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Time for Critics to Render Unto Jeter What Is Jeter’s

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Media, MLB, Yankees on September 3, 2014 | 2 Comments »

Derek Jeter’s farewell tour has been a victory lap for the Hall of Fame shortstop. In cities throughout baseball, fans have cast aside their loyalties to shower appreciation on the Yankees’ Captain, who spent most of the last 20 years helping the Bronx Bombers repeatedly beat their favorite teams. Although the fan response has been […]

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Game Over? Olbermann’s World Series Lament Has Lots of Swings and Misses

Posted in Baseball, Culture, Media, Post Season, World Series, Yankees on October 26, 2013 | 4 Comments »

If the World Series is on national television, but “no one” watches, does Tim McCarver make a sound? In a very well presented video essay, ESPN’s Keith Olbermann became the latest to lament the gradual decline in World Series ratings that has occurred over the last four decades. In particular, Olbermann points to the nearly […]

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Sports Illustrated’s Verducci Comes Out Swinging Again at MLB Hitters

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, Yankees on May 21, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Tom Verducci has struck again. In an effort to pound home his theory that baseball’s decline in offense is in large part related to the more patient approach adopted by modern hitters, the senior SI columnist has once again run the numbers and, despite evidence to the contrary, run wild with his conclusions. Last month, […]

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Media, Not Players Are Most Guilty by Association with Biogenesis

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, PEDs on February 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Biogenesis has become the latest scarlet letter in Major League Baseball. Like BALCO before it, simply being mentioned in the same sentence has become the equivalent of a conviction. However, this guilt by association is without due process. Unlike BALCO, which became a household name only after federal authorities raided the Bay Area lab, criminal […]

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The Gaylord Perry Problem: Hall of Fame Already Has a Cheater in Its Midst

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, Media, MLB, Yankees on January 10, 2013 | 3 Comments »

Hall of Fame voters have taken character into account since the very first election, but, ultimately, it has rarely been given significant weight, at least not on many ballots. However, the issue of performance enhancing drugs is more than just a question of morality. Authenticity, not personal integrity, seems to be the driving force behind […]

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Blue Jays, Yankees Battle in Board Room, but How Will It Spill onto the Field?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Media, MLB, Yankees, tagged on November 20, 2012 | 5 Comments »

The Blue Jays have almost single handedly kept the baseball hot stove burning in November. The team’s busy off season coalesced yesterday as Toronto’s blockbuster trade with the Marlins was approved, the signing of Melky Cabrera was finalized and the selection of John Gibbons as the team’s new manager (again) was revealed. The flurry of […]

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If the Season Ended Today…

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, Yankees, tagged on June 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Baseball fans and writers are an impatient lot. Instead of letting the 162-game schedule run its course, many can’t resist skipping ahead to the end by drawing conclusions based on “if the season ended today”. The latest example of this rush to judgment comes from ESPN’s Wallace Matthews, who, based on the team’s first 50 […]

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