Baseball players

Unfortunately, the ethical standards of journalism prevent me from accepting any contributions, or gifts as a thank you for my work, so for those of you looking to Venmo me some beer money for my part in the New York Yankees overpaying…

The Boston Red Sox are going to have to have a sale at the MLB trade deadline, which could include a pitcher (Chris) with that surname.Is the new pitch clock good for baseball?Middling position players! Middling position players for sale!…

Any team lacking a true QB1 that is picking No. 15 or lower in the 2023 NFL Draft needs to take a long look at former Tennessee Volunteers signal-caller Hendon Hooker. He has his flaws, but on the field, they are no worse than any of the…

“If he’s a good hitter how come he doesn’t hit good?”One of my favorite lines from Moneyball, and it applies a bit to the San Diego Padres so far this season. They have more problems than just the lineup, but that seems to be the main one.…

ESPN made a business decision. Montana Lemonious-Craig did too.When the “worldwide leader” chose Deion Sanders’ program to be the lone college football team who would have their Spring Game aired on ESPN — over Alabama and LSU — on…

Though I’m from the Midwest, the Oakland Athletics were always a fascination for me. It started well before the Moneyball era. When I first became a baseball fan was the rise of the Mark McGwire-Jose Canseco A’s. Even beyond McGwire and…

We already know Clayton Kershaw is headed to Cooperstown, but the Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher just hit a nice milestone en route.Does Joe Maddon agree with Dusty Baker’s choice to pull Cristian Javier after the 6th in Game 4?The lefty…

Home plate umpire Jim Wolf calls a strike on Chicago Cubs’ Cody Bellinger for a clock violationPhoto: Mark J. Terrill (AP)One would think that with MLB seriously considering a switch to robot umps, the humans currently doing the job would…

We’re 12 games into the MLB season, so no good team should panic, and no bad team is too far gone — one would think. The Detroit Tigers were projected to be especially awful, but you’d hope to at least get through *checks calendar* April 14…

We made it.Image: Getty ImagesWelcome to Opening Day! It was a long, cold winter, but Spring is, at last, officially upon us. Sure, the ivy at Wrigley might be sparse and brown, and your favorite broadcaster might be wearing Gore-Tex for…