Machado bound for San Diego after signing record contract

During the long preamble to this remarkable news, it seemed clear the San Diego Padres stood above everyone else in the...

The Philadelphia Phillies continue in hot pursuit of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado

This week, Major League Baseball will be in full swing with the start of exhibition games in Florida and Arizona, the...

Money Matters: Mets And deGrom Wondering What It’s All Worth

No matter the sport, the free agency dance is a delicate one, partners placing their hand on the other’s lower back,...

Swing And Miss: Murray’s NFL Choice Ends Game For A’s

After much indecision, Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray announced Monday he will play in the NFL and not with the Oakland...

Jeter Expects Marlins To Have Pride Of The Yankees

When Derek Jeter captained the New York Yankees he was a model of consistency. His mood never wavered. His expression never...

Robinson’s Power, On And Off The Field, Was Something To Behold

Frank Robinson made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 1956, the same year Jackie Robinson’s career ended. At...

Play Ball: Talk About Change Could Prevent Another MLB “Strike” Out

There’s this pervasive feeling among Major League Baseball fans that a major rift between the owners and the players will darken...

Padres Prayer: Can They Sign Harper And Machado?

Here we are, two weeks from the start of Spring Training, and everyone with pine tar on their bats is losing...

Ottavino Is Sorry For Knocking The Babe Off The Plate

Adam Ottavino was born in Brooklyn and if you’re not familiar with the lay of that land, let’s just say there’s...

Squeeze Play: Harper, Machado Finding Market Less Than Open

There is no doubt penurious MLB baseball owners from the Dead Ball Era to Andy Messersmith had things pretty much exactly...

Calling The Option Play: Kyler Murray Sizing Up NFL, MLB Futures

It wasn’t long after Kyler Murray walked off with the Heisman Trophy that the University of Oklahoma quarterback called an audible...

Friends And Family Plan? Whatever It Takes To Land Machado

As MLB free agency plows its way into January, we step out the box for a moment to congratulate the Chicago...

He Really Ballou It: Leaving Mariano Off Hall Of Fame Ballot A Disgrace

Here’s a quick primer for those who read, watch and react to journalists, but do not make their living gathering or...

Remembering Penny: What You Don’t Know About “A League Of Their Own”

At times like this, all you can really do is recall with a sincere level of appreciation what a great treat...

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Married To It: White Sox Make Machado Sweepstakes Family Affair

In a style similar to every shopping season since Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally knocked down the door to MLB free...

It’s Not ‘Hall Of Really Good’: Baines Doesn’t Belong In Cooperstown

This clinical dissection of the admission of Harold Baines to the Hall of Fame begins with our congratulations. He seems to...

Don’t Get Caught Dogging It! Stadiums Hardly Relish ESPN Report

The MLB winter meetings were extremely boring, weren’t they? Lots of hype. Many rumors. Multiple tweets. Little action.  There we all...

Politics Were His Passion, But Baseball Was Always Bush’s Love

There is a famous picture making the rounds since the death of President George H.W. Bush on Friday. It’s an extraordinary...

Should Hall Voters Finally Make The Call To Include Clemens, Bonds?

Over the course of the next few weeks, 400 members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America will pour over statistics,...

Mariners Trade Away Cano In Fire Sale, But Will Mets Feel The Heat?

As it turned out, it was the perfection marriage of a cost-cutting team intent on rebuilding and one serious about contending...

Step Aside, Stuffing: Yankees Take Over Hot Stove With Paxton Trade

Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone. The 2019 Major League Baseball season is underway. You’ve got to give the New York Yankees credit...

Will Cubs Go From Bryant To Bryce?

Last week, we mentioned that Bryce Harper had turned down a 10-year, $300 million deal to stay with the Washington Nationals,...

Harper’s Bazaar: What Will Market Bear For Nationals’ Superstar?

We find the following financial news utterly hilarious. So we thought we’d share it with you and see what you think,...

Analyze This: Roberts In Limbo As Dodgers Pick Up Series Pieces

You wonder sometimes what Major League ownership and front offices are thinking when it comes to rewarding managers and coaches for...