Slightly Better than Replacement Level
I was never much of a Star Trek fan growing up. I watched some of the movies here and there but never dug too deep into the beloved science fiction franchise. Star Wars was my thing, and I dug deep into George Lucas’ baby. It was all so different, and I loved all of it. […]
Kyodo News – Jim Allen: Two-way players have become all the rage for Major League Baseball teams this offseason. Having seen the success of Shohei Ohtani MLB executives and decision makers are softening to the idea of players who want to pitch, and hit/play the field. That doesn’t mean they are on board with every […]
By the late 1920’s the idea of the two-way player had been pushed to the back of the baseball landscape. At least this was true in the white major leagues, where things had become more set in stone as far as positions played are concerned. In the Negro major leagues and minor leagues across the […]
I’m a cord cutter, there are no two ways about that. It’s the year 2019 and I see no reason to be tied to any sort of television package anymore. I cut the cord a few years back, and honestly, it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Not only am I saving […]
Sports Illustrated – Stephanie Apstein: There were a lot of moving parts to the San Diego Padres finally signing Manny Machado. Now that the deal is done there are less moving parts and things have become much clearer. One thing that has crystallized, the Padres knew who they were getting and already understand the ways […]