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Sports Illustrated November 14, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Look for 2007 to be a Hall of a year Four first-ballot players could be enshrined in the baseball hall of fame... |
Salon.com July 24, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
Who's going to Cooperstown? Considering the definitelys, the probables and those intriguing maybes. |
Sports Illustrated November 20, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Bash Call Big Mac has a clear path to the Hall, but what about Jose Canseco? |
Sports Illustrated April 2, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Striking Out Bud Selig wants you to be reassured. The baseball commissioner announced last week that the owners will not lock out the players this season... |
Salon.com July 29, 2002 Keith Olbermann |
A strike against the baseball strike? The players of one small-market team have voted against authorizing a strike deadline. |
Salon.com June 16, 2000 Allen Barra |
Spread the wealth The solution to baseball's revenue-sharing "problem" is for the teams to share the revenue. |
Salon.com August 31, 2002 King Kaufman |
What baseball needs to do now A few modest proposals to prevent the game from squandering whatever fan goodwill remains. |
Sports Illustrated August 22, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
Hypocrite Hicks Owner's comments underscore baseball's (anti)trust problem. |
Sports Illustrated July 30, 2002 |
Saving baseball The August 5 issue of Sports Illustrated lays out a simple plan to get baseball back on track. Topping the magazine's list of suggestions is that Nolan Ryan be installed as the game's new commissioner. |
Salon.com July 23, 2002 King Kaufman |
Taking baseball owners at their word If competitive balance is the main issue in the contract talks, why does their main proposal address payroll imbalance? |
Salon.com July 26, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
Last call for the Hall Readers have their say about which players should make it to Cooperstown. Last of three parts. |
Sports Illustrated May 14, 2002 Phil Taylor |
Unfulfilled yet understandable Retiring slugger Jose Canseco didn't live up to his potential, but he had fun... |
Salon.com August 30, 2002 Allen Barra |
Strike 4 The baseball deal will either make the game worse for fans or it'll be a sham that won't hold salaries down. The owners came close to wrecking the season for this? |
Sports Central December 3, 2006 Greg Wyshynski |
Why McGwire Belongs in Cooperstown There's not a single reason to keep Mark McGwire out of the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
AskMen.com September 30, 2012 Joffrey Lupul |
NHL Lockout 2012 The thing that is frustrating for us as players is this is the third time (second of my career) the players have been locked out by Gary Bettman and the owners. |
Salon.com August 29, 2002 Keith Olbermann |
Olbermann Extra Optimism flags as hard-line baseball owners refuse to compromise on a key issue. |
Sports Illustrated May 3, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Having a ball with the Hall Baseball Q&A: Chance of Mark Grace or Dale Murphy in Hall of Fame?... How does Johnson compare to Koufax?... Who will close for the Royals if Ricky Bottalico continues to struggle?... etc. |
Sports Central January 17, 2011 Jeff Kallman |
The Dutchman and Other HOF Thoughts Well, now. I no longer have to apologize for championing Bert Blyleven as a Hall of Famer, which I've done for about the previous decade. He finally made it in his final try with the Baseball Writers Association of America. |
Sports Illustrated September 6, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Making a case for Pedro Martinez With 16 wins, Pedro Martinez has a shot at winning 20. What does he have to do to win the Cy Young award? I thought he was already the clear frontrunner, but the mailbag brought some disagreement. |
Sports Illustrated July 24, 2002 Frank Deford |
The boors of summer It's hard to take either side in baseball's labor battle. |
Sports Central January 27, 2009 Jeff Kallman |
Cooperstown Calling Commentary about recent Hall of Fame selections. |
Salon.com July 25, 2001 Allen Barra |
Throw the bums out! It's time to eject baseball's owners for arguing balls and strikes... |
Sports Illustrated October 30, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
Significant Shrinkage No one knows what to make of the rumors that some big league teams will disappear... |
Salon.com March 7, 2002 Allen Barra |
Bud Light-headed Selig and the baseball owners are brewing more bad-faith deals... |
Sports Illustrated June 5, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Solving the steroids problem Players have the power to clean up baseball. |
Sports Illustrated August 13, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Look who's talking Players made the right call by not setting a strike date |
Sports Central February 2, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
Selig's Legacy, For Better and For Worse Part of the problem is that, say what you will of the man one way or the other, Selig really is a baseball fan when all is said and done. |
Sports Illustrated December 28, 2001 Tom Verducci |
