Category: MLB Commentary

MLB 2021 Pitchers Cheating
Posted in MLB Commentary MLB Editorial MLB Rule Changes

MLB Answers The Call Taking The First Step To Stop Cheating Pitchers

MLB is witnessing a pitching-dominated year. No one’s saying it aloud, but the inference is pitchers are cheating. It deserves a look. While MLB continues…

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MLB Links To Bally Sports
Posted in MLB Commentary

MLB: On The Insidious Takeover By Bally Sports And Gambling Interests

MLB’s dark secret is slowly but surely coming into view. There’s money to be made in gambling, and Bally Sports is their anointed partner. In…

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MLB's Misdirected Blackout Policy
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MLB: Why It Makes Economic Sense To Loosen Up On Game Blackouts

MLB’s policy to blackout televised home team games is misdirected and counterproductive. The policy needs to be relaxed, and here’s why… MLB’s Extra Innings package…

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MLB Betting
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MLB Hits A New Low Going All-In Promoting Sports Betting On The MLBN

MLB is always seeking ways to increase revenue. But the posting of real-time odds on their scoreboard is new, reprehensible, and sinful. Major League Baseball…

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MLB: There should be a time for crying in baseball
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MLB: There Should Be A Time For Crying In Baseball

MLB has been haunted by a single scene in a motion picture for nearly thirty years that decries crying in baseball. It’s time to let…

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Christian Yelich, MLB's Poster Boy for injured players 2021 (Getty)
Posted in MLB Commentary MLB Rising Injuries

MLB: With Injuries Up by 15% A Middle-Ground 30-Day IL Is Needed

MLB watches as injuries to players are on a steady rise. Teams need some wiggle room on the IL rules to adapt to their ever-changing…

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New York Mets Fans - The Faithful Photo Credit: The Daily Stache
Posted in MLB Commentary MLB Parity

MLB Standings: A Year With Tightness Like We’ve Never Seen Before

The MLB Standings reveal only four or more games behind in their division: a delight for fans, stress for players, and $$ for MLB. As…

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MLB Kangaroo Court
Posted in Analysis MLB Commentary MLB Kangaroo Courts

Kangaroo Courts: On Why MLB Teams Need To Bring Them Back

Kangaroo Courts existed a while back as a way for teams to self-police players who made plays costing the team. Here’s why they’re needed now….

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