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Barrels of Fun

Sports PhotoThe new, swollen mid-barrel Yankee bats are perfectly legal under the rules, not to mention handy for the Yankees hitting 9 home runs during a Saturday afternoon massacre, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story

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No More “March Sadness” in Baseball

Sports PhotoIt’s time for baseball to bite the bullet and return to the 154-game regular-season schedule. SC’s Anthony Brancato spells out the benefits to be derived from doing this. Complete Story

An Unthinkable Loss For Former Yankee OF

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman offers prayers for Brett Gardner and his family on losing their son, plus a few other observations as 2025 spring training winds down. Complete Story

Arm and Shoulder Issues This Spring

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman amplifies concerns over injured pitchers like Gerrit Cole, Jon Gray, and George Kirby, while pondering that Joey Gallo may mean it about swapping hitting HRs for trying to prevent them. Complete Story

Say it is So, Rob!

Sports PhotoThe contingent that is in favor of posthumously admitting Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame grows day by day. But what about Shoeless Joe Jackson? SC’s Anthony Brancato says what’s good for the goose should be good for the gander. Complete Story

Can We Rename the Career Excellence Award?

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman argues (still) that it’s better than leaving the baseball Hall of Fame writers’ award named for a bigot who opposed the game’s integration, but the award should have been renamed for a truly great baseball writer instead. Complete Story

On a Posthumous Petition to Reinstate Rose

Sports PhotoPresident Trump thunders about pardoning the late Pete Rose (he can’t). A Rose attorney says he and Rose’s daughter petitioned for his posthumous reinstatement as this year began. SC’s Jeff Kallman reminds one and all it was never a pleasure to see Rose’s self-inflicted banishment from the game and from Hall of Fame ballots. Complete Story

Robby the Umpbot Wasn’t the End of the World

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman says that the automated ball/strike system now being tried in MLB spring training is going to do the game, its players, and its fans a huge favor. Complete Story

Rendon. Injured. Again. And…

Sports Photo… SC’s Jeff Kallman says the real end just might be here for the too-often-injured Los Angles Angels third baseman. Complete Story

Baseball’s Sky Isn’t Falling, Folks

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman says some Major League Baseball owners are crying “wolf!” again. Repeat after him: baseball’s sky isn’t falling. Complete Story

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