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Sports Central September 2, 2010 Corrie Trouw |
The Bottom Line of Bottoming Out The willingest spenders like the Yankees and Red Sox receive mixed messages from their sports: Try to win as much as you can, but you better not use all of your resources to do it.  |
Sports Central December 25, 2008 Sean Crowe |
The Yankees Have Ruined My Christmas Someone needs to remind the Yankees that the United States is going through a pretty bad recession.  |
Salon.com June 16, 2000 Allen Barra |
Spread the wealth The solution to baseball's revenue-sharing "problem" is for the teams to share the revenue.  |
Sports Central March 15, 2011 Matt Thomas |
"Facing" the Facts in MLB For 2011 Taking a look through the plastic surgeon's post-operative eye in identifying successes in failures by MLB teams in working towards a serviceable product in 2011.  |
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 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 December 26, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Yanks Look Like AL East Champs It's impossible to tell what the regular starting lineup for the Yankees is going to be come March, but you can be confident that it will look like an all-star team.  |
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?  |
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.  |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Cheapest Owners In Sports A look at some of the biggest misers in pro sports.  |
Sports Central November 13, 2009 Matt Thomas |
The MLB Anti-Team of the Decade The team in question must be bad -- not just run-of-the-mill wins/losses bad, but terrible on a more philosophical level.  |
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.  |
Sports Central September 7, 2006 Alvin Chang |
Re-Draft, Playball in Five Years (Pt. 6) Here are the first 25 picks: 1. Yankees -- Albert Pujols... 2. Red Sox -- Felix Hernandez... etc.  |
Salon.com April 3, 2002 Allen Barra |
Baseball 2002: The fix isn't in So you think the big-market teams have it all locked up? Then I guess you'll be betting on the Los Angeles Dodgers...  |
Sports Central August 28, 2007 Alvin Chang |
Run Difference Shows Need For Salary Cap Does baseball need a salary cap?  |
Sports Central June 27, 2011 Matt Thomas |
MLB Trade Deadline: The Sellers The buyers and sellers in MLB have identified themselves and there should be a very active run up to the July 31st trade deadline. Sit back and enjoy what should amount to one of the more active trade seasons in several years!  |
Sports Central November 27, 2005 Matt Thomas |
40 MLB Offseason Moves That Make Sense Some speculation on which Major League Baseball players will change uniforms and which won't -- and which should just hang it up.  |
Sports Central May 3, 2005 Eric Poole |
The P-Word in Baseball? A summary of the Major League Baseball season so far, and looking ahead to the playoffs.  |
Salon.com March 31, 2001 King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"!  |
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 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.  |
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?  |
Sports Illustrated May 16, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Declining division After years of excellence, NL East is in a malaise...  |
Sports Illustrated February 28, 2002 Jeff Pealrman |
It's nothing personal Don't expect loyalty in baseball...  |
Salon.com August 27, 2002 King Kaufman |
So will they strike? Maybe, maybe not. But since baseball players and owners aren't even addressing the fundamental problem, we'll be asking the same question in a few years.  |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Worst Sports Franchises Here is a list of the top 10 worst sports franchises currently in operation -- and the puzzling reasons that make them so.  |
Salon.com August 31, 2002 King Kaufman |
What baseball needs to do now A few modest proposals to prevent the game from squandering whatever fan goodwill remains.  |
Sports Central August 27, 2009 Matt Thomas |
Also-Rans Key During MLB Stretch Run Because baseball must go on, even in those cities where the race has been over since mid-May, what follows is a breakdown of the five most relevant irrelevant teams in Major League Baseball for the balance of the 2009 season.  |
Sports Central April 25, 2005 Mike Round |
Baseball Rebounds From Grim Winter A summary of the start of the baseball season that lists the strengths of the White Sox and the weaknesses of the Yankees.  |
Sports Central June 8, 2005 Matt Thomas |
Breaking Down the MLB Trade Deadline As the summer heats up in Major League Baseball, serious trade talks annually begin to percolate.  |
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 September 29, 2004 Mike Guenther |
Is There an End in Sight? After a 12th consecutive losing season, Milwaukee Brewer fans are left to wait until spring, where a sense of optimism will quickly turn to a feeling of defeat and depression ... again.  |
Sports Illustrated May 3, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Having a ball with the Hall Baseball Q&A: Chance of Mark Grace or Dale Murphy in Hall of Fame?... How does Johnson compare to Koufax?... Who will close for the Royals if Ricky Bottalico continues to struggle?... etc.  |
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 Central March 10, 2005 Tyson Wirth |
Baseball's Great Secret There was a time when baseball was a game of constants, a game you could rely on. The rules of the game were simple and universal: the Red Sox were cursed, Babe Ruth was without equal, and good pitching was superior to good hitting.  |
Sports Central June 23, 2011 Matt Thomas |
MLB Trade Deadline: The Buyers Like no other sport, baseball's annual midseason trade deadline is typically a frenzied, interest-worthy phenomenon.  |
Sports Central August 2, 2006 Alvin Chang |
Re-Draft, Playball in Five Years (Pt. 2) The Universe Draft is a list of the top 30 young players currently at the big league level. Here is a discussion of picks six to ten.  |
Sports Central July 5, 2011 Diane M. Grassi |
National Pastime's Future Remains on Shakey Ground As we celebrate America's birthday this week, it is perhaps a good time to revisit how America's "national pastime" is doing.  |
Sports Central June 21, 2010 Joshua Duffy |
Lessons From Baseball's First Half At nearly the half-way point of the Major League Baseball season, we have a pretty good idea now of who is going to be what.  |
Sports Central July 23, 2009 Matt Thomas |
Is Halladay Really Going to Be Traded? Here are the 10 most valuable facts you need to know about the 2009 MLB trade deadline.  |
Sports Central August 9, 2004 Hank Waddles |
Dodgers Aiming For Playoff Success Thanks to the new GM's guidance, Dodger fans can look forward to watching their team win games in October for the first time in 16 years. And this time, it won't take a miracle.  |
AskMen.com November 29, 2000 Mark Simmons |
Pro Sports Salaries How can we explain the meteoric rise of players' salaries?  |
AskMen.com October 16, 2002 Mark Simmons |
Can We Make Baseball Profitable? At a time when most baseball franchises are crying poverty, how can MLB increase revenue for its franchises?  |
CFO April 1, 2004 Tim Reason |
Squeeze Play Forget steroids. It's spending that has baseball in a bind.  |
Sports Central May 19, 2009 Matt Thomas |
Fact vs. Fiction: MLB at the Quarter Pole Ultimate success or failure is measured not by short-term excellence, but rather by sustained consistency.  |
Sports Central May 30, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Monday: K.C. Royals: Chaotic The Kansas City Royals are taking a serious run at the indelible record set by the 40-win New York Mets in 1962.  |
Sports Central February 27, 2006 Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: American League It was an interesting offseason in the American League. Yet some burning questions still remain.  |
Salon.com June 13, 2001 Allen Barra |
By George, he's back Steinbrenner lashes out at the Yankees, just like old times. And this time, he's actually got a point...  |
Salon.com June 6, 2002 King Kaufman |
The ax Five baseball managers have felt the blade since Opening Day. Coincidence, or is something going on?  |
Sports Illustrated April 16, 2003 Albert Chen |
Royal Flush After losing 100 games in 2002, how did Kansas City start 9-0?  |