There is an old saying in broadcasting – “Treat every microphone like a live microphone!” Managers remind hosts of that multiple times everyday, and anyone who gets paid to speak into a microphone repeats it often. Cincinnati Reds play-by-play voice Thom Brennaman forgot that basic rule last night. About some city, Brennaman said, “one of the f*g […]
Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly is now my favorite baseball player – ever. It’s not because he threw at members of the Houston Astros as retaliation for cheating the game during the 2017 season – a year they won the World Series – but because he laid out the reasons for his actions so strongly while […]
It’s time to take back our game. Baseball has dicked around long enough with our hearts. When baseball resumes, keep your money in your pockets. Hold baseball owners and players accountable for their indifference to you by refusing to line their pockets with your cash. For the history of our national pastime, owners have assumed […]
Billionaires care most about money. That’s why they are billionaires. Major League Baseball franchise owners are billionaires, so why does it surprise anyone that they are united it their refusal to pony up $20 million each to get players back on the field? The discord between owners and the players union is easy to explain. […]
Baseball is wearing me out through its apparent indifference to fans, but I likely won’t feel a lot better about it when they finally start playing. The MLB Players Association made a counter offer yesterday to the owners counter offer, and so it will go until finally commissioner Rob Manfred orders players back for a 48 […]
Nothing good will come from baseball not being played this summer, and nothing good will come from the perception of greed that owners and players project through negotiations that will continue for the next week or two as the 2020 season hangs in the balance. Player agent Scott Boras has made a very handsome living […]
Nothing like billionaires arguing with millionaires to reveal how little any of them have in common with the rabble responsible for their wealth. We pay for tickets, buy beer and hotdogs, watch on TV, wear jerseys, and turn our kids into like-minded zealots for our favorite teams. We are the straw that stirs baseball’s economic drink, and […]
When NBA commissioner Adam Silver was presented with his first crisis in 2014, he understood the importance of the moment. He embraced his role as protector of the game. When a recording of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling revealing himself to be a racist was aired, Silver convened an astute group of advisors to decide the […]
MLB’s proposed new playoff system is a complicated cash grab from greedy pirates whose thirst for cash is unquenchable. Head pirate Rob Manfred appears to be a man unafraid of change if it nets owners a few bucks. Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes not. File this proposed change to baseball’s playoff system as a big steaming […]