting News Preview should click on over to Scott Simkus’ blog, where he has unearthed a 1926 interview with John McGraw in which Little Napoleon makes a few predictions and historical observations of his own. The predictions aren’t as bold — McGraw […]

WaPo’s Dave Sheinin notes that Frank Howard is out of a job and makes a pitch for the Nationals to do something about it: At 72 years old, Howard is, in fact, a free agent, having been let go recently by the New York Yankees, for whom he had been working as a professional scout. […]

Remember how, in the early 90s, team nicknames took a turn towards the intangible? The Heat and the Magic spring to mind, but there were many others. I thought the trend had died, but the renaming of the Supersonics (itself a rather conceptual nickname) to the “Thunder” seems to have revived this ugly business. Now […]

If I were a millionaire philanthropist I’d pretty much become Batman, because — well, just because. Batman is cool, and if I have to explain it to you you’re beyond help. Of course, that gig is already taken, so I’d specialize: I’d only take cases and mete out black-caped vigilante justice to people who mess […]

As you have no doubt already heard, the Padres have traded Khalil Greene to the Cardinals. The trade is on hold, however, pending the results of Gary Templeton and Sixto Lezcano’s physicals.

From the Myrtle Beach Sun-News’ Sean Horgan, as he contemplates the Hall of Fame ballot: I also think you can make a Don Sutton-type argument for David Cone at some point, even though he’s only packing 194 wins. Can someone explain to me what a Don Sutton-type argument that doesn’t include win totals looks like?

My 11th grade trigonometry teacher made a secret deal with me: he promised to give me Cs if I promised not to sign up for his AP Calculus class my senior year. It was a fabulous tradeoff, and since then math and I have respected this non-agression pact to the letter. Thankfully we have guys […]