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Sports Central
September 20, 2006
Ryan Day |
The Team Everybody Wants to Play Florida is ripe with young baseball talent. Yet, beginning in 1998 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have done nothing but lose, finishing last in their division in every year except one.   |
Sports Central
May 31, 2006
Joe Pietaro |
MLB at a Glance as We Pass Memorial Day Baseball fans can start to see how their teams are shaping up by perusing the standings at the end of May. |
Salon.com
April 20, 2001
King Kaufman |
The stat junkie's perfect high While other big sports sites crash and burn, Baseball-Reference.com has become almost too popular for its own good... |
Sports Illustrated
January 10, 2001
Frank Deford |
The hot stove league Once upon a time there was an offseason. Super Bowl? NFL Playoffs? The NBA? Hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, perhaps as late as into the 1960s, the sports calendar effectively ended with the New Year's Day bowl games... |
Salon.com
June 19, 2002
King Kaufman |
My All-Star teams The Midsummer Classic comes along at the perfect time to start arguing about who makes it and who doesn't. |
Salon.com
November 1, 2002
Allen Barra |
Why nobody watched the World Series Blame it on late games and regionalism -- not the great baseball. And has anybody checked the NBA ratings lately? |
Sports Central
March 27, 2011
Jess Coleman |
Can You Buy Wins in Baseball? Could the Yankees' unlimited sum of cash really result in an astonishing 27 World Championships? |
Sports Central
July 4, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
How to Improve the MLB All-Star Game MLB's All-Star Game should be saved and improved. |
AskMen.com
October 16, 2000
Jimmy Shapiro |
Bonds The Bored, Garcia The Great, And More There's no denying Barry Bonds is one of the greatest baseball players of all-time... Jeff Garcia follows in the footsteps of Montana and Young... NBA starts embarrass USA in Sydney... etc. |
PC Magazine
June 20, 2007
Robert Strauss |
Tech Me Out to the Ball Game Major League Baseball has devised some high-tech ways to keep fans happy both at home and in the stands. |
Salon.com
March 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Everything you know is wrong The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown? |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
Allen Barra |
Stop bad-mouthing baseball Sentimental sports columnists moan about its demise, even though the facts don't support their arguments... |
Sports Central
July 11, 2006
Bill Hazell |
Making a Pledge to Baseball Now that March Madness, the NHL and NBA finals, the World Cup playoffs and other distractions are off the boards, it's time to catch up on the baseball season. |
Salon.com
July 25, 2001
Allen Barra |
Throw the bums out! It's time to eject baseball's owners for arguing balls and strikes... |
Sports Illustrated
November 20, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Bronx-Bound Bomber As the Yanks closed in on a deal with Hideki Matsui, other teams whined and unloaded big contracts. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
The Business Of Statistics Statistical data is a hot commodity as sports leagues, teams and fans all crave numbers. For two of the industry's major players, Elias Sports Bureau (ESB) and STATS LLC, stats are a round-the-clock business that brings in a lot of money. |
AskMen.com
April 6, 2013
Brett Smiley |
Baseball Fans The dawn of baseball every April tends to shower fans of every team with a clean slate and hope, when in reality, the writing is on the wall: a large chunk of the league is hopeless. |
Sports Illustrated
July 9, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Fehring the worst Baseball's union head has many issues to solve -- starting with steroids. |
Sports Central
July 21, 2009
Corrie Trouw |
The American Premier League While a remarkable 18 teams were within five games of a playoff spot on Monday morning, such parity is more of a Bud Selig parlor trick than an exhibition of competitive balance. |
Sports Central
September 24, 2007
Phil Backert |
MLB Playoff Chase Down to Final Stretch The last week of the season in Major League Baseball could not be more exciting for fans as the hunt for October hits the final stretch run. |
Salon.com
April 11, 2002
Allen Barra |
Want to speed up baseball? Take away the home run But then managers and players will find other ways to slow it down. So relax and settle in to your armchair... |
Sports Illustrated
March 29, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball At bargain-basement prices, some Rule 5 pickups bring teams a major league boost |
Sports Central
May 9, 2005
Tyson Wirth |
Modern Problems, Modern Solutions An outline of innovative and appropriate solutions to baseball's major problems such as foolish fans and luxury tax failures. |
Sports Central
April 17, 2008
Sean Crowe |
Why the NHL is Dead The question is, how do we bring it back to life? |
Sports Central
May 24, 2010
Kyle Jahner |
