Honoring the Living in Baseball

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - 05.24.09 - I was editing the terrific piece on Friday about the passing of Nick Adenhart (See: "The Guy Everyone Wanted to Be Around," SZ, 05.24.09), when it occurred to me that while we mourn the dead, we are not not nearly as kind to the living, or concerned about how they live.

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La Mort du MLB (The Death of Major League Baseball): Is MiLB the Heir-Apparent?

MAJORBLOGS.net - OPINION - 04.26.09 - The unthinkable has happened. Major League Baseball fans have actually said "Enough!" with the one voice that truly can put the fear of God into MLB Owners: Their wallets.

As the New York Times reported

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World Baseball Classic 2009: Is the WBC a World Showcase or Steroids Whitewash?

MAJORBLOGS.NET - 03.18.09 -  The pseudo-Olympic baseball competition of the World Baseball Class (WBC) is under way. We do not cover it. Here is why.

The WBC is a big coat of whitewash over the disgrace of

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