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Beers of the (Belated) Opening Day

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 23:32:06 +0000

A belated Happy Opening Day to you all! I was very busy in the days and weeks leading up to the blessed event, pitching in on Sports Illustrated‘s MLB Preview issue (cover date March 30, edited by fiancée Emma Span), for which I interviewed multiple scouts about the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams for ...

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As Seen On TV on a Slow News Day

Jay Jaffe — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:56:28 +0000

The MLB Network folks haven’t been calling my number lately — the afternoon schedule is filled with spring training games — but no matter. I’m now in the virtual Rolodex of the producers of Olbermann. On Monday, I made my third appearance in as many months for a breezy around-the-horn chat with Keith Olbermann about ...

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Surprise appearance on Olbermann

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:47:19 +0000

Out of the blue on Tuesday afternoon, a producer from Keith Olbermann’s show reached out and asked if I wanted to come in to tape a spot for the night’s show, discussing the absurdity of new MLB commissioner Rob Manfred naming Mets owner Fred Wilpon to chair the MLB finance committee. Now, when news of ...

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Please Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

Jay Jaffe — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:42:50 +0000

Hola, amigos. It’s been awhile since I rapped at ya. I’ve been busy at Sports Illustrated, particularly so during Hall of Fame season, and the platform there has elevated me to the point that not only do I get to appear on MLB Network’s MLB Now occasionally, I get to rub elbows with none other ...

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Adventures in Chattering, Part II

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:00:16 +0000

As Opening Day nears, a young man’s fancy turns to baseball previews, and I’ve had no shortage of opportunities lately. On Sunday night, I was a guest on WNYW’s Fox Sports Extra, discussing the Mets and Yankees — Johan Santana, David Wright, Jason Bay, Michael Pineda, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter in particular — with ...

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Straight Out of Left Field

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:58:37 +0000

The Clubhouse Confidential producers have been calling my number again. Last Thursday, I taped a “Cooperstown Justice” spot, a recurring feature that’s right in my wheelhouse. Drawing from my recent two-part Keltner All-Stars series — which highlights the best players at each position not in the Hall according to JAWS — I talked up the cases ...

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The 411 on Me and Ties

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:32 +0000

The good folks at MLB keep calling my number, and I keep calling up Tie-a-Tie to pull together a competent Half-Windsor knot. Last Tuesday, Clubhouse Confidential invited me back for not one but two segments. The first one marked uncharted territory for me, participating in their “Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside” segment, in which a member of ...

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Wait ‘Till Next Year: the 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:36:38 +0000

Yup, another Clubhouse Confidential appearance, from Tuesday, January 10, this following my three-hour chat on the day the results were released and my evaluation of the voting results. This time, I discussed the top candidates who will debut on the 2013 ballot, a slate that’s as controversial as it is stacked, with Barry Bonds, Roger ...

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The Ballot Battle

Jay Jaffe — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:49:19 +0000

Another day, another TV appearance… Okay, it really isn’t that routine, but twice in one week? From the same show? Somebody up there must like me. Even before I’d gotten to appear on last Wednesday’s Clubhouse Confidential with my own JAWS take on the ballot, host Brian Kenny and company had booked me to participate ...

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Haul of Fame 2012

Jay Jaffe — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:39:51 +0000

It’s Hall of Fame season, and I’ve been a busy man, not only publishing my annual JAWS series, but talking about the Hall of Fame with anyone who will listen. Most notably, I was invited to run down the top candidates on the ballot at Clubhouse Confidential. On Wednesday, I did a short segment in ...

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