Agents: you either love them (if you’re a player) or you hate them (basically everyone else). Ask most sports fans to describe a typical agent and they will provide a…
December 2008
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Scenario: In a rain-shortened game, the visiting team takes the lead in the top of the first inning and holds it through to the end of the fifth inning, at which point the…
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(Hyperion, 2003) 218 pages. One of the great joys for baseball fans is the fact that the sport has captured the imagination of so many talented writers. David Halberstam is…
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The past week has seen a couple of developments for Project Cobb (the Project for the Chronicling of British Baseball). Back on Thursday, I met up with John Thomas, who…
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Best known in Britain for his role as co-host of Baseball on Five, Josh has also represented Great Britain in five European Championships, led the London Mets to two domestic titles,…
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Picture the scene: there are twenty-nine General Managers sitting on the riverbank, fishing rods dangling into the water below. Some have modest objectives and are hoping for a few small…
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Scenario: With the home team trailing by 1 run in the bottom of the ninth inning and runners on second and third, the batter lines the ball into the corner. What is…
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The global economic crisis has bypassed the Sabathia household. A potential seven year/ $161m deal with the Yankees is on the table waiting to be signed and all that stands…
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Hopefully a lot of you reading this blog are considering getting involved in fantasy baseball. Â If you’re new to fantasy baseball, once you’ve decided you want to give it…
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(Walker & Company, 2006) 352 pages. In Green Cathedrals (4th edition), Phil Lowry catalogues baseball fields that have hosted major league games. As Lowry acknowledges in the book’s preface, a number of other ballpark books have…