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The Death of a National Pastime, Part IV: The Media

This is the fourth of a four-piece series about how the very people who govern, play, and report about Major League Baseball are slowly killing off America’s national pastime.   What we know about Major League Baseball comes from the media. The gatekeepers to our information decide what is pertinent and what is expendable. So when all the country hears about are [read more...]

The Death of a National Pastime, Part III: The Players

This is the third of a four-piece series about how the very people who govern, play, and report about Major League Baseball are slowly killing [read more...]

The Death of a National Pastime, Part II: League Executives

This is the second of a four-piece series about how the very people who govern, play, and report about Major League Baseball are slowly killing [read more...]

The Death of a National Pastime, Part I: The Owners

This is the first of a four-piece series about how the very people who govern, play, and report about Major League Baseball are slowly killing [read more...]

25 Random Things About Keebo Jones

I know, I know… it’s a Facebook Fad. Almost everyone has done it. Even Rick Reilly wrote an article on ESPN.com doing it. But I’ll [read more...]

The Game We Used To Trust

Ken Griffey Jr. going back to Seattle brings me back to my childhood in the 1990’s when buying baseball cards was a good investment, the [read more...]

They Never Said Finding A Job Would Be This Hard!

At my Penn State commencement ceremony last May, they left out a line after, "Congratulations to the College of Communications graduating class of 2008." They [read more...]

Fantasy Fanaticism is Nearing

That time of the year is rapidly approaching. The snow has melted. Warm, spring-like days intermittently break up the bone-chilling winter weather. The pop of [read more...]

Where Careers Come To Die?

As the New York Mets ponder the pros and cons of adding a Manny Ramirez, trading for a Jermaine Dye, or possibly signing Trevor Hoffman, [read more...]

Rivalry At What Cost?

Most of the Yankees fans I know rooted for the Rays to win the World Series. That would be like me cheering for the Nationals [read more...]

Selfishness is a Recipe for Failure

It is the offseason for all but two Major League Baseball teams: the Phillies and the Rays. The rest of the bunch, which includes the [read more...]

Paul Newman and New York Mets Pass Away on the Same Weekend

In the 1961 classic, The Hustler, "Fast" Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) has Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) against the ropes in an all-night, one-on-one pool tournament. [read more...]

I Don’t Care Who You Vote For… I Want To Know Why

Unless you have been living in a sock for the last year, you are probably aware that there is a presidential election rapidly approaching. As [read more...]

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