After a baseball offseason that felt more like a Siberian winter than a patented MLB Hot Stove, the regular season has -- finally -- arrived. The problems of a miserable offseason (I feel you, Mike Moustakas) can be left behind. Some free agents still remain out in the cold, but for most of the teams... Continue Reading →
The All-Economy Team of 2017
Which players give you the most bang for your buck? It's an age-old question, particularly among front office executives. How can you put together the best team possible, one that has a chance to contend for the World Series, at the smallest possible cost? At Standing Room Only, we've found the answer. This is the... Continue Reading →
Melee in the Motor City
Eight ejections. Four bean-balls. Three bench-clearings. And one embarrassingly unprofessional street fight that broke out on a baseball diamond. Yes, Rob Manfred and his crack-team of MLB officials are going to have a fun time at the office today. For those of you who somehow missed the surprise undercard to the Mayweather-McGregor fight yesterday, here's... Continue Reading →
Logan Morrison and the Futility of the Home Run Derby
The end of the film noir classic Chinatown has one of the most famous closing lines in cinema. After Jack Nicholson's character finally unveils Faye Dunaway's secret and solves the case, things go south (no spoilers, I promise). As everything seems lost, and Nicholson looks for some way to solve the problem, Joe Mantell tells him to... Continue Reading →