Slightly Better than Replacement Level
It’s become a yearly tradition for Baseball Writers Association of America members to release their National Baseball Hall of Fame ballots and hold their noses over voting for Curt Schilling. The initial reaction I have is similar to others, “why do they keep voting for him? Don’t they care about the victims of his hatred?” […]
Allison McCague – FanGraphs: Enjoying Major League Baseball is increasingly difficult these days. With each new scandal or incendiary revelation, it’s harder and harder to want to keep tuning in or paying attention. Baseball itself is fine, but its premier organization is in the middle of a stretch of bad news and decisions that feels […]
Luis Torres – Beyond the Box Score: The Chicago White Sox signing Luis Roberts to an extension is great for the White Sox and for Roberts’ bank account right now. However, it’s also another example of the methods teams have implemented to try and manipulate a player’s service time. If Roberts ends up being the […]
This time period represents the apex of the discussion centered around the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Some parts of the discussion are louder than others, while some merit only a few passing remarks before we move on to the next topic. Derek Jeter’s defensive flaws quickly gave way to Larry Walker’s merits on what […]
Jim Allen – Jballallen.com: So much of our talk of baseball and labor centers around Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball. That makes sense considering affiliated baseball dominates the news. However, sometimes it’s interesting to take a step back and look at labor and baseball in other leagues and countries. I don’t lay claim […]