Clearing The Bases
October 12, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
Being a Yankee fan, it’s not easy watching the League Championship Series and not feel like the Yanks should be there. Not that I thought they were the best team in the American League, I have been picking Texas to make the World Series for most of the season, but I did believe they were […]
Gonzalez’ Agent Encouraged After Negotiation Session With Red Sox
March 22, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
John Boggs, the agent for Red Sox 1B Adrian Gonzalez, arrived in Fort Myers yesterday afternoon. He didn’t waste any time getting down to business, as he met earlier today with Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington to discuss a contract extension for A-Gon. After the meeting, he said he would be “extremely surprised†if the […]
In the Best Interests of Baseball?
August 28, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
What exactly does the leaking of financial information about six teams by Deadspin.com seek to change at the end of the day? Â In 2006–in the name of competitive balance–Major League Baseball, Inc. set in place a system to share revenues from the richest teams–those whose markets will always remain demographically enhanced–with the poorest ones. Â Upsetting […]
Pressing Matter: A-Rod’s pursuit of 600
August 3, 2010 by Jess Coleman · Leave a Comment
Watching Alex Rodriguez swing for his 600th home run has been a frustrating experience. “Strikeout, groundout, popout” seems to appear in the box score every night. As he approaches plate appearance number 50 since home run number 599, it has become more and more evident that A-Rod is pressing. Here are four of Alex’s five […]
