jeff passan Stories - Bless You Boys
Why National Baseball Writers Should Avoid Writing Team-Specific Articles
Jeff Passan wrote an article about the Mets at Yahoo! Sports yesterday which is about as poorly informed as anything I've read this offseason. I suppose it's par for the course for a national columnist to concern himself with only cursory details about specific teams, and I suspect a lot of...
CGB Reviews: Death To The BCS: The Definitive Case Against The Bowl Championship Series
Opposition to the BCS and support of the creation of a playoff to decide the NCAA champion is almost as unanimous as the hatred of the Big Ten’s new division names. Thus in writing Death To The BCS: The Definitive Case Against The Bowl Championship Series, Dan Wetzel, Josh Peter and Jeff...
Afternoon Prowl: Metrodome Horror, Easy Pick Twins, Porcello's Fastball, and the Cabrera Dilemma
Joe Posnanski compares the Metrodome to the horror film slasher that just won't die. And even those who say they love the place don't really love it. Posnanski also suspects that a mutual dislike of the 'Dome among Twins fans has become a source of pride. (via Baseball Musings) Rob Neyer...
Morning Prowl: Playoff Tickets, Metrodome Conflicts, Ernie's Speech, and the Roar of '84
Remember, playoff tickets for the first-round division series go on sale today at tigers.com, beginning at 10 a.m. EST. Are you buying? (And does it not feel right to be doing so before the playoffs are, you know, official?) You can also buy tickets via phone at 1-866-66-TIGER. And who had...
Morning Prowl: Sheff, Sheff, Sheff!
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Andy Martino was told by a Phillies team official that the chances of signing Gary Sheffield were "very slim." He goes on to list four reasons why Sheff might not be the best fit with the Phils. (via Phillies Nation) Scratch the Blue Jays off the list of potential...
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