Dusty Baker

Hot dogs. Peanuts. Cracker Jacks. Racism. It can only mean one thing — Opening Day of a new Major League Baseball season is here. And today, of all days, is a great example of how things haven’t changed and remain the same, or gotten worse.…

Graphic: Libby McGuire. Getty Photos: Patrick McDermott / Stringer, Thearon W. Henderson / StringerWhite Sox pitcher Joe Kelly’s book, “A Damn Near Perfect Game: Reclaiming America’s Pastime,” delves into many of the issues frustrating fans…

Insert foot in mouthScreenshot: Twitter/@NoShaveDaveeePlaying gotcha with misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, ageism, and any other form of discrimination can do a disservice to the actual harm that it causes.Al Campanis’…

Dusty Baker “ought to be part of the conversation around MLB’s best-ever managers,” concluded Neil Paine from FiveThirtyEight after studying the most overachieving managers, and “shouldn’t need a ring to validate his career.” Agreed. Let’s…

Dusty Baker was the lone African-American to be actually involved in the games of the World Series.Image: Getty ImagesWhen Nick Castellanos fouled out to right on Saturday night during the top of the ninth inning of Game 6 of the World…

Houston AstrosPhoto: Getty ImagesWhen the Astros’ 2017 cheating scandal was exposed in 2019, team owner Jim Crane wanted to make sure everyone knew the championship wasn’t tainted. “Our opinion is that this didn’t impact the game,” Crane…

Dusty BakerImage: Getty ImagesThe funny thing, no matter what Dusty Baker’s rep is, and will be, is that he’s gotten more looks at the postseason than many. While he’ll always wear the epic choke jobs of the Giants in 2002 and the Cubs in…

Houston Astros pitchers threw a combined no-hitter against the PhilsImage: Getty ImagesIt still amazes me how quickly a baseball playoff series, especially one of the seven-game variety, can pivot. Just yesterday, the Houston Astros were…

Cristian JavierPhoto: Getty ImagesLast night, the Houston Astros’ pitching staff combined for the second no-hitter in World Series history. Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly allowed only three baserunners (all…

Illustration: Getty ImagesIf styles make fights, then this World Series is for you. While the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies have their similarities (like green mascots), they also occupy opposing poles in a lot of ways. And also…