One voter's Hall of Fame ballot Nearly every year, one name is added to the Hall of Fame ballot that gives me more trouble than usual. Eleven players are on the ballot for the first time this year. Only one of them emerged as a truly agonizing, tough call: Andre Dawson... |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Enjoy Baseball Games Without Going Broke Fortunately, some good values do exist in baseball, and I'll tell you about some of them -- from expensive major league games, to more affordable ones, and even minor league games. |
Salon.com August 27, 2002 King Kaufman |
So will they strike? Maybe, maybe not. But since baseball players and owners aren't even addressing the fundamental problem, we'll be asking the same question in a few years. |
Sports Central August 20, 2005 Daniel Collins |
The National League Scorecard Comments on Rafael Palmeiro's Hall of Fame credentials, Sammy Sosa's lackluster statistics, the wild card race, and the performance of the National League West. |
AskMen.com July 24, 2002 Mark Simmons |
The (Sad) State Of The Pastime The question should no longer be when the music will stop for the two potentially contracted teams, but rather, when the music will stop for baseball as the national pastime. |
AskMen.com July 26, 2000 Mark Simmons |
Baseball Finances: Owners & Players Whether it's players asking for astronomical salaries, or owners complaining about million dollar losses, the public in general is bombarded with messages advertising the greed of owners and players alike. |
Sports Illustrated May 9, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Addition by subtraction Doing away with downtrodden teams is the way to go... |
Salon.com August 23, 2002 Allen Barra |
Baseball Economics for Dummies The players get it. The big-market owners get it. So why do the small-market owners seem so dense? |
Salon.com August 27, 2002 Keith Olbermann |
A diary of baseball's coming crunch time Posturing owners! Angry bankers! Scary lawyers! Rats who gnaw the eyes out first! A day by day guide to the last weeks of the labor war. |
Sports Central November 25, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
The Fan Who Transformed the Union As long as Michael Weiner sat in the Major League Baseball Players Association's top seat, the most grievous issue wouldn't be grievous for very long, and that going to war rather than building a peace would be a fool's errand. |
Sports Illustrated June 25, 2003 Steve Rushin |
Big Man in the Big House Last Friday police came to take what remained of Jose Canseco's freedom, removing him from his current house after a drug test -- mandated by the court as part of his sentence -- turned up positive for steroids. |
Sports Central January 13, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
A Hall Election and Nobody's Coming The Baseball Writers Association of America ended up electing nobody to the Hall of Fame. And I'm not sure which, among factors gaining serious discussion as the voting commenced and, at last, the results came in, may prove the most controversial of them all. |
Sports Illustrated May 1, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Economics 101 The mailbag overfloweth, and it's because I used the magic word last week: contraction. Frustration is obviously very high among fans, and the c-word inevitably spawns debate about the economics of the game... |
Sports Illustrated August 30, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Blame it on the jerseys What the heck is up with the baseball uniforms?... If Felipe Alou is fired at the end of the season, where do you think he will end up?... What happens if there is a three-way or even four-way tie for the wild-card spot?... |
Sports Central November 16, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
HOF Ballot: The Holdovers The holdover Hall of Fame ballot entrants are both an interesting and a troublesome group, largely because the recent rule changes limiting a Baseball Writers Association of America candidate to ten years on the ballot. |
Salon.com July 17, 2002 King Kaufman |
Dismal dog days This is always a slow time of year, but now, with baseball's labor unrest dominating the news, it's downright depressing. |
Sports Central January 10, 2008 Sean Crowe |
The Obligatory "Jim Rice HOF Snub" Column Another year goes by and once again, the Baseball Writers' Association of America proves they lack the metal prowess required to elect baseball players to the Hall of Fame. |
Salon.com January 3, 2001 Allen Barra |
Marvin Miller, Hall of Famer The union founder made ballplayers unimaginably rich. Will they ever have the guts to demand that he be enshrined in Cooperstown?... Also, why do people complain that there are too many college bowl games? |
Sports Illustrated February 25, 2002 Jeff Pearlman |
Open-door policy It seems anyone can get a tryout with the Expos... |
Sports Illustrated April 18, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Every team's a contender in April Cubs and Twins fans get rare taste of baseball excitement... |
Salon.com August 9, 2001 Allen Barra |
Shoeless Joe Jackson revisited Does the banished ballplayer belong in the Hall of Fame? Depends whether you're talking about the player or the man... |
Sports Central May 14, 2009 Bijan C. Bayne |
Time For MLB to Man Up on Records Which sluggers from this period merit election to Cooperstown? The Manny Ramirez mess only serves to further muddy these waters. |
AskMen.com Lewis Helfand |
Strikes & Lockouts In Professional Sports Everything from ticket sales to stadium parking takes a significant hit when games are canceled. The strikes and lockouts listed below show just how much professional athletes, teams, and even leagues stand to lose when faced with a work stoppage. |