This would have been the day after the end of the regular season, the dead day between the pennant races and the opening day of the Division Series. September 11 changed that schedule, leaving us with one more week of baseball before the playoffs begin. Of course, the American League is done. With the Indians…
One of the persistent themes in our annual book is the idea of proper use of players. Most players who we criticize aren’t bad players at all; there are very few bad baseball players that have ever made it to the high minors, much less the majors. For example, when we chide Brian L. Hunter…
PROGRESSION "I think the decisions we made to enhance this ballpark were good ones. It’s going to make this ballpark stand the test of time. We did some things we probably didn’t have to do. That’s money we’re not going to have. Next year, I know we’re not going to have cost overruns." —Kevin McClatchy,…