Barry Bonds has had a rough offseason. His BALCO grand jury testimony was leaked, he’s endured three knee surgeries since October (two on the right knee), he’s been threatened with a subpoena to appear before Congress, and on Sunday it was revealed that his former longtime girlfriend sang allegations of his steroid usage and potentially …
Roberto Alomar, the gold standard of second basemen for the better part of his 17 years in the bigs, called it quits over the weekend. Like most fans, I’m amazed at how rapidly he declined from being one of the game’s best players. His most valuable season according to Baseball Prospectus’ Wins Above Replacement Player …
Thanks to my pal Issa, there’s a Quicktime clip of my MSNBC appearance here if you haven’t gotten enough of it/me already. It’s a rather large file, so if you don’t have broadband, you’re better off with the audio and the pictures. And wow, after Shays’ performance at Thursday’s hearings, I wish I could have …
I wish I could report that I gave myself the highest marks for my appearance on MSNBC’s Connected Coast to Coast. But having reviewed the tape several times, it’s pretty clear that a smooth pro I was not. Keith Olbermann’s job is safe, and I don’t think his former employers will be calling me anytime …
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t really like writing about steroids. The topic tends to anger my blood, though as I’ve reviewed some of the things I’ve written over the past year or so in preparation for my 15 minutes (or whatever) on MSNBC’s Connected Coast to Coast (12 noon EST/9 AM …
Earlier this evening I accepted an invitation to appear on MSNBC’s Connected Coast to Coast with Ron Reagan and Monica Crowley. The show will air tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12 noon EST/9 AM PST. According to the producer, “[W]e are doing a segment on the latest with steroids and baseball and are also looking for a …
After attending some half a dozen Baseball Prospectus pizza feeds and bookstore events over the past few years, this past week found me on the other side of the podium for three New York City appearances. Granted, I wasn’t the star attraction, not in a Murderer’s Row lineup that’s included Steve Goldman, Joe Sheehan and …
According to an entry from Aaron Gleeman, yours truly is now poisoning the minds of America’s collegiate set: There appears to be an actual class at Tufts University called “The Analysis of Baseball: Statistics and Sabermetrics.” Seriously, it even claims to count towards an American Studies major. If you’re a fellow college student, I defy …
I won’t mince words: the shit just got one step closer to hitting the fan. Today comes the news that the United States Congress plans to subpoena a handful of star players to testify about steroids in baseball. Furthermore, they plan to subpoena the results of steroid and other drug tests, with the likelihood that …
In 1922, a young sportswriter named Paul Gallico made arrangements to step into the boxing ring for a single round against heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. Predictably, he got the snot beaten out of him, though he took pride in having departed the event in one piece, “knowing all there was to know about being hit …