Why the Baseball Standings Suck

Something’s wrong with the baseball standings in the papers and online.

No one’s interested in reading the classic divisional standings; we know who won now, only two out of six races are in play, Detroit vs Minnesota in the AL Central, and LA vs San Diego in the NL West. Baseball fans are Read More

Times Pitches for Red Sox

The New York Times wants a piece of the Boston Red Sox, and talk about a strange romance. Like Caesar and Cleopatra.

The Times Company has hitched itself to a bidding group headed by television producer Tom Werner-former owner of the San Diego Padres, co-creator of Roseanne , Katie Couric’s boyfriend-because the ball club comes Read More

We Need Our Yanks, Now More Than Ever

It’s wrong, I know,

to pray for a baseball team to win. It’s selfish, too, given all that

the Yankees have attained, all the attention and riches and praise they’ve

gotten these last few years, for themselves, the franchise, the fans. Lou

Piniella deserves to win one year. I’m awed by the Curt Schilling–Randy Johnson Read More