Baseballs unwritten rules are really dumb.
Sports Matter: Will Leitch
August 1, 2011 By 5 Comments
Will Leitch talks to us about founding Deadspin, keeping a safe distance from your favorite teams, and the Saint Louis Cardinals.
Derek Jeter Makes Me Feel Old
July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What’s it like when the athletes we grew up with begin to retire? Charlie Zegers looks for some answers.
Should You Care About the MLB Trade Deadline?
July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Baseball’s trade deadline always brings some excitement to the MLB’s long summer stretch, but it’s often not worth the hype.
Baseball Needs to Be a Wormhole, Not a Time Capsule
July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As baseball’s attendance dwindles, Aaron Gordon writes, its significance as a portal to the past is also in jeopardy.
I Just Want to Watch Some Baseball, Damn It
July 13, 2011 By 5 Comments
By refusing to let fans participate in ways like uploading game highlights to YouTube, the MLB is limiting the appeal of baseball and its players.
To Philly Fans: Chill Out
July 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
Robert Steven Williams wants a new word to be added to the Philadelphia sports lexicon: relax.
Barry Bonds Did Something Good
May 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
If a friend of the media made this gesture, it would be bigger news.
Hey, There’s No Paternity Leave in Baseball
April 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Colby Lewis took a 72-hour paternity leave to attend the birth of his daughter. Predictably, loudmouth baseball purists are up in arms.
Meet America’s Oldest Minor Leaguer
April 19, 2011 By 11 Comments
Andy Tracy is 37. He’s been married for 10 years. He has two kids. And he’s playing minor-league baseball in Reno.
Wear an Away Jersey to a Baseball Game and You’ll End Up in a Coma
April 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
John Steigerwald is a moron.
Sweet Sigs
April 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Why do our signatures all seem to peak sometime during elementary school? Nick Lehr examines some of the best and worst penmanship in the MLB.
Should the MLB Ban Chewing Tobacco?
March 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
The argument of keeping chewing tobacco for the sake of tradition is a selfish one, especially when you see what’s happened to guys like Tony Gwynn.
The Unfamiliar Favorites
March 11, 2011 By 2 Comments
With spring training in full gear and the Phillies as the frontrunners for the 2011 World Series, Philadelphia fans are in an unusual position.
All-Steroids Team: Brady Anderson
February 18, 2011 By 12 Comments
Brady Anderson’s 1996 woke us all up to the Steroid Era.
All-Steroids Team: Brendan Donnelly
February 14, 2011 By 5 Comments
After bursting onto the scene at the age of 30, no one was surprised to see Brendan Donnelly’s name on the Mitchell Report.
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“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
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