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Another Year, Another MLB All-Star Game

Sports PhotoDespite being rendered nearly irrelevant, SC’s Jeff Kallman notes the usual issues, but decides it can’t hurt to watch the game. Complete Story

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Why the MLBPA Will Never Accept a Salary Cap

Sports PhotoMLB’s owners have finally chimed in with a proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement. But will the players accept it? Doubtful, says SC’s Anthony Brancato. Complete Story

The Gallows Poles

Sports PhotoThe Mets executed a manager, the Angels a General Manager. SC’s Jeff Kallman says both may have hanged the wrong men. Complete Story

“Percentage Points” and the “Loss Column”

Sports PhotoRemember not being able to figure out how one baseball team could be “percentage points” ahead or behind another? And, relatedly, why it mattered why one team was ahead of (or behind) another “in the loss column?” Let SC’s Anthony Brancato be your tour guide down memory lane. Complete Story

Song For My Father

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman remembers his father, who passed 60 years ago Monday. Complete Story

Slaughter on Sunday: The Mets and Nats

Sports PhotoThey both resembled threshing machines Sunday. But they still have issues to resolve, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story

Unexpected Teams Reshaping World Series Expectations

Sports PhotoEvery MLB season produces a few surprises, but 2026 has delivered more than most. Preseason conversations focused on familiar contenders, deep-pocketed organizations, and proven stars. However, several teams have rewritten the script. Complete Story

What a Way to Make a Living

Sports PhotoThe bottom of the order doing the heavy lifting, that is. SC’s Jeff Kallman says that’s how the hapless Angels ducked a Dodgers season series sweep Sunday. Complete Story

Expansion, Realignment in Baseball?

Sports PhotoWith the MLB owners and the union trading proposals on how to evade what would be a devastating lockout, people are starting to wonder what a 32-team MLB would look like. And while SC’s Anthony Brancato would prefer to hold off on the speculation, 32 does sound like a good number, as both the NFL and NHL already have that number. Complete Story

MLB’s Coming CBA: The Battle Begins, Sort Of

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman examines the first proposals; or, salvos, if you prefer. Complete Story

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05.11.26 Bobby Cox, RIP: “Come on, Kid, You Got This!” By Jeff Kallman
05.04.26 April Into May: A Few Thorns in the Flowers By Jeff Kallman
04.27.26 As the Red Sox Turn: The Saturday Massacre By Jeff Kallman
04.20.26 Garret Anderson, RIP: The Quiet, Infectious Angel By Jeff Kallman
04.13.26 Phil Garner, RIP: Two Sides to Scrap Iron By Jeff Kallman
04.06.26 Three Swipes, You’re Out By Jeff Kallman
04.03.26 Early MLB World Series Odds: Top Picks By Marc James
03.30.26 So This Was Opening Weekend … By Jeff Kallman
03.23.26 On the Threshold of the Season By Jeff Kallman
03.16.26 WBC: Team USA to the Semis, But Not vs. Japan By Jeff Kallman

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