Time to Jettison Some Of Baseball’s New Rules
It’s time for Major League Baseball to truly get into the 21st Century, with a bow to its storied past, and make changes that make sense.
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Fendley Dives Deep: Houston vs Chicago, September 28, 1995
What’s the record for blown saves in a game by one team? Better question. How can you not know?
Read moreBaseball Is Teetering On Boredom. Here’s How To Fix It.
(Bunting is) another lost art, yet another skill that has been swallowed up faster than a mom-and-pop wiped out by a new big-box store.
Read moreOff to See The Big Dodger In The Sky: Lasorda Dead At 93
“… he was one of the great slobbering dirt-kickers in baseball history.”
Read moreA Covid World Series Title: A Very Different Feeling
“… none of it was “normal.” The fact that Dodgers fans could even be bothered by paying attention to things like masks and tests speaks to the enormity of the impact of the pandemic.”
Read moreMajor League Greed Threatens Minor League Towns. Real Americans In Congress Must Step In.
It’s convenient that baseball’s commissioner and his puppet masters, the owners would use a pandemic as an excuse to do the wrong thing. But they likely will. Talks have been ongoing since February.
Read more“Baseball Cop:” A Scorching Rebuke Of MLB Commish Manfred And His “Investigations”
Eddie Dominguez paints a very ugly picture of what the commissioner’s office is really interested in –the appearance of being to be in control– as opposed to what it should be interested in –truth and justice, regardless of the public’s opinion.
Read moreBet Tu Brutus? Baseball Jumps Into Bed With Gamblers. Will It Jump Into Bed With Pete Rose Next?
All of a sudden, gambling and baseball go together like Forrest and plaid shirts. Pete Rose has a plaid shirt. How come he and baseball aren’t best good friends?
Read moreSolving MLB’s Balance Problem
Every year, a baseball tries to lose its way to success. Occasionally one succeeds. Should MLB try to force more competition or allow bad general managers to continue to put their team’s dwindling fan base through the ringer?
Read moreLet’s Sack MLB’s Extra Inning Idea
Games of H-O-R and 92-meter dashes think starting extra innings with a man on second is a great idea. All would take less time.
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