Rays Quietly Crushing Everyone No one writes all that much about the Rays, because, lets face it, there aren't that many Rays fan to read it; kind of a tree-falls-in-the-forest-but-no-one-hears-it conundrum. |
Sports Central
October 20, 2010
Corrie Trouw |
Cody Ross, Lottery Winner When historically anonymous players like Cody Ross hit the jackpot, it should just remind us all how important every pitch in October is. |
Sports Central
September 21, 2005
Chris Lindshield |
Addressing Baseball's Needs Baseball still seems to be losing ground to football in the battle for America's heart. Here are a few thoughts about how we can change this trend. |
Sports Central
November 9, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
Who is Allen Iverson? If Allen Iverson has played his last NBA game, and it certainly looks as if he has, which Allen Iverson will you choose to remember? |
Sports Central
September 22, 2010
Bill Hazell |
Save Some Drama For the Playoffs The Yankees and Rays simply bring out the best in themselves and each other. |
Sports Central
February 25, 2005
Kevin Ferra |
Questions, Answers, and More Confusion Everyone has been talking about it -- the steroid issue. Yet, believe it or not, baseball will survive with or without the steroids, and any allegations Jose Canseco has made. |
Sports Central
December 31, 2011
Jeff Kallman |
2011: Dickens Flummoxed Baseball's 2011 season was the best of times and it was the worst of times. |
Sports Central
February 16, 2006
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Major League Baseball 2006 Preview NL East: 1. New York Mets... 2. Atlanta Braves... NL Central: 1. St. Louis Cardinals... 2. Milwaukee Brewers... |
Sports Illustrated
July 30, 2002
Tom Verducci |
A glimmer of hope Opponents could benefit as the Yankees' rotation struggles. |
AskMen.com
Matthew Ross |
NFL's Surprise Team, Lewis Reigns Supreme Who will be next season's Patriots?... Yankees, Red Sox have company?... How about those Nuggets?... |
Sports Central
October 15, 2008
Chad Wilson |
America, Baseball Need Philly/Tampa Series I like is seeing new, hungry teams in the World Series. That is why I am praying for a Phillies/Rays series. |
Salon.com
July 17, 2002
King Kaufman |
Dismal dog days This is always a slow time of year, but now, with baseball's labor unrest dominating the news, it's downright depressing. |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2001
Daniel G. Habib & Mark Bechtel |
Two for History Are the Devil Rays the worst team ever? Are the Mariners the best team ever? |
Sports Central
July 5, 2007
Bob Ekstrom |
Where, Oh Where, Are the Devil Dogs? With the Red Sox and Yankees playing 18 and 14 games, respectively, against Tampa Bay from here out, the last-place Devil Rays have a magnified prominence in the American League East race. |
Sports Central
February 20, 2011
Jess Coleman |
How Pitchers Can Prevent Injuries Every year, over 25% of the money spent on Major League Baseball pitchers is spent on pitchers on the disabled list. |
CFO
Tim Reason |
Diamonds in the Rough Minor league baseball is afraid of becoming a victim of its own success... |
Salon.com
August 1, 2001
Allen Barra |
Play ball? You bet The Wall Street Journal says kids aren't interested in the national pastime anymore. The folks who sell baseball gear beg to differ... |
Salon.com
April 18, 2001
Allen Barra |
Air ball Michael Jordan's rumored return to the court sounds like a great idea for the NBA. It isn't... |
Sports Illustrated
December 4, 2000
E.M. Swift |
The parity's over But so what? Sports dynasties are dynamite... |
Salon.com
October 21, 2000
Allen Barra |
The traffic jam Series Thanks to a bloated playoff format and declining TV viewership, this year's World Series doesn't have quite the resonance of those from the "Golden Age"... |
Sports Central
October 19, 2005
Mike Chen |
NHL Back With a Bang, But Will it Survive? The NHL is back in a big way, and with enough momentum to make every sports league consider self-destruction for a year. But the NHL can fall back to earth quickly if it becomes complacent -- or worse, lazy. |
Sports Illustrated
July 12, 2000
Tom Verducci |
All-Star Game has lost its luster The All-Star Game Tuesday night proved that what has been the definitive showcase in sports is sadly degenerating into just another glitzy exhibition.... |
Sports Central
April 15, 2013
Adam Russell |
MLB Should Consolidate the Leagues Could there ever be the possibility of MLB proposing a unified organization with consistent rules and a more objective schedule? If enough fans jump on the bandwagon, it most certainly could be possible. |
Fast Company
September 14, 2011
Emma Haak |
Baseball By The Billions (Of Dollars) How do you assemble a great American pastime? With bats, balls, beer -- and a pro league that nets $6.1 billion in revenue. As the World Series looms, we break down what's driving Baseball Inc. |
Sports Central
December 28, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2015: It Got Late Early Out There The author ruminates on this year's baseball games and famous players of years past. |
Sports Illustrated
May 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Addition by subtraction Doing away with downtrodden teams is the way to go... |
