MLB
March 11, 2025
Say it is So, Rob!
The contingent that is in favor of posthumously admitting Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame grows day by day. But what about Shoeless Joe Jackson? SC’s Anthony Brancato says what’s good for the goose should be good for the gander. Complete Story
March 10, 2025
Can We Rename the Career Excellence Award?
SC’s Jeff Kallman argues (still) that it’s better than leaving the baseball Hall of Fame writers’ award named for a bigot who opposed the game’s integration, but the award should have been renamed for a truly great baseball writer instead. Complete Story
March 3, 2025
On a Posthumous Petition to Reinstate Rose
President Trump thunders about pardoning the late Pete Rose (he can’t). A Rose attorney says he and Rose’s daughter petitioned for his posthumous reinstatement as this year began. SC’s Jeff Kallman reminds one and all it was never a pleasure to see Rose’s self-inflicted banishment from the game and from Hall of Fame ballots. Complete Story
February 24, 2025
Robby the Umpbot Wasn’t the End of the World
SC’s Jeff Kallman says that the automated ball/strike system now being tried in MLB spring training is going to do the game, its players, and its fans a huge favor. Complete Story
February 17, 2025
Rendon. Injured. Again. And…
… SC’s Jeff Kallman says the real end just might be here for the too-often-injured Los Angles Angels third baseman. Complete Story
February 10, 2025
Baseball’s Sky Isn’t Falling, Folks
SC’s Jeff Kallman says some Major League Baseball owners are crying “wolf!” again. Repeat after him: baseball’s sky isn’t falling. Complete Story
February 3, 2025
Fay Vincent, RIP: Heart in the Right Place
The Last Commissioner’s failure to make Major League Baseball’s owners and players partners rather than combatants wasn’t his fault, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story
January 27, 2025
Further Hall of Fame Reflections
SC’s Jeff Kallman ponders enough of the chatter since the BBWAA elected Ichiro, CC, and Billy the Kid to Cooperstown last week by looking at the snubs. Complete Story
January 20, 2025
The Continuing Ballad of Billy the Kid
SC’s Jeff Kallman says the final verse will be relief pitcher dominator Billy Wagner’s Hall of Fame election at last. Complete Story
January 13, 2025
No, These Guys Aren’t Everything Fans Should Be
Stealing a foul fly out of Mookie Betts’s glove in World Series Game 4 gets two fans banned from MLB and its facilities “indefinitely.” SC’s Jeff Kallman approves. Complete Story
More MLB Commentary
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| 12.31.24 | 2024: Taking the Fifth, and Other Lamentations | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.23.24 | Rickey Henderson, RIP: Baseball’s Grandest Larcenist | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.16.24 | From Here to Eternity, or Fifteen Years | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.09.24 | An Overdue, Posthumous Hall of Famer | By Jeff Kallman |
| 12.02.24 | 2024: Passages | By Jeff Kallman |
| 11.25.24 | Rico Carty, RIP: Tougher Times | By Jeff Kallman |
| 11.18.24 | Last Week in Baseball | By Jeff Kallman |
| 11.11.24 | A Rainy Day Memorial For Rose | By Jeff Kallman |
| 11.04.24 | WS: Mystique and Aura, Kidnapped By the Dodgers | By Jeff Kallman |
| 10.28.24 | WS: “Those Are the Scenarios You Dream About” | By Jeff Kallman |
| 10.22.24 | ALCS: Off, Guards | By Jeff Kallman |
| 10.15.24 | Make MLB Division Series Best-of-Seven | By Anthony Brancato |
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