Rockies reliever Mike Ekstrom was recently warned for taking too long to throw his warm-up pitches. Adam gets inside his head to find out what was taking so long.
With one deadline under the new CBA behind us, can we say anything about what we’ll see from future July 31sts?
Scout quotes about three players who should be on the fast track to promotion and two who might have more to figure out.
The Durham Bulls are in the midst of a rare losing season, prompting Adam to wonder: How do fans of the Royals and Pirates live with losing every year?
Reviewing Frank Deford’s new book, “Over Time,” and reflecting on how the advent of the internet has improved the quality of sportswriting.
Jeremy Hellickson gets hit hard and Clay Buchholz impresses in the game of the week, plus thoughts about Tampa Bay’s pitching and Bobby Valentine’s way with words.
How can we distinguish between a pitcher’s “command” and “control”? And what does that have to do with good writing?
The unexpected success of a Triple-A retread can be more rewarding than the continued excellence of a major-league veteran.
What veteran players biding their time in Triple-A might help a big-league club in 2012?
The players of the 1970s couldn’t compete with today’s players on the field, but they may have had more compelling personae. Which do we prefer?
The pitcher-turned-author struggles in his sophomore season but salvages his sophomore authorial effort with a gripping finish.
Reassessing the minor-league (and movie) myth.
Exploring the origins of baseball’s unique moral burden, with an assist from Diderot and Jacques Barzun.
Recounting a momentous at-bat for last season’s Rays, with apologies to Prufrock.
Interleague play and expanded playoffs have done away with many of the differences in AL and NL play and personality, but some traces remain.
An MVP award suggests that the Rays’ Russ Canzler was the class of the International League, but as one Durham Bulls beat writer explains, Triple-A threats aren’t always destined for major-league greatness.