Baseball is Shut Down, But Some Are Still Playing Games

I actually saw the comments under one of these serious columns about fake baseball excoriating Bob Nutting for his virtual payroll. Hey, Nutting bashing IS baseball for some.

Top Ten Reasons Comparing Players Across Eras is Sticky

Comparing players and having light-hearted arguments with people defending their stance is incredibly fun. I never take it too seriously though because I refuse to compare beyond a surface level across eras. Here are my top ten reasons why.

Who is the Best Pirates One Hit Wonder?

The Pirates haven’t often been a team to go get rental players in their history and that is not likely to change. That doesn’t mean the Bucs haven’t had some players who spent a short period of time in black and gold who had impact.

MLB and the Players Union Strike a Deal to Resume the Season – What Does it Mean?

This deal had to happen one way or another, plain and simple. If the season starts late, that causes a set of questions. If the season is cancelled, yet another set. Play 80, yup, you guessed it another set still. The two sides did their very best to plan for all scenarios and create theContinue reading “MLB and the Players Union Strike a Deal to Resume the Season – What Does it Mean?”

Friday Focus – The Year We Missed Opening Day

Everything was there but the game, baseball has punched our ticket out of Winter’s darkness for well over a century as Americans, and many of us have taken it for granted.