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Forty years ago MLB teams opened their books to an independent economist and were proven to be lying liars who lied.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
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This is a good read.
My opinion on Mattingly is the same as it was for Garvey and Hodges and others: If you've been rejected 15+ times by multiple voting sets, you're not a HOF'er.
Vets Cmttes should be for guys who barely got a chance in the first place. Like: Lou Whitaker.
My opinion on Mattingly is the same as it was for Garvey and Hodges and others: If you've been rejected 15+ times by multiple voting sets, you're not a HOF'er.
Vets Cmttes should be for guys who barely got a chance in the first place. Like: Lou Whitaker.
As Hall of Fame standards change, voters must recalibrate with them. Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
As Baseball Hall of Fame standards change, voters must recalibrate with them
Will more players with shorter career peaks find their way into Cooperstown over the next few years?
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is a good read.
My opinion on Mattingly is the same as it was for Garvey and Hodges and others: If you've been rejected 15+ times by multiple voting sets, you're not a HOF'er.
Vets Cmttes should be for guys who barely got a chance in the first place. Like: Lou Whitaker.
My opinion on Mattingly is the same as it was for Garvey and Hodges and others: If you've been rejected 15+ times by multiple voting sets, you're not a HOF'er.
Vets Cmttes should be for guys who barely got a chance in the first place. Like: Lou Whitaker.
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Troubling you with this piece one final time.
How Rob Manfred shaped his legacy: Rule changes, cheating scandals, Pete Rose, more
A year before the CBA is set to expire and with his term winding down, let's look at more than a decade of leadership
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December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Troubling you with this piece one final time.
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This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
I’m just wondering how many ways we’re going to hamstring defenders before anyone addresses the fact that the pitchers are too close to the hitters, and that drives almost every gameplay problem baseball has.
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I’m just wondering how many ways we’re going to hamstring defenders before anyone addresses the fact that the pitchers are too close to the hitters, and that drives almost every gameplay problem baseball has.
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the second, pre-shift ban, mind you, had a great chart about *where* the hits were disappearing. You'll note some density on OFers playing deeper, which will eliminate some hits, but could especially turn extra bases into singles:
Better Defense Is Costing MLB Thousands of Hits | Baseball Prospectus
Optimizing defensive positioning to take away extra-base hits.
www.baseballprospectus.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
the second, pre-shift ban, mind you, had a great chart about *where* the hits were disappearing. You'll note some density on OFers playing deeper, which will eliminate some hits, but could especially turn extra bases into singles:
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I took my first dose of estrogen 23 years ago today. I have achieved far more since: bestselling books with BP, a decade w/ESPN, now life at the Chronicle back home in NorCal at the back half of a career that has taken me from coast to coast. I've covered the World Series, Super Bowl, the NBA Finals
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I took my first dose of estrogen 23 years ago today. I have achieved far more since: bestselling books with BP, a decade w/ESPN, now life at the Chronicle back home in NorCal at the back half of a career that has taken me from coast to coast. I've covered the World Series, Super Bowl, the NBA Finals
Never in the history of baseball has there been a "top play" with an L-screen on the field.
Top Plays of 2025: No. 16
Kyle Schwarber hits 3 home runs in the first-ever All-Star Game swing-off to win it for the National League!
Kyle Schwarber hits 3 home runs in the first-ever All-Star Game swing-off to win it for the National League!
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Never in the history of baseball has there been a "top play" with an L-screen on the field.
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Defector is once again hiring interns. This shit pays pretty well and can be done remotely. Send this to any promising youths you know: defector.com/would-you-li...
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector inte...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Defector is once again hiring interns. This shit pays pretty well and can be done remotely. Send this to any promising youths you know: defector.com/would-you-li...
i’m just happy to see one team not whining about the Dodgers. Go Jays.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
i’m just happy to see one team not whining about the Dodgers. Go Jays.
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Forty years ago MLB teams opened their books to an independent economist and were proven to be lying liars who lied.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Players weren’t inherently more (or less!) “loyal” prior to 1975. They just were legally prohibited from becoming free agents unless their team wanted them to become free agents. Thats not the same thing as Tony Gwynn or Cal Ripken or whoever.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Players weren’t inherently more (or less!) “loyal” prior to 1975. They just were legally prohibited from becoming free agents unless their team wanted them to become free agents. Thats not the same thing as Tony Gwynn or Cal Ripken or whoever.
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You should eat what you want. You should let other people eat what they want. It doesn't make you cool or smart or edgy or better to make a big deal about how you don't like some popular food. Just don't eat it.
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
You should eat what you want. You should let other people eat what they want. It doesn't make you cool or smart or edgy or better to make a big deal about how you don't like some popular food. Just don't eat it.
Maybe basketball tournaments shouldn’t have 18 teams.
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Maybe basketball tournaments shouldn’t have 18 teams.
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there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof.
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof.
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
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November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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The biggest disruptor to college basketball's MTE environment began a little more than two years ago, when a low-level agent DM'd a Patriot League player. Now the Players Era has gone from 8 to 18 teams. Next year? A whopping 32.
Here's how a polarizing event has changed the sport—and what's next.
Here's how a polarizing event has changed the sport—and what's next.
How the Players Era Festival came to be and why it's changing college basketball
Big tournament, bigger money: How the Players Era Festival came to be and why it's changing college basketball
www.cbssports.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The biggest disruptor to college basketball's MTE environment began a little more than two years ago, when a low-level agent DM'd a Patriot League player. Now the Players Era has gone from 8 to 18 teams. Next year? A whopping 32.
Here's how a polarizing event has changed the sport—and what's next.
Here's how a polarizing event has changed the sport—and what's next.
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There's an actual truth out there and it's not particularly hard to find--vaccines are safe and effective. And it matters that the truth be represented as the truth and not just someone's opinion.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
There's an actual truth out there and it's not particularly hard to find--vaccines are safe and effective. And it matters that the truth be represented as the truth and not just someone's opinion.
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Journalists are supposed to care about facts. It's a fact that RFK Jr. believes vaccines cause autism, but it's also a fact that vaccines do not, in fact, cause autism, documented in plenty of studies. When you cast it as "scientists' opinions" vs. "RFK's opinions" you devalue factual evidence.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Journalists are supposed to care about facts. It's a fact that RFK Jr. believes vaccines cause autism, but it's also a fact that vaccines do not, in fact, cause autism, documented in plenty of studies. When you cast it as "scientists' opinions" vs. "RFK's opinions" you devalue factual evidence.
Tough to make the decision in real time, but once Lamb caught the ball, Eagles had to let him score.
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tough to make the decision in real time, but once Lamb caught the ball, Eagles had to let him score.
It is wild how much use I get out of this. Could run it hourly on the weekends.
I may be on Team Take the Points now. Football teams, college and pro, are laughably bad at the goal line. Just hopeless.
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It is wild how much use I get out of this. Could run it hourly on the weekends.