Connection to Baseball: Penned two best-selling books on the sport, Men At Work: The Craft of Baseball and Bunts: Curt Flood, Camden Yards, Pete Rose and Other Reflections on Baseball

Pros: Oxford-educated Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist has a widespread following and the power to persuade, which he demonstrates as a commentator and panelist on ABC News' This Week

Cons: Critics find him bookish, pompous and stuffy