Rain, MLB Incompetence, and Jack Zduriencik Will Decide ALDS
MLB worries about how a one-game Wild Card playoff will impact the integrity of a 162 game schedule. What I worry about more is how the suits at MLB impact the integrity of the 162 game schedule. Last...
View ArticleMets and Yanks History With the 2nd Wild Card
Bud Selig announced yesterday that MLB has added a second Wild Card team that he hopes will be in effect for the 2012 season. I am all for this as I believe it will engage more cities later in the...
View ArticleMLB Supports SOPA and That Should Bother You
Having trouble using Wikipedia today? That’s because the online encyclopedia is participating in an “Internet blackout” in protest of two controversial anti-piracy bills: The Stop Online Piracy Act...
View ArticleProspect Rankings Are Out and Its Buyer Beware
We’re at the time of year now when the various media outlets and fan blogs start releasing their minor league top prospect lists for 2012. Baseball America is clearly the industry standard leader in...
View ArticleNauseating MLB Political Correctness at it Again
Yesterday I wrote at Sports Media Watchdog about the public overreaction to the ESPN “Chink in the Armor” story; today I came across a story about MLB messing with tradition in the name of political...
View ArticleMad Dog Russo Claims MLB Gave Him Inside Info That Ryan Braun Did Steroids
I have been holding off commenting about the developments in the Ryan Braun steroid case until tomorrow as I read various pieces of evidence. Unlike some mainstream members, I don’t like to throw...
View ArticleMedia & MLB Failed a Test, Not Just Braun
Now that all the information has come out and a decision made, what is the fallout from the Ryan Braun failed drug test fiasco? Braun is the one that failed the drug test. He is also the one that has...
View ArticleMLB Clubhouse Ban on Alcohol Should be the Standard
Why is the Red Sox decision to ban alcohol from the clubhouse a news story? It’s a rhetorical question since its Bobby Valentine’s first step in cleaning up the lax atmosphere that helped doom the Sox...
View ArticleExpanded Playoffs Necessary in Lieu of Salary Cap
All reports indicate that MLB will expand its playoff system this year to include a second Wild Card team. MLB continues to be the only sport that doesn’t get it. What I mean by that is they don’t have...
View ArticleThe Crushing MLB Schedule Should Be 154 Games
Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin was a guest of Chris Russo on Mad Dog Radio, yesterday. During the interview he pointed out that his team played 203 games 227 days last season. Think about that....
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