The Stayed-One-Year-Too-Long Blues
Not every player can go out like David Ortiz. Not many last seasons are like Mariano Rivera’s. Ted Williams’ 1960 curtain-call rarely happens.
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Baseball’s Almost Out of Crazy, And That’s Bad
Alex Rodriguez’s retirement marks the end of baseball’s funnest era: the days of the swashbuckling ballplayer who lived out his personal life on the back pages.
Read moreThere’s No Sweatpants In Baseball
A pair of dirty grey sweatpants. That’s what Hungary goalkeeper Gábor Király was rocking on Wednesday at international soccer’s second most important tournament, while helping his team win their group.
Read moreJoe Torre’s Greatest Offseason Adventure
Not every baseball man has time for a full-length interview with Landon Evanson, but most do find time to send a thoughtful written response to a single question – for example, what was the highlight of your offseason? That’s what we asked former Yankees manager turned MLB exec Joe Torre, and here’s his unedited response.
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