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Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2002
Frank Deford |
Our troubadours Sadly, the era of "the voice of" is coming to an end.   |
Salon.com
August 27, 2002
King Kaufman |
Baseball greetings, Ernie Harwell The voice of the Tigers has broadcast more big league games than anyone. His retirement breaks one of the last links to an age when fans knew the home team through one man's words. |
Salon.com
October 12, 1999
Gary Kaufman |
Vin Scully For 50 years, an Irish redhead from the Bronx has been the gold standard for baseball announcers. |
Sports Central
March 13, 2014
Kevin Beane |
Thoughts on Old Announcers Being Sent to Pasture Sometimes a network feels their hand is forced as sports broadcasters get up in years and their booth performance suffers. I see two flaws with that, however. |
AskMen.com
Malcolm MacMillan |
Top 10: MLB Landmarks To Visit In 2008 While the main interest is the actual ballgame, the actual stadium, the sights, the smells, and the sounds have a lot to do with the enjoyment of the game. |
Sports Central
October 24, 2012
Ross Lancaster |
Redbird Luck Runs Out The St. Louis Cardinals' two-year run of punching above their playoff weight ended on Tuesday night in anticlimactic, but pleasing fashion with a 9-0 loss to the Giants. |
Sports Central
February 21, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
The Not-So-Great Yankee Double Switch One day after the 1964 World Series ended with the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the New York Yankees, both Series managers were out, and one of them went to work for the team he'd just opposed. |
Sports Central
October 31, 2012
Stephen Kerr |
Defending America's Pastime Now that San Francisco has swept Detroit, and this year's World Series is over, I'll watch some good pro and college football and basketball. But I'm already counting down the days until spring training starts another season. Hurry back, baseball! |
AskMen.com
Lewis Helfand |
Sportscaster Salaries There are very few people who can throw a fastball like Randy Johnson or dominate a game like Shaq. And that's why these men earn the big bucks. But what about the men and women who call the games? How much do they get paid? |
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
January 2, 2006
Jeff Kallman |
Remembering Baseball Legends Lost A tribute to baseball legends who died in 2005. |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2001
Frank Deford |
The name game WUSA may lead American women to claim soccer as their sport... |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: 2008 Baseball Games To Watch You can't watch every game, so you should at least try to catch some of these must-see games. |
AskMen.com
Andrew Segal |
Top 10 Winningest Sports Cities Cities are ranked by the total number of titles won by all their teams in the four major professional sports. While it's fairly obvious that New York would be No. 1, some of the other cities on the list are a bit surprising. |
Salon.com
April 2, 2001
King Kaufman |
Where have you gone, Bill Grabarkewitz? An oral history of the Los Angeles Dodgers forgoes baseball for gossip, and leaves a hometown boy wondering where his memories fit into the picture... |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Top TV Network Contracts Televised sporting events have huge audiences. The bigger the game, the bigger the audience. In America, no game is bigger than the Super Bowl. More than half of all the television sets in the U.S. are tuned in to the NFL's championship game. |
Sports Central
April 10, 2008
Kevin Beane |
The Sports Announcer Column (Pt. 2) A look at solid sports announcers worthy of wider praise, even if they are not worthy of the Pantheon. |
Sports Central
October 2, 2013
Bob Ekstrom |
What a Difference a Day Makes If all this hyperbole about an extra day on the schedule tells us anything, it's that baseball is by far the most hyper-analyzed of any major sport. |
Sports Central
March 22, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Great Players Becoming Great Managers At this writing, Don Mattingly could become a genuinely great manager in time or the next Mel Ott, a genuinely great player who went genuinely into the tank as a manager. Robin Ventura could go either way, too. |
AskMen.com
November 29, 2000
Mark Simmons |
Pro Sports Salaries How can we explain the meteoric rise of players' salaries? |
Sports Central
December 31, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2014: The Year in Review Baseball did a lot of blinking during 2014. Not to mention winking, nodding, prodding, clodding, and thrilling. |
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
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
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
June 1, 2005
Kevin Ferra |
A Look at Sports Globalization A look at American sports and a preview of upcoming articles about popular sports in other countries. |
Sports Central
July 6, 2006
Joe Pietaro |
Joe Torre Not Just a Baseball Great Off the field, Joe Torre really shines. |
Sports Central
June 17, 2011
Andrew Jones |
How to Realign Major League Baseball Rumors have been floating around about the potential for MLB to realign into a system with two 15-team leagues and no divisions. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
Cardinal Sinners? Royal Stuffers? If the St. Louis Cardinals' front office isn't facing an investigation into whether they hacked into the Houston Astros' internal data networks, Kansas City fans are gleefully stuffing online all-star ballot boxes in favor of the Royals. |
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
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... |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
7 Overlooked Draft Picks Today, we present draft history's lucky seven: players who were picked out of the bottom of the draft barrel, but went on to excel, make a significant impact and collect the big bucks. All figures are in U.S. dollars. |
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. |
Sports Central
August 13, 2004
Martin Hawrysko |
New NFL TV Rights Could Get Interesting Rumors suggest that Disney might be considering moving Monday Night Football to ESPN. It will not necessarily be the end of the world. |
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. |
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... |
Salon.com
June 27, 2002
Allen Barra |
If the U.S. won the World Cup An apocalyptic scenario involving Howard Cosell. |
Sports Central
November 7, 2005
Jeff Kallman |
Credible Evidence and a Fresh Beer A post season analysis of major league baseball. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2012
Kevin Beane |
TBS's Grand Experiment For the first time in MLB television history, the commentary will be covered by a woman, Michele Smith (well, partially covered -- John Smoltz will be there too, along with Ernie Johnson doing play-by-play). |
Sports Central
May 31, 2008
Ben Feller |
Why Baseball Needs Replay Now The main reason for replay is to get the calls correct. Another is for baseball to start to shy away from its old school image. |
Sports Central
October 24, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
World Series So Far a Snoozer MLB's 2006 postseason has been lethargic and limp. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10 Wacky & Humiliating Sports Moments Here's a list of the Top 10 wacky sports moments of all time. |
AskMen.com
Andrew Segal |
Top 10 Sports Dynasties Of All Time Dynasties are a huge part of sports, and this list looks back on the top 10 professional sports dynasties of all time. |
Sports Central
April 18, 2013
Kevin Beane |
Pat Summerall, 1930-2013 In 1974, someone at CBS made the very canny and astute move of moving Pat Summerall to play-by-play. All he would do with that is become the standard by which all announcers would be judged over the next 30 years. |
Salon.com
October 17, 2000
King Kaufman |
Save me, Alex Rodriguez We non-New Yorkers implore the baseball gods: Please don't make us suffer a Subway Series. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Disastrous Announcer Comments A broadcaster spouting backhanded compliments can inadvertently toss insensitive insults and slanderous statements. |
Sports Central
January 5, 2004
Jeff Kallman |
2003: Never a Dull Moment "We try every way we can do to kill this game," Sparky Anderson once said of baseball, "but for some reason, nothing nobody does never hurts it." That was then, this is now. Nothing nobody does never hurts it still, but lots of people do continue to embarrass it. |
Sports Central
January 12, 2006
Jeff Kallman |
Remembering Baseball Legends Lost (Pt. 2) Part two of a tribute to baseball legends who died in 2005. |
Salon.com
July 23, 2002
King Kaufman |
Taking baseball owners at their word If competitive balance is the main issue in the contract talks, why does their main proposal address payroll imbalance? |
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... |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Weird Sports Streaks What streaks are often overlooked or simply deemed irrelevant? Here's 10 of them. |
