Unless you wagered money on the Dodgers or remain charged and charmed by Freddie Freeman’s home-run heroics, the 2024 World Series is a dud. I was hoping for a seven-game drama filled with twists and turns and mind-bending moments. You know, like Game 6 of the 2011...
THE WORLD SERIESÂ If you believe that humongous payrolls win championships, then the 2024 World Series will not give us an October Surprise. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have every financial advantage that exists, and they collect superstar players at...
For decades, MLB commissioners and franchise owners have been crying poor about the business of baseball. The mewling is endless and dishonest and laughably absurd. But the people who run the sport and control the teams have done an effective job of convincing the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After a downbeat period of baseball – a show of mediocrity that included fragmented starting pitching, cringeworthy losses and low spirits – your St. Louis Cardinals are aloft. They are winning and warbling and tied with Milwaukee for first place in...