It was being widely reported on Friday afternoon that even though talks between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association had made progress towards establishing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, MLB announced that three additional Spring Training games were being canceled, which means the earliest that Cactus League or Grapefruit League games would begin […]

In 2021 the median household income in the US was $79,900. In 2021 the average income of a Major League Baseball player was $4.17 million, with the highest being Angels future Hall of Famer Mike Trout at $37,116,667. Although it may be difficult for the average person to wrap their head around the amount of […]

Against the hopes, wishes, and prayers of baseball fans around the globe, the chances of a full 162-game 2022 regular season are diminishing fast; so fast, in fact, that according to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, if a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is not in place by Monday, February 28, the start of the regular season […]

Believe it or not, there once was a time when you could buy a Dodger Dog at Dodger Stadium for about a buck. No, really. But alas, and as they say, ‘All good things must come to an end.‘ When the Dodgers played their final game at Dodger Stadium on October 21, 2021, against the […]

Like every minute in time, if you missed it, you missed it – 2:22:22 on Tuesday morning, February 22, 2022, affectionately called “Twosday” – and there will never be another palindrome like it again, not ever. The good news is that if you missed the one at 2:22 a.m., there will be another one at […]

With Thursday’s announcement by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred that Spring Training 2022 has officially been delayed, and with bickering between MLB and the MLB Players Association at its absolute worst (so far), there is a light – albeit extremely faint – at the end of the proverbial tunnel. As bad as things are on Day-82 […]

Enough already! Negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached an all-time low on Thursday and were reminiscent of a playground scuffle between two elementary school children. Shortly after noon on Thursday, Major League Baseball released this statement, which many (most) MLB sportswriters immediately posted on Twitter: The statement went on to […]

Last week, I posted a photograph on Twitter of future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw laying down a perfect sacrifice bunt – something he is (was) exceptionality good at. The text in my tweet was: “Man, I’m gonna miss this. #sigh,” and its intent was – I thought – rather obvious: that with the Designated […]

Hard to imagine anything good coming from the failed negotiations for a MLB renewal Collective Bargaining Agreement, but there may be a small, silver lining for the Dodgers. The ten week (and counting) MLB owners lockout of players has provided the team a beneficial hiatus to assess several current player concerns. Rather than trades and […]