Sports are a huge part of my life and every sport I watch has changed rules and style of play over the years. For some changes there aren’t any hard and fast points where you can say the switch flipped. For others rule changes prompted the seismic shift in our games.
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Embrace the Inevitable
We must get our arms around it and come to grips with the fact it can’t be avoided.
Friday Focus – Not All Games are Postponed in MLB
Here we are. Entering June and still no agreement to get back to the business of baseball. The two sides have effectively injured themselves, primarily with self-inflicted wounds as we’ve watched them step in it time and again. Sure, we aren’t playing baseball, but both sides are absolutely playing games. My personal favorite is Chicken.Continue reading “Friday Focus – Not All Games are Postponed in MLB”
Timing is Everything
A simple statement uttered often without much thought into how very true it is. That’s really where we are now in the negotiations, time is running out, and that directly affects the outcome.
Friday Focus – Is the Cap Itself a Casualty?
Three of America’s four major sports leagues have a salary cap in place, MLB of course being the outlier. If you’ve read my work for a while now you are no doubt aware how I feel about that, but just in case, I think a salary cap is needed to even the playing field in MLB and not just for the Pirates.
Friday Focus – All Draft Systems are Not Created Equal
Of all major North American sports, baseball has probably the hardest to swallow draft system. Who is this guy? When will he make it to the majors? What position will he play? These are all questions that most fans have when they see who their MLB club picked.
When Did Hope Become Outrageous?
Let’s look at MLB’s most recent effort to start addressing the return of baseball
5 Baseball Thoughts At Five
Well everyone, we made it another week and here we are starting another. Some of us are stuck at home working and some are wondering how the hell they’re job could be considered essential.
The Commissioners of All Sports Met with the President, and Here is What Came of It.
First, let me start with this, and its sad I have to add this in. This is not about politics.
Inside The Bucs Basement 