MLB
April 21, 2025
Brian Snitker’s Double Standard?
The Braves’ manager “wasn’t watching” a newcomer’s baserunning mistake and merely “talked” to him the following day — a mistake for which he disciplined a superstar-in-the-making almost on the spot almost six years prior. SC’s Jeff Kallman says there’s something badly wrong here. Complete Story
April 14, 2025
Bobble Slams and Other Bounces
A bobblehead night grand salami by the honoree, a classy gesture by Mike Trout after a fan snatched a foul ball from his glove, and a near no-hitter by a pitcher against his former team. This is the week that was last week, partially. Complete Story
April 7, 2025
If the Dodgers Really Must Visit This White House…
SC’s Jeff Kallman hopes against hope the Dodgers make a quiet, but profound statement against President Trump’s DoD’s bid to evaporate Jackie Robinson. Complete Story
March 31, 2025
Barrels of Fun
The 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
March 25, 2025
No More “March Sadness” in Baseball
It’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
March 24, 2025
An Unthinkable Loss For Former Yankee OF
SC’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
March 17, 2025
Arm and Shoulder Issues This Spring
SC’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
March 11, 2025
Say it is So, Rob!
The 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
March 10, 2025
Can We Rename the Career Excellence Award?
SC’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
March 3, 2025
On a Posthumous Petition to Reinstate Rose
President 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
More MLB Commentary
| 02.24.25 | Robby the Umpbot Wasn’t the End of the World | By Jeff Kallman |
| 02.17.25 | Rendon. Injured. Again. And… | By Jeff Kallman |
| 02.10.25 | Baseball’s Sky Isn’t Falling, Folks | By Jeff Kallman |
| 02.03.25 | Fay Vincent, RIP: Heart in the Right Place | By Jeff Kallman |
| 01.27.25 | Further Hall of Fame Reflections | By Jeff Kallman |
| 01.20.25 | The Continuing Ballad of Billy the Kid | By Jeff Kallman |
| 01.13.25 | No, These Guys Aren’t Everything Fans Should Be | By Jeff Kallman |
| 01.06.25 | Will Andruw Jones Get the Cooperstown Call? | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.31.24 | 2024: Taking the Fifth, and Other Lamentations | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.23.24 | Rickey Henderson, RIP: Baseball’s Grandest Larcenist | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.16.24 | From Here to Eternity, or Fifteen Years | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.09.24 | An Overdue, Posthumous Hall of Famer | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.02.24 | 2024: Passages | By Jeff Kallman |
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