Archive for December 29th, 2020

Padres Put Dodgers in Sights; Cubs Put NL Central out of Theirs$

Best of BP: Activism is Art Over Action for MLB

At a time in history when nobody is watching and yet everybody is watching, it is maddeningly fitting that the league struck out looking.

Best of BP: Actually That’s What Ethics Are

“Well, being ethical, it’s hard.”

Best of BP: Fans Asked to Remove Hats, Owners Hold Out Theirs

MLB owners are hacking away at the sport’s own institutions, then blaming everybody else for the wreckage.

Best of BP: Jeff Luhnow is Gone. Jeff Luhnow is Everywhere You Look.

Jeff Luhnow was fired and suspended, but his ideas and ideals live on in Major League Baseball. That is not a positive!

Best of BP: Tom Seaver and His Times

The greatest player in Mets history died at the age of 75.

Best of BP: Meet the CPBL’s Clayton Kershaw

Mike Loree is one of the more distinguished pitchers in the history of the CPBL

Best of BP: Flattening the Curve While Baseball Goes Dark

By now we all know to stay inside, but what do the specifics of social distancing mean for MLB in 2020?

Best of BP: Teams Now Pay For Who Players Are, Not What They Did

Hitting and throwing the ball harder is what’s important.

Best of BP: Retro Review 2011: Mark Barry’s First Keeper Team

Mark learned some harsh keeper-league lessons. Bonus: a Jeff Karstens sighting!

Lo mejor de BP: Los equipos ahora pagan por lo que hacen los jugadores, no por lo que hicieron

Batear y lanzar la pelota con más fuerza es lo importante.