On June 5, 2024, the Boston Red Sox placed relief pitcher Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list. It wasn’t for a sore shoulder, a tight elbow or a tweaked groin. It…
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For over a century, baseball’s scouts have been the backbone of America’s pastime – do they have a future?
Former MLB executive Pat Gillick won three World Series titles and served as general manager of four baseball teams from the 1970s to 2000s. But when we interviewed him for our documentary…
‘The Amazon of Sports’ has already cornered baseball’s apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too
During spring training, Major League Baseball’s official uniform supplier, Fanatics, became a focal point for all the wrong reasons. After arriving in Florida and Arizona, players began to complain about the quality…
Against baseball’s new pitch clock
Baseball moves very fast. That’s how it seems to me, anyway. Just try coaching a Little League game; decisions pile up like branches on a tree, as tactical and strategic considerations multiply….
A tweak to the University of Nebraska’s logo shows how the once benign ‘OK’ sign has entered a ‘purgatory of meaning’
On April 17, 2023, the Nebraska Cornhuskers unveiled the latest version of their beloved mascot, Herbie Husker. Herbie’s left hand no longer forms the “OK” symbol. Instead, an index finger is raised…