Albert Belle

"The reluctance to put away childish things may be a requirement of genius."

NOTE: The following was scrawled with The New York Times Sunday Review of Books in mind, but I decided to spare myself the editor's stony silence and openly court yours instead:

1. NL wild-card race: Since its inception in 1995, the wild card has made a huge mark on the National League playoffs. Of the 11 NL wild-card teams, seven prevailed in the Division Series, five took the pennant and...

When most die-hard baseball fans heard the news that Jason Grimsley had admitted to using human growth hormone last week, most were probably saddened that the game had been sullied with another black eye. If they...

The Baseball Hall of Fame is not quite a joke, but, much like something out of Carrot Top's mouth, it's close to one. There's a fundamental problem with it: To borrow from Abe Lincoln, It's an institution for the...