The players said: No we won’t MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said: Yes you will. If COVID-19 could talk, it would say: We’ll see about that. On Monday afternoon, the MLB Players Association resoundingly rejected MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s final offer to resume play under a 60-game schedule by a vote of 33-5. On Monday evening […]

At a time when there isn’t much good news to report, the Dodgers received some great news on Sunday night. They were named the Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year during Sunday night’s 2020 ESPY Awards presented by Capital One on ESPN. The award was presented to the Dodgers on behalf of the Los Angeles Dodgers […]

Whether you are a fan of ESPN’s Buster Olney or not is a personal choice. But on Father’s Day morning, the veteran writer posted a ‘What if’‘ type of article on ESPN.com in which he puts himself in the role of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and tells all 30 MLB team owners what they should […]

It was inevitable and anyone who thinks otherwise is in serious denial. For more than two months now, I have implied – even suggested – that MLB had better think twice about resuming baseball in 2020 amidst the worst pandemic to hit the world in over a century and the largest loss of American lives […]

…Fool me twice, shame on me.” You’ve heard that expression countless times, but it seems so applicable today for all fans of Major League Baseball. On June 10, 2020, MLB czar Rob Manfred guaranteed “…100 percent” that MLB would play a 2020 season. Players were on-board, just tell them when and where to report. PLAY […]

Let’s face it; there hasn’t been much to laugh about since we flipped the calendar to 2020. We’re in the worst pandemic the world has seen in over a century, we’ve witnessed peaceful protests hijacked by looters and thugs, and our so-called ‘National Pastime’ is on the cusp of yet another potential strike. But even […]

I’ve got to admit I’m surprised that it took this long, but on Tuesday evening, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the beloved 79-year-old director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who gained national attention as President Trump’s go-to medical expert when the deadly COVID-19 virus hit U.S. shores, finally weighed in on how the current […]

I have been waiting to hear those words for months, ever since MLB abruptly shutdown Spring Training 2020 in order to protect fans, players, coaches, umpires, support staff, et al. from the COVID-19 pandemic. But with a season that will be unilaterally imposed upon players by MLB czar Rob Manfred, the words “play ball” should […]

Members of the 1988 World Series champion Dodgers got together for a Zoom Party on Monday evening. On hand were Orel Hershiser, Kirk Gibson, Mike Scioscia, Mickey Hatcher, Mike Marshall, Steve Sax, Franklin Stubbs, Jay Howell, John Shelby, and former Dodgers general manager Fred Claire. SportsNet LA’s Alanna Rizzo and Joe Davis hosted the call, […]