Listening to sports talk radio this morning, callers (almost across the board) were referring to Adam LaRoche’s decision to walk away from the game because the Chicago White Sox implemented a limit on clubhouse accessibility for players’ children as selfish.
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Despite seven playoff appearances from 1976 to ’85, no team in Royals history had been able to make back-to-back World Series appearances before Ned Yost’s club turned that particular trick the past two seasons.
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Let’s talk about what it takes to be “elite.” First, a little history: the term “elite” became an elite sports cliche a few years ago when pundits began debating the elite-ness of NFL quarterback Joe Flacco.
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By standing pat, and keeping the old gang together, the Orioles overlooked their age and their weaknesses. The fragility of their pitching staff haunted them, and they spent the next several years in a continual rebuilding mode.
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In preparation for my best friend’s bachelor party in Vegas this weekend, I’ve been reading Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner. The book explores how to cultivate and exercise good judgement, which is something we can all use more of, especially in the Age of Trump.
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The ball went through Buckner’s legs, yes, but it’s basically the same team that went to the Series with a couple of new additions. There’s no reason not to repeat and avenge Buckner!
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Baseball is tired, man. Baseball is ruined, nerds. Duke examines how we can fix it.
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While the outfield wall remains a shade of green rarely seen in nature and the structure behind it nightmare fuel, elements of the Miami Marlins have received a face lift. And we’re not talking about Ichiro’s pursuit of 3,000 major league knocks.
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In her most recent Bases Bloated, Elisabeth Galina eviscerates the human-blob-of-tanning-lotion that is Donald Trump, comparing him, rather aptly, to head lice.
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When your child gets lice, you wash it away with that foul smelling shampoo. But what happens when your kid gets Donald Trump as a president? You can’t wash him away.
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