Barry Bonds

Scott Rolen is the 18th 3B to be elected into the baseball Hall of FameImage: APUnlike most sports’ Hall of Fame votes nowadays, the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame voting process has been the subject of much analysis, scrutiny, and…

800Image: Getty ImagesIf part of the reason you watch sports is to see things that will live forever, then Tuesday was a day for you.We’ll start in Chicago, not because I live there but because it’s where Alex Ovechkin was sentenced to play…

Graphic: Baseball-ReferenceI spend a lot of time on Baseball-Reference. Apart from it being my job to do research and correctly relay player statistics to you, the readers, I enjoy looking back at old names from the late-90s and 2000s to…

Barry BondsImage: Getty ImagesAt best, it’s a crapshoot.On Sunday, there’s a vote by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. And there’s a chance it can do what the BBWAA failed to do: Put MLB’s all-time home run king in Baseball’s Hall of…

Should Carlos Beltrán be elected to the Hall of Fame?Image: Getty ImagesThe 2023 MLB Hall of Fame ballots were sent out yesterday.This is a pretty weak set of contestants. Gone are the days of bickering over the eligibility of Barry Bonds,…

SEE YA!Image: Getty ImagesFor those of you with nine figures of disposable income, you have a chance at owning Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run ball. The person who caught it, Cory Youmans, is putting the ball up for auction. He told ESPN’s Jeff…

Illustration: Getty ImagesIt may be time to finally eliminate the charades known as the American and National League. Just tell it to the Judge — Aaron Judge.The Yankee slugger’s 62 home run season has been roundly celebrated as a new…

Image: Getty ImagesCheating at the Olympics seems like it’s been around as long as the Games, and that’s understandable considering how crucial the event is to athletes who only get to shine every four years. There have been plenty of…

Aaron JudgePhoto: Getty ImagesThe anticipation has been simmering for weeks, bursting at the seams to see the record-breaking home run off the bat of Aaron Judge. The euphoric release from Yankees fans will be palpable if No. 62 occurs over…

Screenshot: ESPNSomeone give me a stick so I can shake it at TikToker. You damn young people with your apps that allow you to do multiple things at once and decide for yourselves what you want to watch. You have no idea what it’s like to be…