A blowout, an injury, a new competition, a theme song, an anniversary, a flamingo, access journalism, birth control, a character evolution and Nighthawks at the Diner
Trevor Bauer filed a lawsuit against the media. Not surprisingly, it's a dumb lawsuit. Also: Big Boss, baseball steaks, cherry blossoms, modern slavery, and more.
"Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately." "I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob."
An Oscar fracas, sticky stuff, humid balls, some signings, a DUI, working at MLB, Chelsea's suitors, a reader guest post and . . . just one more thing
A big retirement, a pathetic cave-in, an offer Trevor Story couldn't refuse, a World Series guarantee, Joker ideas, and the next person up for the guillotine.
Why is this man smiling?
The Manfred Man, Bernie goes after the antitrust exemption, arbitration business, who the sportsbooks are REALLY going after, duck blood pizza, and nuclear war
The return of sign stealing drama, a baseball Tom Brady, Chipper Jones being a company man, jackwagons, workplace toxicity, cancel culture, and the youths
A WHOLE LOT of big signings, a murder plot, a jackwagon, some soccer, a lefty rant, and what is, by a large margin, the worst photo I have ever shared in this newsletter
There was baseball on my TV yesterday. And all manner of stuff that, while annoying, annoyed me less because of the baseball on my TV.
Freddie Freeman to the Dodgers! Kris Bryant to the Rockies! Matt Chapman to the Blue Jays! It's chaos, people. Wonderful, almost overwhelming chaos.
A big extension, a bunch of rumors, the Yankees settling, the Yankees AND Mets facing some big vaccination trouble, problematic bets, daylight saving, and more
