The pickin’s are thin today for real baseball news, but this Susan Slusser piece sort of struck my interest.  Justin Duchscherer has re-signed with the A’s, with a very incentive laden contract as he brings himself back to the major leagues.
A couple of readers had suggested that he might be a good fit with the [...]

After a season where the Padres were one of the worst teams in baseball, and where their season ticket numbers dropped considerably, the Padres are figuring it out and catching on.  This Bill Center piece describes exactly what needs to happen for about a half a dozen teams out there.  The Padres are asking and [...]

This is going to be short and sweet.  He’s better than any other option the team had.  His numbers won’t look as good at Citi-Field, and his defense will be adequate assuming we get Carlos Beltran back in Carlos Beltran form.  If not, then his defense won’t look so hot.  He solves a big hole [...]

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Adam Dunn is one of those players that if you play any kind of fantasy baseball you love to have on your team.  Yes, he strikes out, but he hits a ton of home runs, gets the RBI’s and his defense doesn’t hurt you at all.  If he is on your real team, the one [...]

Last week, I tried to write a bit about the off-field life of professional athletes, dipping into the Tiger Wood’s situation a little too heavily.  I never published it because it landed somewhere between excuse-making and preaching- neither of which was I going for.
Well, Doug Glanville wrote a fantastic op-ed piece about what it feels [...]