Slightly Better than Replacement Level
This site has broached the topic of team names, or nicknames if you prefer, many times. Recent franchise action in the Korea Baseball Organization has brought the topic to the front of my mind yet again. The SK Wyverns are no more. We knew they were going to be sold and renamed for the past […]
This is a short and sweet update. It’s been a while since I made my initial post about my personal policy, as well as the general policy at Words Above Replacement, regarding racist team names. To keep it simple, I don’t use them and the site doesn’t use them. This policy isn’t going to change […]
Stephen J. Nesbitt – The Athletic ($): Baseball is a game, a distinction that should carry nary a single negative connotation. Major League Baseball is a business, but at the end of the day, its players are playing a game. That means it’s fun, what they do is fun, and us watching them do their […]