Solving Major League Baseball’s Marketing Problem
February 10, 2015 by Ron Juckett · Leave a Comment
The National Football League concluded another season with the most watched show in the history of American television, breaking a record held by last year’s Super Bowl and so on. Of course, 114 million pair of eyes on one whale of a football game means baseball is dying, right? Certainly, a sport dragging in $9 […]
Prime Time
March 5, 2014 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I’m sure that most football fans are familiar with NFL Hall of Fame cornerback and punt returner Deion Sanders. But just like Bo Jackson, Sanders also played in the MLB! He wasn’t as good as Bo, but he still is one of the few prominent two-sport athletes. Neon Deion played for the […]
An Interview with the Commissioner of the Israel Football League
February 3, 2014 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I have an interesting interview for you today that I just couldn’t resist doing. It is with the Commissioner of the Israel Football League, Betzalel Friedman! I know what some of you are thinking: they have American football in Israel? The answer is yes. So, before I get to the interview with the […]
Adding a P.S. to a 55-Year-Old Love Letter to Baseball
November 4, 2013 by Austin Gisriel · 6 Comments
My Dearest Baseball, I found an old love letter written to you on October 8, 1958, by The Sporting News, one you should have taken seriously. In it, your old beau admits to flirting with a cute new thing named the National Football League. Indeed, that particular issue was the first time that a story […]
Clearing The Bases
June 7, 2012 by George Kurtz · 2 Comments
Tonight’s column isn’t going to deal with the fantasy relevance of Major League Baseball, but more of some of the rules I would like to change if I were the commissioner. I wrote a similar column last season and I’m happy to say that Bud Selig listened to one of my suggestions and moved a […]
Postseason Reform Is a Bad Idea
October 26, 2010 by Jess Coleman · 4 Comments
With the upcoming collective bargaining agreement set to occur, Major League Baseball is considering some ground-breaking changes that could change the course of baseball for years to come. ESPN reports that Major League Baseball could make a series of changes to the 2012 regular season and postseason. Changes could include shortening the regular season, making […]
Cliff Lee Builds Drama With Every Pitch
October 18, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
When Cliff Lee poured three fastballs past Brett Gardner to end the eighth inning, it marked 122 of the best post-season pitches since Roy Halladay threw his no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. Lee did not have to finish this most recent of his numerous post-season gems. The Rangers busted the game open in the ninth […]
