UPDATE (5/21/18): I have published an updated version of this post with more recent information. Go here to see it! After seeing yet another tweet about a player getting a PED-related suspension cross my feed, I figured it was time …
Category: Other MLB Opinion/Analysis
MLB Pace-of-Play Rule Changes Focus on the Wrong Factors
LONG POST AHEAD! On Monday, MLB announced new pace-of-play rules for the 2018 season. Some baseball purists might not think this is even a problem, but Commissioner Manfred believes otherwise and seems to be concerned about losing viewership and attendance …
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Cold Stove and Winter of Discontent
The lack of activity regarding some of the top free agents available this offseason (Jake Arrieta, Yu Darvish, J.D. Martinez, et al.) has resulted in some noise being made by players and their agents about possible boycotts of Spring Training, …
Cleveland to Discontinue Use of “Chief Wahoo” on Uniforms, but Not Merchandise
On Monday, the Cleveland Indians announced they will stop using the widely-derided “Chief Wahoo” logo on uniforms. However, this change will not take effect in the coming season, but in 2019, the year Cleveland is scheduled to host the All-Star …
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Thoughts on MLB Network’s “25 Greatest Teams of the Expansion Era”
MLB Network has pulled a Rogers SportsNet move and aired a countdown special. The purpose of this special: list the 25 greatest teams of the MLB expansion era. I’m sure the other purpose was to do what all list specials do …
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HoF Voting Results In, Steroid Candidates Shut Out
As most avid fans know, the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame voting results came in yesterday, blissfully giving us something to talk about other than Yu Darvish as the clock ticks down toward the beginning of the action in 2018. …
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